| Assumed
Name Certificate, Co-partnership & Dissolution |
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Download
Certificate of Assumed Name (Legal Size)
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| Download
Certificate of Co-Partnership (Legal Size)
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| Download
Dissolution of Assumed Name (Legal Size)
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| Fees: |
$10.00
for filing or renewing the Certificate of Assumed Name
or the Certificate of Co-Partnership. Two (2) Certified
Copies will be provided. |
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$10.00
for a dissolution of either. Two (2) Certified Copies
will be provided. |
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$2.00
for additional copies of either a Certificate of Assumed
Name, Co-Partnership, or a dissolution. |
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| Anyone
may request a Certified copy of either a Certificate of
Assumed Name, Certificate of Co-Partnership, or a dissolution. |
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MAKE
CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO:
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY CLERK |
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Persons
who own, conduct or transact business in St. Joseph County
are required, by statute, to file their business names
in the county, on forms provided by the County Clerk’s
Office. A Certificate of Assumed Name and a Certificate
of Co-partnership must be filed in every county where
business is conducted.
The following entities DO NOT file at the county
level: |
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 Corporations |
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Limited
Partnerships |
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Limited
Liability Companies |
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Assumed
Names Owned by Corporations |
Nonprofit
Organizations Owned by Corporations
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At
the time of filing, this office will verify if the business
name chosen is available. Once accepted certified copies
of that business name will be issued. The Certificate
of Assumed Name and Certificate of Co-Partnership are
not complicated, yet they are legal documents. Information
given on them should be as complete and accurate as possible.
Each certificate is valid for five years from the date
of filing. Notarization of the certificate is also necessary.
If more than one person owns the business, then the last
owner to sign must sign in front of a notary.
It is the responsibility of persons owning a business
to notify this office and file the required forms if: |
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The
principal address of the business changes |
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Persons
are added or deleted from the business name certificate |
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The
business is dissolved |
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| PLEASE
NOTE: The
only function of this office is to register business names
at the county level. There may be other local, state or
federal agencies that handle requirements and regulations
which affect your business name. |
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| You
can contact the Michigan Economic Development Corporation
at: |
| (517)
373-9808 or at www.michigan.org |
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| Anyone
wishing to register a Certificate of Assumed Name or a
Certificate of Co-Partnership should either come into
the Clerk's Office or call (269) 467-5602 if they can
not print the forms from their computer. |
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