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Georgia trade name filing guide

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    What Georgia calls a DBA

    The official term documented here is trade name.

    Source: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerpttrade name

    Georgia calls this filing a trade name registration — the DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court describes it on its trade name page as "Registering a Trade Name Also Known As DBA (Doing Business As)."

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
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    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration

    The governing law, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490, is quoted on county clerk pages statewide: every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" must register the trade name of the business within 30 days of "commencing to do business."

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • trade name
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business."
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration

    Unlike states that route LLCs and corporations to the Secretary of State, Georgia routes every entity type to the county: the registration is filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where the business is chiefly carried on, or, for a domestic corporation using a name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business."
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration

    The registration statement must give the names and addresses of the owners and state the nature of the business and the trade name used.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • trade name

    Georgia also requires public notice: notice of the filing must be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper that is the county's legal organ.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.

    County clerks warn that applications are frequently rejected for missing or incorrect information, and filers are responsible for confirming the chosen name is not already registered in that county before filing, because there is no refund for duplicate name filings.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    • The registration statement should provide the name or names and addresses of the person, persons, firm, or partnership owning and carrying on said trade or business" and state 'the nature of the business being carried on and the trade, partnership, or other name used. Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. The registration form may be downloaded by clicking the link below. Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County. No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership. The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed. **TRADENAME FORM MUST BE NOTARIZED** To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form (select link below to obtain form) to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00. You are required to verify the Trade Name is available in Forsyth County, and check the box on the bottom of the Trade Name Registration form. Please do so here. - Trade Name Registration Form - TradeNameRegistration.pdf

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    Required: Yes, when the documented conditions apply.Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptAs provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    Authority: Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptGeorgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    When this route applies: Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business."Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptGeorgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business."
    Local filing reference — Official form: Trade Name Registration FormSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptThe registration statement should provide the name or names and addresses of the person, persons, firm, or partnership owning and carrying on said trade or business" and state 'the nature of the business being carried on and the trade, partnership, or other name used. Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. The registration form may be downloaded by clicking the link below. Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County. No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership. The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed. **TRADENAME FORM MUST BE NOTARIZED** To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form (select link below to obtain form) to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00. You are required to verify the Trade Name is available in Forsyth County, and check the box on the bottom of the Trade Name Registration form. Please do so here. - Trade Name Registration Form - TradeNameRegistration.pdf
    Local filing reference — Form destination: Not confirmed in this guide.
    Local filing reference — Online filing link: Not confirmed in this guide.
    Local filing reference — Official fee: The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed.Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptThe fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed.
    Local filing reference — Effective duration: No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership.Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptNo person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership.
    Local filing reference — Renewal: No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership.Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptNo person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership.
    Local filing reference — Changes or amendments: Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court.Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptUpon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court.
    Local filing reference — Abandonment or cancellation: To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00.Source: www.hallclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptTo cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00.
    Local filing reference — Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
    Local filing reference — Mail filing: Mailing Address: Hall County Clerk of Court P.O. Box 1275 Gainesville, Ga. 30503Source: www.hallclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptMailing Address: Hall County Clerk of Court P.O. Box 1275 Gainesville, Ga. 30503
    Local filing reference — In-person filing: Trade Name Registration Forms are filed in the Real Estate Division of the Hall County Clerk’s Office. Registration Forms are accepted in person or by mail.Source: www.hallclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptTrade Name Registration Forms are filed in the Real Estate Division of the Hall County Clerk’s Office. Registration Forms are accepted in person or by mail. *All Trade Name Registration forms must be notarized.

    How to file through the authority

    Filing happens at the county level, so the exact process comes from the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the business is chiefly carried on.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration

    The clerk pages consulted describe a consistent sequence: first search the county's registered trade names and confirm the chosen name is available, then complete the county's trade name application form, sign it, and have it notarized — the Forsyth County and Hall County clerks both state the form must be notarized.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • trade name
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    • The registration statement should provide the name or names and addresses of the person, persons, firm, or partnership owning and carrying on said trade or business" and state 'the nature of the business being carried on and the trade, partnership, or other name used. Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. The registration form may be downloaded by clicking the link below. Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County. No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership. The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed. **TRADENAME FORM MUST BE NOTARIZED** To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form (select link below to obtain form) to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00. You are required to verify the Trade Name is available in Forsyth County, and check the box on the bottom of the Trade Name Registration form. Please do so here. - Trade Name Registration Form - TradeNameRegistration.pdf

    Filing methods vary by county.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."

    The DeKalb County clerk states that trade name applications, amendments, and cancellations are filed electronically through eFileGA only, and that approved applications generate an email confirmation with a file case number.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • trade name
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    • The registration statement should provide the name or names and addresses of the person, persons, firm, or partnership owning and carrying on said trade or business" and state 'the nature of the business being carried on and the trade, partnership, or other name used. Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. The registration form may be downloaded by clicking the link below. Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County. No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership. The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed. **TRADENAME FORM MUST BE NOTARIZED** To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form (select link below to obtain form) to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00. You are required to verify the Trade Name is available in Forsyth County, and check the box on the bottom of the Trade Name Registration form. Please do so here. - Trade Name Registration Form - TradeNameRegistration.pdf
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court.
    Source: www.hallclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00.

    Hall County states that Trade Name Registration Forms are filed in the Real Estate Division of its clerk’s office and are accepted in person or by mail. Its cited mailing address is Hall County Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 1275, Gainesville, Georgia 30503. These are Hall County instructions, not a statewide filing address.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.hallclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Mailing Address: Hall County Clerk of Court P.O. Box 1275 Gainesville, Ga. 30503
    • Trade Name Registration Forms are filed in the Real Estate Division of the Hall County Clerk’s Office. Registration Forms are accepted in person or by mail. *All Trade Name Registration forms must be notarized.

    The Forsyth County clerk states a $175.00 filing fee payable to the clerk of the county where filed.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed.

    After approval, the filer must arrange publication of notice once a week for two weeks in the county's legal organ; DeKalb directs filers to contact the legal organ with a file-stamped copy of the approved application.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • The registration statement should provide the name or names and addresses of the person, persons, firm, or partnership owning and carrying on said trade or business" and state 'the nature of the business being carried on and the trade, partnership, or other name used. Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. The registration form may be downloaded by clicking the link below. Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County. No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership. The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed. **TRADENAME FORM MUST BE NOTARIZED** To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form (select link below to obtain form) to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00. You are required to verify the Trade Name is available in Forsyth County, and check the box on the bottom of the Trade Name Registration form. Please do so here. - Trade Name Registration Form - TradeNameRegistration.pdf
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.

    Renewal, amendment, and abandonment

    Georgia trade name registrations do not work on a fixed renewal cycle the way some states' DBA filings do.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
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    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership.

    The county clerk pages quoting O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490 state: "No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership."

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court.
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business."
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration

    The clerk pages consulted do not state a term or expiration date for a registration.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • trade name
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership.

    The one event that does force a new filing is a change of ownership: upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court.

    To end a registration, the Forsyth County and Hall County clerks describe the same cancellation path: submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form to the Clerk of Superior Court, and both state that the cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • trade name
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    • The registration statement should provide the name or names and addresses of the person, persons, firm, or partnership owning and carrying on said trade or business" and state 'the nature of the business being carried on and the trade, partnership, or other name used. Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. The registration form may be downloaded by clicking the link below. Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County. No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership. The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed. **TRADENAME FORM MUST BE NOTARIZED** To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form (select link below to obtain form) to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00. You are required to verify the Trade Name is available in Forsyth County, and check the box on the bottom of the Trade Name Registration form. Please do so here. - Trade Name Registration Form - TradeNameRegistration.pdf
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed.
    Source: www.hallclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00.

    In DeKalb County, amendments and cancellations are filed electronically through eFileGA along with new applications, and DeKalb states that publication fees for trade name applications, amendments, and cancellations are paid directly to the county's legal organ newspaper.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • trade name
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • The registration statement should provide the name or names and addresses of the person, persons, firm, or partnership owning and carrying on said trade or business" and state 'the nature of the business being carried on and the trade, partnership, or other name used. Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. The registration form may be downloaded by clicking the link below. Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County. No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership. The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed. **TRADENAME FORM MUST BE NOTARIZED** To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form (select link below to obtain form) to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00. You are required to verify the Trade Name is available in Forsyth County, and check the box on the bottom of the Trade Name Registration form. Please do so here. - Trade Name Registration Form - TradeNameRegistration.pdf
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed.
    • Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court.
    • Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.
    Source: www.hallclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00.

    Publication and notice

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    Publication required: Yes, when the conditions below apply.

    Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.

    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptNotice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.
    When to start: Not confirmed in this guide.
    How often to publish: Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptNotice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.
    How long to publish: published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that CountySource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    Supporting excerptNotice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.
    Deadline for proof: Not confirmed in this guide.

    Next steps: self-file first

    Start with the free official path: locate the trade name page of the Clerk of Superior Court for the county where your business is chiefly carried on — the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) maintains a directory of county clerks — and follow that county's posted instructions.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.dksuperiorclerk.com official record · retrieved
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    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration

    In practice that means searching the county's registered trade names to confirm availability, downloading and completing the county's application form, signing it in front of a notary, and filing it with the clerk, then arranging the required newspaper publication in the county's legal organ.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    • The registration statement should provide the name or names and addresses of the person, persons, firm, or partnership owning and carrying on said trade or business" and state 'the nature of the business being carried on and the trade, partnership, or other name used. Upon any change of ownership, a new and amended statement of registration must be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court. The registration form may be downloaded by clicking the link below. Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County. No person, firm, or partnership already registered shall be required to re-register except in the event of a change of ownership. The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed. **TRADENAME FORM MUST BE NOTARIZED** To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form (select link below to obtain form) to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00. You are required to verify the Trade Name is available in Forsyth County, and check the box on the bottom of the Trade Name Registration form. Please do so here. - Trade Name Registration Form - TradeNameRegistration.pdf
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.

    Budget the filing fee your county states — the clerk pages consulted show $175.00 in Forsyth County and Hall County, plus a separate publication fee paid to the newspaper — and note that a cancellation affidavit is a separate $25.00 filing in those counties.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed.
    • Notice of the filing shall be published once a week for two weeks in the newspaper which is the legal organ of that County.
    Source: www.hallclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • To cancel a trade name registration, submit a completed Affidavit to Cancel a Trade Name form to the Clerk of Superior Court. The cost for filing the cancellation is $25.00.

    Verify current amounts on your own county clerk's page, because fees and filing methods differ between counties.

    Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490) requires every "person, firm, or partnership, carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name" to register the trade name of the business with 30 days from "commencing to do business." As provided by law, the registration shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court "of the county in which the business is chiefly carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any name other than its corporate name, in the county of its legal domicile."
    • Official destination title: Trade Name Registration
    Source: www.forsythclerk.com official record · retrieved
    • The fee for filing the registration is $175.00, payable to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where filed.

    Paid help, if offered later, is optional. This independent guide does not submit filings or accept government fees.

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