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Registering DBA

by TLondon
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Hey,

Has anyone tried registering a DBA through County Clerk in the US? I'm going through this process in California. Filled out the 2 forms, notarized, sent out and just got them back from Norwalk with a receipt (charged $25).

Does that mean it's done? Registered? Should I publish an article in LA Times now, or something? There were no letter or anything explaining what's going on. Damn they're lazy.

Thanks!
#dba #registering
  • Profile picture of the author kilgore
    Lazy? What did you expect, a framed certificate?

    Can't say I've ever filed a DBA, but filing a trade name for my LLC was just as easy as you described -- actually, easier since I was able to do everything online and I didn't need a notary.

    That said, before you start calling your upstanding public servants lazy you might wanna try picking up the phone for yourself and try asking them to make sure everything went through OK.
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve B
      States in the US will typically have an online data base of businesses registered in that state that anyone can access. It may take a few days for your business to show up, but I would go to the state's "official" dot gov web site and search for "Business Registration" or something similar and you should be able to query the data base for your new business name.

      If your new name doesn't show up in a week, you can always call the business registration office and have them do the search for you.

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