CHAPTER 5. Fictitious Business Names [17900. - 17930.]

Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 618.

§§ 17900–17930 · 28 sections

§ 17900 (a) (1) The purpose of this section is to protect those dealing with individuals or partnerships doing business under fictitious names, and it is not intended…
§ 17901 As used in this chapter, “general partner” means: (a) In the case of a partnership, a general partner, as defined in Section 15901.02 of the Corporations Code.…
§ 17901.5 As used in this chapter, “manager” means a manager of a limited liability company.
§ 17902 As used in this chapter, “person” includes individuals, limited liability companies, partnerships and other associations, and corporations.
§ 17903 As used in this chapter, “registrant” means a person or entity who is filing or has filed a fictitious business name statement, and who is the legal owner of…
§ 17905 The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, designate another county officer to perform the duties of the county clerk pursuant to this…
§ 17910 Every person who regularly transacts business in this state for profit under a fictitious business name shall do all of the following: (a) File a fictitious…
§ 17910.5 (a) No person shall adopt any fictitious business name which includes “Corporation,” “Corp.,” “Incorporated,” or “Inc.” unless that person is a corporation…
§ 17911 This chapter does not apply to a nonprofit corporation or association, including, but not limited to, organizations such as churches, labor unions, fraternal…
§ 17912 This chapter does not apply to a real estate investment trust as defined in Section 23000 of the Corporations Code that has a statement on file, pursuant to…
§ 17913 (a) The fictitious business name statement shall contain all of the information required by this subdivision and shall be substantially in the following form:…
§ 17914 The fictitious business name statement shall be signed as follows: (a) If the registrant is an individual, by the individual. (b) If the registrants are a…
§ 17915 A fictitious business name statement shall be filed with the clerk of the county in which the registrant has his or her principal place of business in this…
§ 17916 Presentation for filing of an original fictitious business name statement and one copy of the statement, with proper identification, accompanied by a completed…
§ 17917 (a) Within 45 days after a fictitious business name statement has been filed pursuant to this chapter, the registrant shall cause a statement in the form…
§ 17918 No person transacting business under a fictitious business name contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or his assignee, may maintain any action upon or on…
§ 17919 (a) A fictitious business name statement may be executed, filed, and published by the trustee in bankruptcy at any time after bankruptcy where a failure to…
§ 17920 (a) Unless the statement expires earlier under subdivision (b) or (c), a fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in…
§ 17921 Notice of the date of expiration shall be on the fictitious business name statement form.
§ 17922 (a) Upon ceasing to transact business in this state under a fictitious business name that was filed in the previous five years, a registrant who has filed a…
§ 17923 (a) Any registrant who is a general partner in a partnership that is or has been regularly transacting business under a fictitious business name may, upon…
§ 17924 (a) The county clerk shall furnish without charge a form satisfying the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 17913. The form prepared by the county…
§ 17925 (a) The county clerk shall maintain one or more indices which permit the determination of at least the following information: (1) Whether any business using a…
§ 17926 (a) As used in this section, “statement” means a fictitious business name statement, a statement of abandonment of use of fictitious business name, or a…
§ 17927 (a) The county clerk shall mark each fictitious business name statement with a file number and the date of filing and shall retain the original statement for…
§ 17928 (a) Upon prepayment of the fee established pursuant to subdivision (b), the county clerk may furnish to any person who so requests daily or less frequent…
§ 17929 (a) The fee for filing a fictitious business name statement is ten dollars ($10) for the first fictitious business name and owner and two dollars ($2) for each…
§ 17930 Any person who executes, files, or publishes any statement under this chapter, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, shall be guilty of a…