It is required by Nevada Revised Statutes (N.R.S. 602.010) that every person doing business in the state of Nevada under an assumed or fictitious name which does not show the real name of a 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 under N.R.S. 602.020.

The clerk’s office is in the process of getting a program to track fictitious firm names for White Pine County. Once the program is completed, it is the intention of the clerk to request that the County Code be amended to require that fictitious firm names be renewed every five years. This will clean up the old files and keep the information for our county current.

The application for a fictitious firm must state the assumed or fictitious name under which the business is being conducted or intended to be conducted by:

The filing of a fictitious firm name does not give exclusive rights to the user. A fictitious filing is required by statute (N.R.S. 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 requirement under chapter 602 of the N.R.S. or having falsely filed a certificate of termination is guilty of a misdemeanor under N.R.S. 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 an attorney or from our office. Forms must be properly completed and all signatures must be notarized prior to being presented for filing.

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

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