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FICTITIOUS FIRM NAMES

It is required by Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS 602.010) that every person doing business in the state of Nevada under an assumed or fictitious name that is different from the legal name of each person who owns an interest in the business must file with the County Clerk of each county in which the business is being conducted a certificate containing the information required by NRS 602.020

               NOW AVAILABLE
        ONLINE SEARCH INFORMATION

As part of our efforts to provide practical services to you, information associated with Fictitious Firm Names filed from 1989 through the present are now available online.   To access information online, CLICK HERE.   For additional information, to view the actual record, or to obtain information regarding names filed BEFORE 1989, you will need to come into one of our locations or contact us by telephone.   Note that the original record is only available at our Regional Justice Center location at 200 Lewis Avenue, 5th Floor, but the image can be printed for viewing at any of our locations.  For additional information, refer to the section below entitled FFN Search.

RENEWALS

On January 2, 2002, Clark County code 7.24 was amended to require that fictitious firm names be renewed every five years.  All certificates to do business under an assumed or fictitious name filed before January 1, 1998, expired on December 31, 2002.  Certificates filed after January 1, 1998 shall expire on the  last day of the sixtieth month from the date of filing.  Individuals whose certificates expire after January 1, 2003 will receive a reminder notice approximately 60 days prior to the expiration date.  Notices will be sent to the most recent mailing address on file with our office.  

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PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY

To file for the first time or to renew an existing business, use the
New Filing or Renewal Form .

For a change of address of business  OR

To change an existing owner's name (i.e., marriage divorce, legal name change) with copy of legal name change document, use the Change Form .

To terminate an individual owner or an entire business, use the
  Termination Form.

                                 How to Use Interactive Forms

HOW TO FILE

Information

• Fictitious firm names must be renewed every five years.
  

• The application must state the assumed or fictitious name under which the business is being conducted or is intended to be conducted by:
  
      a)  A natural person
      b)  An artificial person required to make annual filings 
           with the Secretary of State to retain its good 
           standing, its name as it appears in the records of the 
           Secretary of State (for example:  Corporations) 
      c)  A general partnership
      d)  A trust

• Effective October 1, 2005, NRS 602.017 placed a number of additional restrictions on the adoption of fictitious firm names.  Further, the statute mandates that no County Clerk may accept for filing a certificate which violates any provisions of this chapter.

  CLICK HERE for the full text of the changes to NRS 602.017 which took effect October 1, 2005.

  

  FFN SEARCH

  A search of the records is advised prior to filing.  A search can be done in person at one of the locations indicated below.  Information on filings is also available online.

  We are making accessible to you online information associated with Fictitious Firm Names filed from 1986 through the present.  You may browse through computer records to verify a business name.  If more in-depth data is required, you must appear in person at one of the County Clerk's locations to view the record.  Note that the original record is only available at our Regional Justice Center location at 200 Lewis Avenue, 5th Floor, but the image can be printed for viewing at any of our locations.   

  <<DISCLAIMER>>

  The Clark County Clerk and County of Clark declare that information contained and provided through the Fictitious Firm Name Search Inquiry does not constitute the official record of the County Clerk.  Any user of said information is advised that it is provided AS IS.  You are advised that any user of this information does so with full knowledge that this data is subject to error and/or omission, and acknowledges and agrees that neither the County Clerk nor County of Clark, its contractors, subcontractors or agents, are responsible nor liable whatsoever for the accuracy or validity of any information so provided.

  To search the records, click here.

The filing of a fictitious firm name does not give exclusive rights to the use of that name.  A fictitious filing is required by statute (NRS 602.010) and is also required by the Business License office before issuing a license under a fictitious name.


A person doing business in this state without complying with the requirements of this chapter or having falsely filed a certificate of termination is guilty of a misdemeanor (NRS 602.090).


Each individual business name must have a separate filing.  Multiple fictitious names cannot be included on a single certificate.


Fictitious firm name or termination forms may be obtained from attorneys, local banks, our offices, or our web page.  Forms must be properly completed and signed prior to being presented for filing.


Filings, changes, terminations and renewals may be submitted Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at County Clerk Offices located in the Regional Justice Center, Clark County Government Center.  Forms may be submitted at our Mesquite, Laughlin and Henderson offices during the hours indicated below.


For your convenience, filings, renewals, changes and terminations may be submitted by mail using the mailing address below.


Please submit:
- The new application, renewal or change form with original signatures  
- Two copies of the new application, renewal or change form (there is a fee  
   of $1.00 per copy for copies made at  the Clerk's Office
- Filing fees (as listed below) in cash, check or money 
   order payable to County Clerk  
- If mailing, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope 
  and mail to the mailing address listed below under Locations


Please note that name changes are for name changes of an existing owner only and may not be used to change the name of the business.  There is no fee for changing an existing owner's name or the address of an owner or 
business.

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FEES

Filing fees must be paid by cash, check or money order payable to the County Clerk

Fictitious Firm Name Fees:

         Copies                                                                 $  1.00 per page
         Records Search                                                $  1.00 per name per year
         Certified copies                                                 $  7.00 (includes $1.00 copy fee) 
         New Filings                                                        $20.00
         Renewals                                                            $20.00
         Terminations                                                      $15.00
         Change of owner name or address             No charge

For Check Acceptance Policies, please click on the appropriate link below:

                                 Business Checks                                      Personal Checks

Note:  NRS Chapter 19 requires that we charge fees for copies and a records search.  A number of requests for copies of records are received through the mail, and frequently customers will pay more than what is required by statute.  Please be advised that effective September 4, 2007, overpayments of $10 or less will not be refunded by this office except upon specific request of the customer.  Requests for refund of overpayment must be submitted in writing within 60 days of receipt date and include the receipt number.

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                 DIRECTIONS TO OUR OFFICES

LOCATIONS:                                               MAILING ADDRESS:

County Clerk's Office                                County Clerk's Office 
Regional Justice Center                           (Fictitious Firm Names Only)
200 Lewis Avenue, 5th Floor                   P.O. Box 551604
Las Vegas, NV  89155                                Las Vegas, NV  89155-1604
(or 89101 for overnight)

County Clerk's Office
Commission Division
500 S. Grand Central Pkwy., 1st Floor
Las Vegas, NV  89155

County Clerk's Office
Mesquite Office
500 Hillside Drive
Mesquite, NV  89024                             

Mesquite office hours:
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

County Clerk's Office
Laughlin Office
101 Civic Way 
Laughlin, NV  89029

Laughlin office hours:
Tuesday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday- Sunday,  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

County Clerk's Office
Henderson Office
240 S. Water Street
Henderson, NV  89015

Henderson office hours:
Thursday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Excluding holidays)
Closed for lunch from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m.

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NRS

Visit the Nevada Law Library at                                 
                       http://www.leg.state.nv.us/law1.cfm

For business regulations in reference to fictitious firm names:

         Chapter 7.24 FICTITIOUS FIRM NAME CERTIFICATES

For regulations on doing business under an assumed name:

             http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRs-602.html

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