What are the publication requirements for FBN registrants?

California law requires anyone who files a Fictitious Business Name (FBN) Statement to publish the statement in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the business is located.

Publication requirements include:

• The FBN statement must be published once per week for four consecutive weeks

• Publication must begin within 45 days of filing the FBN statement

• The newspaper must be adjudicated in that county

• After publication is complete, a Proof of Publication must be filed with the Clerk-Recorder’s office.

If proof of publication is not filed on time, the FBN statement expires and a new filing and publication will be required.

For a non-exclusive list of adjudicated newspapers, please click here. For a complete list of approved newspapers, registrants may also visit the court’s website: https://www.occourts.org.

For additional information you may call us at 714-834-2500 or visit: Fictitious Business Name | OC Clerk Recorder Department (ocrecorder.com)