Title 75, Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments

(a) The Secretary of State shall cancel a fictitious business name registration if:(a) The Secretary of State receives a voluntary withdrawal of registration from the registrant or the assignee of record;(b) The registration is not renewed in accordance with this chapter;(c) A co…

Any fictitious business name registered under this chapter may be assigned by filing a duly executed written instrument with the Secretary of State.

(1) All filings required under this chapter shall be made on forms prescribed by the Secretary of State. (2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), the Secretary of State shall charge and collect nonrefundable processing fees as follows:(a) For registration or renewal of a …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a fictitious business name registered as provided in this chapter is not required to contain within that name a designation reflecting the applicant’s type of legal entity, including the terms “corporation,” “limited lia…

(1) The Secretary of State shall refuse registration of a fictitious business name, which, in the Secretary of State’s sole discretion, is potentially misleading, or which includes any of the following terms:(a) “Corporation,” “Corp.,” “Incorporated,” or “Inc.,” unless the applic…

The Secretary of State shall keep for public examination a record of all fictitious business names registered or renewed under the provisions of this chapter.

The Secretary of State is granted the power reasonably necessary to enable it to administer this chapter efficiently, to perform the duties herein imposed upon it, and to adopt reasonable rules necessary to carry out its duties and functions under this chapter.

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a centralized, statewide system of voluntary registration of fictitious business names being used in this state in order to provide the public with the legal names of persons or entities doing business under a fictitious name.

Any person who shall knowingly and willfully procure the registration of a fictitious business name or apply for registration of a fictitious business name under the provisions of this chapter by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, orally or in…

(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Business” means any commercial or professional activity.(b) “Fictitious business name” means any name under which an entity transacts business in this state, other than (i) the entity’s legal name, or (ii) a fictitious name adopted by a foreign en…

(1) An entity may apply to register a fictitious business name by filing with the Secretary of State the following information:(a) The fictitious business name to be registered;(b) The applicant’s legal name and mailing address;(c) Every street address or physical location where …

The registrant of a fictitious business name shall, within thirty (30) days of a material change in any of the information listed in Section 75-93-7(1), file with the Secretary of State an amendment of fictitious business name registration. The amendment shall set forth all infor…