Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 648 § 648.010 — Registration of assumed business name; contents of application; designation of
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 648 ·
Oregon Code § 648.010·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Registration of assumed business name; contents of application; designation of
representative; effect.
(1) Each person who will carry on, conduct or transact business under an
assumed business name shall sign an application to register the assumed
business name and shall submit the application to the Office of the Secretary
of State, with the fee prescribed by this chapter. All of the persons who will
carry on, conduct or transact a single business under an assumed business name
shall file a consolidated application to register the assumed business name.
(2) The
application shall state:
(a) The assumed
business name to be registered. The applicant shall write the assumed business
name in the alphabet used to write the English language. The assumed business
name may include numerals and incidental punctuation.
(b) The real and
true name and street address of each person who intends to carry on, conduct or
transact business under the assumed business name.
(c) The principal
address at which the applicant intends to carry on, conduct or transact
business and a listing of each county in which the applicant intends to carry
on, conduct or transact business to the extent that ORS 648.007 would require
the applicant to register the assumed business name for that county.
(d) The name and
the mailing address of the person whom the applicant authorizes to represent
the applicant in transactions with the Office of the Secretary of State with
respect to the registration. All of the registrants of an assumed business name
for a single business shall designate the same person under this subsection.
(e) The applicants
primary business activity.
(f) Any other
information that the Secretary of State by rule may require.
(3) The person
named in the application to be authorized to represent the applicant is
authorized to receive notices under this chapter and to perform any duty that
this chapter requires of the registrant of the assumed business name, but is
not by the application or registration made the registrants agent for the
service of process. [Amended by 1961 c.355 §1; 1963 c.551 §2; 1969 c.154 §1;
1971 c.194 §2; 1985 c.728 §94; 1987 c.843 §21; 1995 c.454 §4; 2007 c.186 §18]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 648.010
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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