Our office will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Sunbiz, the Florida Division of Corporations, is performing a scheduled maintenance from 5 PM on Friday, January 17th until 8 AM on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025.
Due to this maintenance when entering your Registration Number on our website you may receive a message:
"Invalid document number. The registration number you entered is not correct".
Once their maintenance has been completed you will be able to place an order on our website.
Orders for Fictitious Names expiring this year must be placed with us by Sunday, December 29th, 2024 by 11:59PM ET in order to be renewed.
After this cutoff time you will need to re-register your fictitious name since it will not be able to be renewed.
We are waiving the 3-day hold for Renewal Orders with Fictitious Names expiring this year.
If you place a Renewal Order during our normal business hours the order will be processed the same day.
Our office will be closed Monday, December 25th, 2023 in observance of Christmas and Monday, January 1st, 2024 in observance of New Year's.
Our office will be closed Friday, November 10th, 2023 in observance of Veterans Day
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The services offered on this website have NOT been approved or endorsed by any governmental agency, and these services are NOT being made by an agency of the government.

Florida Fictitious Name Publishing Requirements for St. Lucie County

If your business is not located in St. Lucie County please click “Counties We Serve” in the menu to find your county.

Florida Fictitious Name Publishing Requirements for St. Lucie County

Per Florida Statute 865.09, Effective July 1, 2009, prior to registering a fictitious name (also known a dba) you must publish a notice of intention in one newspaper in St. Lucie County where the principal office is located. This must be completed prior to the filing of the fictitious name with the Florida Division of Corporations.

If this legal notice is NOT published in St. Lucie County then you are NOT in compliance with the State of Florida Statute.

Click the following link to read the statute: Florida Statute 865.09

Penalty for Not Publishing your Florida Fictitious Name in St. Lucie County

Failure to meet the publishing requirement in St. Lucie County may cause the corporate veil to be broken and disregarded by the state of Florida. If a business fails to comply, the business, its members, and those interested in doing such business may not maintain any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state until this statute is complied with.

Any person who fails to comply with this section commits a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.

By having us publish your fictitious name this can be avoided.

Publishing your Florida Fictitious Name in St. Lucie County can be confusing for business owners

Common problems business owners have when trying to publish their fictitious name in an St. Lucie County newspaper
  • Most individuals are not familiar with generating a legal notice
  • Writing the legal notice takes time that you might not have
  • Choosing the correct newspaper in St. Lucie County to place the legal notice in is critical
  • Researching how to place the legal notice in a newspaper from St. Lucie County and purchasing/submitting the legal notice in the newspaper takes time that you might not have

Why Choose Us for your Florida Fictitious Name Publishing in St. Lucie County

From start to finish we make a complex issue simple. We have a long and well established relationship with the St. Lucie County newspaper. With the vast number of newspapers in circulation in St. Lucie County our staff knows which newspapers comply with the Florida statue and will select the appropriate newspaper.

Our Florida Fictitious Name Publication Process in St. Lucie County

  • We generate a legal notice that meets all the requirements for publishing a fictitious name in the State of Florida.
  • We submit the legal notice to an St. Lucie County newspaper where your principal office is located.
  • We obtain an affidavit from the St. Lucie County newspaper that your legal notice has been published.
  • The affidavit of publication is emailed to you for your business records and proof of legal compliance with the State of Florida Statue.

Timeline to Complete Florida Fictitious Name Publishing in St. Lucie County

Completion is approximately 5-6 weeks. During this time, we will generate your legal notice, arrange and publish your legal notice in an St. Lucie County newspaper, obtain the affidavit from the newspaper, and email you the affidavit of publication for your business records.

Florida Fictitious Name Publishing Pricing for St. Lucie County

Price is determined by the cost of the newspaper advertisement plus our service fee for preparing the legal notice, submitting it to the newspaper and providing you with the affidavit of publication. The price we provide during the signup section below is all inclusive and there are no additional or hidden fees.

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