The fictitious business name statement shall be signed as follows:

(a) If the registrant is an individual, by the individual.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 17914

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • fictitious business name: means :

    California Business and Professions Code 17900

  • general partner: means :

    California Business and Professions Code 17901

  • manager: means a manager of a limited liability company. See California Business and Professions Code 17901.5
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • registrant: means a person or entity who is filing or has filed a fictitious business name statement, and who is the legal owner of the business. See California Business and Professions Code 17903
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(b) If the registrants are a married couple, by either party to the marriage.

(c) If the registrant is a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, copartnership, joint venture, or unincorporated association other than a partnership, by a general partner.

(d) If the registrant is a limited liability company, by a manager or officer.

(e) If the registrant is a trust, by a trustee.

(f) If the registrant is a corporation, by an officer.

(g) If the registrant is a state or local registered domestic partnership, by one of the domestic partners.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 400, Sec. 19. (SB 1467) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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