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Renew, change, or refile a Fictitious Business Name (FBN) Complete the Fictitious Business Name application. ... Verify that your current Business Registration Certificate is consistent with the information on the fictitious business name statement. Submit the completed Fictitious Business Name (FBN) form.

The question now is, ?Can a non-physician own a medical practice in California?? The answer to this is NO! Only certain licensed health professionals can be owners or partners in a medical practice in California.

A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original.

Forming a California Professional Medical Corporation The filing fee is $100. The articles of incorporation will require additional information: Bylaws: The bylaws must describe how the corporation operates. Shares: At least 51 percent of the shares must be owned by a licensed physician.

The purpose of a Fictitious Name Permit (FNP) is to allow a licensed physician and surgeon or podiatrist to practice under a name other than their own.

Fictitious business names are filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office in the county of the principal place of business in California. There is no state-level fictitious name registration.

How to Renew. Renewing is quick and easy, complete the application online and mail it in or make an appointment. There is a $26 renewal filing fee along with a $5 fee for each additional business name/registrant. You are not required to publish your renewal in a newspaper of general circulation.

The filing is valid for five years or until the facts in the statement change, whichever occurs first. A fictitious business name statement usually must be filed within 40 days of starting the business. Along with the original, the county or city may require several copies of the statement for filing.

Fictitious Name Permits (?FNP?) are not the same as Fictitious Business Names (sometimes also colloquially referred to as ?Doing-Business-As? or ?DBA?). FNPs are required by the Medical Board of California (?MBC?), whereas DBAs are required to be filed with the applicable county(ies). Each has distinct criteria.

A fictitious name is an artificial name deliberately created or adopted. For example, a business may have a fictitious business name. Fictitious names may also be used when filing a lawsuit against someone whose name is unknown to the plaintiff or to conceal a person's identity. See also: doing business as (DBA)