House Bill hb1657

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1657

        By Representative Jordan






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to fictitious name

  3         registration; amending s. 865.09, F.S.;

  4         providing for notification to the Division of

  5         Corporations of the Department of State of

  6         certain information when a business location

  7         changes; providing for forms; providing an

  8         effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Subsections (4) and (11) of section 865.09,

13  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

14         865.09  Fictitious name registration.--

15         (4)  CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OR LOCATION.--

16         (a)  If the ownership of a business registered under

17  this section changes, the owner of record with the division

18  shall file a cancellation and reregistration that meets the

19  requirements set forth in subsection (3) within 30 days after

20  the occurrence of such change.

21         (b)  If the location of a business registered under

22  this section changes, the owner of record with the division

23  shall file a reregistration that meets the requirements set

24  forth in subsection (3) within 30 days after the occurrence of

25  such change.

26         (11)  FORMS.--Registration, cancellation, and renewal

27  shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department of State,

28  which may include the uniform business report, pursuant to s.

29  606.06, as a means of satisfying the requirement of this

30  chapter part.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1657

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      Requires the owner of record of a business registered
  4    with the Division of Corporations of the Department of
      State under the fictitious name statute to notify the
  5    division within 30 days after a change of address of the
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