Chapter 5.56
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES
Sections:
5.56.010 Fictitious business names—Requirement for filing certificate of fictitious name—Term of certificate and renewal certificate.
A. Every person or entity desiring to conduct business in this county under an assumed or fictitious name, or in any name other than the official name filed with the Secretary of State, which does not indicate the real name of each person who owns or has an interest in the business, must file with the county clerk a certificate containing the information required by NRS 602.020. Any person or entity filing a certificate of fictitious name shall provide a copy of the certificate upon submission of an application for a county business license.
B. A certificate filed with the county clerk expires five years after the date it is filed or within one year of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, whichever is later. The certificate must contain the statement that it expires after five years.
C. On or before the expiration of a certificate or a renewal, the person or entity doing business in the county under an assumed or fictitious name must file with the county clerk a renewal certificate containing the information as required by NRS 602.020. The renewal certificate must contain a statement that it expires after five years.
D. A renewal certificate filed with the county clerk expires five years after the date it is filed.
E. Every initial filing or renewal of such certificate shall be accompanied by a filing fee, pursuant to NRS 19.013.
F. Every person or entity conducting a business under an assumed or fictitious business name may terminate the certificate by filing a notarized termination notice if the business has been terminated or its ownership interest in the business has ended.
G. Within sixty days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the county clerk shall cause notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that persons who have filed certificates pursuant to NRS 602.020 for doing business under an assumed or fictitious name must renew the certificate within five years after it was filed or within one year of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, whichever is later. (Ord. 1-21-03 § 1)