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Assumed
Name Certificates (‘d/b/a’ - Doing Business As)
General
Information
According to the Business and Commerce Code,
Section 36.10 and 36.15, each person who regularly conducts business or
renders professional services other than as a corporation, limited
partnership, registered limited partnership, or limited liability company in
the county must file its Assumed Name Certificated (also known as “d/b/a” or
“doing business as”) with the clerk so that a record is available as to the
owner’s businesses. Assumed Name Certificates must be filed according to
these guidelines:
- An Assumed Name
Certificate must be filed to begin a business.
- Assumed Name
Certificates are good for 10 years, or a shorter period of time if
stated in the certificate.
- An Assumed Name
Certificate must be filed in the county where you plan to conduct
business.
- An applicant may
have more than one (1) Assumed Name.
- There may be more
than one (1) registrant per Assumed Name.
Procedures
to Obtain Assumed Name
In
Person:
- Download attached
Assumed Name Certificate Application (see below) or obtain application
from clerk.
- Complete application
and sign in front of a clerk (notary not necessary if signed in front of
clerk).
- Pay appropriate fee
(see applicable fee section below).
- Completed
application will be processed and returned to you immediately.
By
Mail:
- Download attached
Assumed Name Certificate Application and Business Type Definitions (if
needed).
- Complete
application, sign in front of a notary and mail (with appropriate fee)
to:
Laura
Hughes, Kaufman County Clerk
100 West Mulberry
Kaufman, Texas
75142
- The recording fee is
$15 per application (which includes one owner name), with an additional
fee of $.50 added for each additional owner. A check or money order,
payable to the Laura Hughes, County
Clerk, must
accompany the written request
- Once processed, the document will be returned
to you by mail, within 7-10 business days
- Applicable Fees
·
The fee for an Assumed Name Certificate to be
filed and recorded is $15.00 (this includes one owner name).
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There is additional fee of $0.50 added for each
additional owner.
Types
of Payments Accepted
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Cash (for your protection, please don’t mail
cash!)
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Check or Money Order – Made payable to Laura
Hughes Kaufman County Clerk
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Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or
Discover)
Must include a daytime phone number if you are paying by credit card.
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