If This is a New Application and Not
a Renewal of an Existing Fictitious Business Name Statement,
Read This:
The person registering the Fictitious
Business Name Statement is responsible for advertising it
within 30 days in a general circulation newspaper distributed
in San Mateo County. The advertisement must be published once
a week for four successive weeks. The person registering the
name must file an affidavit of publication with the County
Clerk within 30 days after the last advertisement appeared.
The newspaper selected should be one that circulates in the
area where the business is to be conducted. Information about
which newspapers have been certified as general circulation
newspapers is available from staff at the County Clerk's office.
Fictitious
Business Name Registration
If This is an Application to Renew
a Fictitious Business Name Statement Before it Expires (normally
at the end of five years), Read This:
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before
the end of the 5-year expiration period for the business to
continue doing business under that name. There is no advertising
requirement if there have been no changes to the facts in
the original statement.
However, if any change has occurred in the facts in
the original statement, the Fictitious Business Name Statement
is considered the same as a new one and must be published
according to the schedule described in the paragraph above.
The person filing the new form is responsible for determining
if the facts have changed.
Persons stating incorrect facts may be subject to penalties
and fines as set out in California's Business & Professions
Code Section
17930).
Fictitious Business Name Registration
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