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How to File a Fictitious Name for an LLC in Nevada

By Edmond Hui · Last updated October 6, 2026

Short answer

Nevada requires an LLC that does business under a name other than its own to register a fictitious name. The certificate must be filed with the clerk of every county where the business is conducted. An LLC registers a fictitious name with the county clerk in each county where it does business.

Nevada Fictitious Name at a Glance

Requirement: Required
Where to file: County office (county clerk)
Fee: Not confirmed
How long it lasts: See Cost and renewal
Newspaper notice: None found
File online: Not confirmed

How an LLC Files

File no later than one month after starting business under the name.

An LLC registers a fictitious name with the county clerk in each county where it does business.

Filing needs a notarized signature. A county may adopt an ordinance letting the certificate be filed without notarization.

A Nevada series LLC whose name does not show that it is a series and name the LLC that created it is treated as doing business under a fictitious name and files the certificate too.

Open the filing office's site

Cost and Renewal

A certificate expires five years after filing only in a county whose commissioners have adopted an ordinance saying so. In those counties a renewal certificate must be filed on or before expiry.

Publication

We found no publication step for an LLC's fictitious name filing in Nevada.

If you skip it

A business that has not filed its certificate cannot bring a lawsuit on a contract or transaction made under the name until it files. Doing business without meeting these filing requirements is a misdemeanor.

Sole proprietors

Nevada requires a sole proprietor who does business under a name other than their legal name to register a fictitious name. The certificate must be filed with the clerk of every county where the business is conducted. A general partnership files a new certificate within one month of any change in its partners.

File no later than one month after starting business under the name.

A sole proprietor registers a fictitious name with the county clerk in each county where the business operates.

Filing needs a notarized signature. A county may adopt an ordinance letting the certificate be filed without notarization.

A certificate expires five years after filing only in a county whose commissioners have adopted an ordinance saying so. In those counties a renewal certificate must be filed on or before expiry.

We found no publication step for a sole proprietor's fictitious name filing in Nevada.

Requirement	Required
Where to file	County office (county clerk)
Fee	Not confirmed
How long it lasts	See Cost and renewal
Newspaper notice	None found
File online	Not confirmed

Next steps

Frequently Asked Questions

: Nevada requires an LLC that does business under a name other than its own to register a fictitious name. The certificate must be filed with the clerk of every county where the business is conducted. File no later than one month after starting business under the name.
: An LLC registers a fictitious name with the county clerk in each county where it does business. Filing needs a notarized signature. A county may adopt an ordinance letting the certificate be filed without notarization.
: A certificate expires five years after filing only in a county whose commissioners have adopted an ordinance saying so. In those counties a renewal certificate must be filed on or before expiry.
: We found no publication step for an LLC's fictitious name filing in Nevada.
: A business that has not filed its certificate cannot bring a lawsuit on a contract or transaction made under the name until it files. Doing business without meeting these filing requirements is a misdemeanor.
: Nevada requires a sole proprietor who does business under a name other than their legal name to register a fictitious name. The certificate must be filed with the clerk of every county where the business is conducted. A general partnership files a new certificate within one month of any change in its partners. A sole proprietor registers a fictitious name with the county clerk in each county where the business operates.

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's filing office publishes about registering a business name, with the sources this page cites. A filing here does not register a federal trademark, and fees and forms change between our reviews. Confirm with the office named on this page before you file.

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Nevada sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so.

leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-602.htmlNRS chapter 602, Doing Business Under Assumed or Fictitious Name
leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-019.htmlNRS 19.013, Fees of county clerk
nvsos.gov/businesses/commercial-recordings/faqsNevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings FAQs (archived copy)

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.