Vital Records | Registration of Assumed Names | Sangamon County Clerk | Joe Aiello | Sangamon County, Illinois
How to Apply for an Assumed Business Name (DBA)
- Complete the Certificate of Ownership of Business and the Notice Under Assumed Business Name Act.
- Both forms must be signed by one of the business owners. If you are mailing the forms in, you must have your signature notarized. The required filing fee is $11.00
- Choose which newspaper you would like the notice published in. It will be published three times for three weeks in a row. Indicate on the form which newspaper. The County Clerk’s office will send the form and your payment to the newspaper you have indicated. You may publish in one of the following newspapers:
State Journal Register - $16.00 or Illinois Times - $60.00
This payment must be made separate from the County Clerk’s fee.
- Once payment is received, the newspaper will send your original proof of publication certificate to the County Clerk to complete your file. The County Clerk will send you a copy of the Certificate of Publication along with a Certificate of Ownership within about 4 to 6 weeks from the original filing date.
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