DBA Certificates
All fictitious name certificates for businesses (commonly known as "doing business as" or "dba certificates") are required to be filed with the Town Clerk. The dba files allow consumers to identify and locate the proprietor of a business which goes by a name other than that of the proprietor. Maynard maintains a database of active dba information. Once filed, a certificate is valid for four years. The fee for filing is $40.00. In the following instances a Business Certificate must be filed with the Town Clerk's Office:
Type of Business Agency Requirement Frequency
Corporation doing business under Town Clerk file dba cert every 4 yrs
a name other than their legal name
Sole proprietorships and Town Clerk file dba cert every 4 yrs
partnerships doing business under a
name that does not include surname
of partner or proprietor
*Massachusetts Business Trusts Town Clerk file dba cert every 4 yrs
doing business under a name other
than their exact legal name
Limited partnerships doing business Town Clerk file dba cert every 4 yrs
under a name othe than its true
partnership name or a name which
does not contain the words
" Limited Partnership"
Limited Liability Companies doing Town Clerk file dba cert every 4 yrs
business under a name other than
their exact legal name
*Certain non-residents, such as foreign limited liability companies, must appoint the city or town clerk as their agent for service of process in accordance with MGL Chapter 227, s.5A
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