{"id":5222,"date":"2024-07-08T14:24:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/how-to-file-a-dba-in-california-in-3-steps.html"},"modified":"2025-05-01T17:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:10:00","slug":"how-to-file-a-dba-in-california-in-3-steps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/how-to-file-a-dba-in-california-in-3-steps.html","title":{"rendered":"How To File a DBA in California in 3 Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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    How To File a DBA in California in 3 Steps<\/h1>\n\n
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    \n By Amber Sheppard, Esq.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Tim Kelly, J.D.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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    To register a DBA (<\/span>Doing Business As<\/span>), called a \u201c<\/span>fictitious business name<\/span>\u201d (<\/span>FBN<\/span>) in <\/span>California<\/span>, you must choose an available name, file a <\/span>Fictitious Business Name<\/span> Form with the county clerk where you operate your business, pay a <\/span>filing fee<\/span>, and publish your <\/span>fictitious business name statement<\/span> in a <\/span>local newspaper<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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