How to File a DBA for an LLC in Utah
By Edmond Hui · Last updated October 6, 2026
Short answer
Utah requires an LLC that does business under a name other than its own to register a DBA. An LLC files the D.B.A. Certificate with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. The filing fee is $22.00. File within 30 days after starting to do business under the name.
Utah DBA at a Glance
- Requirement
- Required
- Where to file
- Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
- Fee
- $22.00
- How long it lasts
- 3 years
- Newspaper notice
- None found
- File online
- Yes
How an LLC Files
File within 30 days after starting to do business under the name.
An LLC files the D.B.A. Certificate with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.
You can file online.
Utah's D.B.A. certificate must name a registered agent in Utah, even for a sole proprietor. The certificate carries a notice that approving it does not authorize using a name in violation of another person's rights.
Cost and Renewal
The filing fee is $22.00.
The registration has a 3-year term.
The registration lasts three years and can be renewed starting 60 days before it expires. If it is not renewed within 30 days after the Division's expiry notice, it expires permanently and the name becomes available to others.
Renewal costs $18.00.
Publication
We found no publication step for an LLC's DBA filing in Utah.
If you skip it
A business that trades under a D.B.A. name without complying cannot bring a lawsuit as the D.B.A. until it complies. The Division's director may also impose a late filing fee of up to three times the filing fee.
Sole proprietors
Utah requires a sole proprietor who does business under a name other than their legal name to register a DBA. For a general partnership not registered with the Division, each partner must register as a D.B.A.
File within 30 days after starting to do business under the name.
A sole proprietor files the D.B.A. Certificate with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.
The filing fee is $22.00.
The registration has a 3-year term.
The registration lasts three years and can be renewed starting 60 days before it expires. If it is not renewed within 30 days after the Division's expiry notice, it expires permanently and the name becomes available to others.
Renewal costs $18.00.
We found no publication step for a sole proprietor's DBA filing in Utah.
A business that trades under a D.B.A. name without complying cannot bring a lawsuit as the D.B.A. until it complies. The Division's director may also impose a late filing fee of up to three times the filing fee.
| Requirement | Required |
|---|---|
| Where to file | Division of Corporations and Commercial Code |
| Fee | $22.00 |
| How long it lasts | 3 years |
| Newspaper notice | None found |
| File online | Yes |
Next steps
Frequently Asked Questions
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 Utah 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.
- le.utah.gov/xcode/Title42/Chapter2/C42-2_2026050620261001.pdfUtah Code Title 42, Chapter 2, Conducting Business As A D.B.A. (effective 10/1/2026)
- commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdfUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Fiscal Year 2026 Fee Schedule
- commerce.utah.gov/corporations/business-entities/dba/Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Doing Business As (DBA)
- corporations.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dbaform.pdfUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Business Name Registration / DBA Application
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.