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Mont. Code Ann. § 30-13-203 (2026)

Application For Registration Of Assumed Business Name

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TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE

CHAPTER 13. ASSUMED BUSINESS NAMES, TRADEMARKS, AND RELATED RIGHTS

Part 2. Assumed Business Names

Application For Registration Of Assumed Business Name

30-13-203. Application for registration of assumed business name. A person transacting business in this state under an assumed business name shall register with the secretary of state, on forms furnished by the secretary of state, an application for registration of the assumed business name, including but not limited to the following information:

(1) the name and business mailing address of the applicant;

(2) the complete proposed assumed business name; and

(3) a description of business transacted under the proposed assumed name.

History: En Sec. 3, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 174, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 366, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 229, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 26, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 166, L. 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1990–1992 · leading case: Trout v. Bennett, 830 P.2d 81 (Mont. 1992).
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Trout v. Bennett, 830 P.2d 81 (Mont. 1992). · cites it 4× “Trout filed the assumed business name of "Trout Insurance Agency" with the Secretary of State, under § 30-13-203, MCA. The Department investigator informed Trout he could not operate an office or do any business as Trout Insurance because he was not licensed as such.”
Stott v. Fox, 805 P.2d 1305 (Mont. 1990). · cites it 2× “) The District Court found that the Stotts failed to comply with the fictitious name statute (§ 30-13-203, MCA), and are thus barred from maintaining a suit or action by § 30-13-215, MCA.”
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