In the State of Georgia, every person, firm, or
partnership that conducts business has two options regarding trade name
registration: 1) the business name must include the last name of the individual
owner of the business. 2) If using a fictitious name (one not including the last
name of the individual owner), the fictitious name must be registered in the
office of the clerk of the Superior Court of the county where the business is
located. A corporation or limited liability company will not need to file this
registration, as it will already be registered with the office of the Secretary
of State. The fee for Trade name registration is approximately
$25.00.
The Clerk's office will provide any paperwork that
needs to be completed. Similar to publishing your intent to incorporate a
business, you must publish a notice of your Trade name registration in the local
newspapers. You must also file the required affidavit. Notice of the filing of
the Trade name registration must be published once a week for two weeks in the
legal section of the publication. To run your legal advertisement,
contact:
The Dahlonega Nugget>
1074 Morrison Moore Parkway
Dahlonega, GA 30533
(706) 864-3613
Failure to register a trade name will not nullify contracts signed by the unregistered entity. The court, however, is authorized
to assess court costs against the parties who have failed to register the trade
name or partnership name at the time an action is filed. Thus the trade name
registration prevents a company from having to pay all court costs in an action
by or against a company. If you have a question as to whether your business
needs to register a trade name, contact the Clerk's office.
To file your Trade name registration, contact:
Edward E. Tucker
Clerk of the Superior Court
99 Courthouse Hill, Suite D
Dahlonega, GA 30533
(706) 864-3736
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