Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State. Washoe County wants the form notarized; the bank and the city or county business license office both ask for the stamped certificate.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 1 of 6: Set up the business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by The county clerk in the county where the business operates.
Sources and dates
Washoe County Clerk fee schedule and fictitious firm name forms; Clark County Clerk fictitious firm name fee chart; NRS Chapter 602. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
Yes. Needed whenever a sole proprietor, an LLC or a corporation trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the registered entity name, and filed with the county clerk, not the Secretary of State.
The county clerk in the county where the business operates.
Step 1 of 6, set up the business. It is the first step.
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