What is the Division of Corporations responsibility?
The Division of Corporations is responsible for the administering of the Fictitious Name Act, 2000->Ch0865->Section%2009″>865.09 Florida Statutes. It is the applicant’s responsibility to insure that they have complied with all other applicable statutes and regulations not administered by the Division of Corporations. There may be instances where the Division will not deem a filing necessary but another agency or institution will. The applicant in this situation would need to file the fictitious name in order to comply with all parties. Additionally, the Division of Corporations is not responsible for any name infringement which may occur in the use of a fictitious name. Names are not screened against any other recorded information. It is the applicant’s responsibility to insure that name infringement does not occur. The Division of Corporations is a filing agency and as such does not render any legal, accounting, or tax advice. The professional advice of your legal counsel to ascertain
