California Business and Professions Code

§ 17913

BPC § 17913 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 7 · Part 3 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)The fictitious business name statement shall contain all of the information required by this subdivision and shall be substantially in the following form: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as * at ** : *** This business is conducted by **** The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on ***** I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Registrant signature Statement filed with the County Clerk of ____ County on NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 77. (SB 1526) Effective January 1, 2025.