Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17920 · Chapter 5. Fictitious Business Names
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17920
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Unless the statement expires earlier under subdivision (b) or (c), a fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.
(b) Except as provided in Section 17923, a fictitious business name statement expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913.
(c) A fictitious business name statement expires when the registrant files a statement of abandonment of the fictitious business name described in the statement.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 20, Sec. 3. (AB 878) Effective January 1, 2024.
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