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From the Hotline
By Teri Henning
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
Q: What information is required to be included in a "fictitious name" notice?
A: The use of fictitious names is governed by the Pennsylvania Fictitious Names Act , 54 Pa.C.S. Section 301 et seq. Under the Act, any entity or entities (including individuals, corporations, partnership or other groups) that conduct any business in Pennsylvania under an assumed or fictitious name must register that name by filing an application for registration of fictitious name with the Corporation Bureau of the Pennsylvania Department of State. The entity must also publish a public notice of its name in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the business will be located and in a legal publication in that county.
The Fictitious Names Act provides, among other things, as follows:
(g) Advertisement. - An entity which includes an individual party shall officially publish in the county in which the principal office or place of business of the entity is, or in the case of a proposed entity is to be, located, notice of its intention to file or the filing of an application for registration of a fictitious name under this chapter. The notice may appear prior to or after the day upon which the application is filed in the department and shall be kept with the permanent records of the business and shall set forth briefly:
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(1) The fictitious name.
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(2) The address, including street and number, if any, of the principal office or place of business of the business to be carried on under or through the fictitious name.
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(3) The names and respective addresses, including street and number, if any, of all persons who are parties to the registration.
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(4) A statement that an application for registration of a fictitious name is to be or was filed under the Fictitious Names Act.
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