Getting your Doing Business As (DBA) certificate is the last step before you can open a bank account and legally conduct business using the name of your newest venture. Let LegalZoom help you file your DBA papers today! You'll be up and running as an official, legally registered business in no time. Sometimes called a fictitious business name, a DBA filing can be done quickly and easily with our help. Put LegalZoom to work for you.
MINNESOTA STATUTORY GUIDELINES
LegalZoom.com customizes your legal DBA filing to comply with local requirements, no matter where you live. However, if you're interested in the specifics, they are listed below.
When filing a DBA in Minnesota, using names that intentionally misrepresent geographic origin or location is not permitted. No business may use any of the following words in its name: "army," "navy," "marine," "coast guard," "post exchange," "government," "G.I.," "P.X.," or any other word, term, or expression denoting the United States Government or Agency (Exception: if engaged in the manufacture or sale of marine equipment, or engaged in the business of marine insurance, may use the word "marine" as a part of its business name). Also, one may not bring a lawsuit if not registered.
One is required to state the name and business address under which the business is conducted, the true name of each person conducting business, and the address of those person(s).
When filing, the certificate must be executed by one of the persons conducting the business, and must be published after it has been filed with the Secretary of State in a qualified newspaper for two successive issues in the county in which the person has a principal office.
The DBA will expire ten (10) years from the date of filing, and the certificate may be renewed for an additional ten (10) year term within a six (6) month period prior to expiration. An amended certificate can be submitted within sixty (60) days of any event which makes any statement incorrect in the previous certificate filed. The amended certificate must then be published, but if the amendment is made only to comply with a change in the law that occurred since the previous date of filing, publication is not required.
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