Register of Deeds Assumed Name (DBA)

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Assumed Name (DBA)

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New businesses which are not incorporated may file a Notice of Doing Business Under an Assumed Name with the Register of Deeds.

Assumed Name forms for sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations doing business under an assumed name may be accessed below. The filer is welcome to perform a name search in the Register of Deeds Office in order to verify that the business name is not already being used, but the Register of Deeds staff cannot perform this search.

Fee for recording an Assumed Name is the same as for other real estate documents: $14.00 for the first page and $3.00 for each additional page.

*Non - Standard Fees May Apply*

Additional information regarding assumed names may be obtained from the Business License Information Office, a division of the NC Department of Commerce.

Business License Information Office: Inside NC: 919-715-2864
Outside NC: 1-800-228-8443

The following forms may be obtained from the Business License Information section of the NC Department of Commerce’s web site www.nccommerce.com:

Certificate of Assumed Name for a Sole Proprietorship, Partnership
Certificate of Assumed Name for a Corporation
Certificate of Transfer of Assumed Name
Certificate of Withdrawal of Assumed Name