{
 "name": "DBA Filing Fees and Renewal Terms by State (2026)",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "source": "https://legalglass.org/dba-filing-fees-by-state/",
 "updated": "2026-08-20",
 "rows": [
  {
   "state": "Alabama",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/alabama-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$30 by mail; about $31.20 online",
   "dba_term": "Five years, renewable; name must already be in use",
   "agency": "Alabama Secretary of State (Trademarks / Trade Names)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Alaska",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/alaska-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Set by the state fee schedule (verify current amount before filing)",
   "dba_term": "Every 5 years",
   "agency": "Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing"
  },
  {
   "state": "Arizona",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/arizona-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$10 (2026)",
   "dba_term": "Five years, renewable",
   "agency": "Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) - file via eCorp"
  },
  {
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/arkansas-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$45 (online) or $50 (mail/in-person) (2026)",
   "agency": "Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services (BCS)"
  },
  {
   "state": "California",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/california-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$20 for an LLC Statement of Information",
   "dba_term": "Expires after 5 years (December 31 of the fifth year)",
   "agency": "California Secretary of State - file via bizfile Online"
  },
  {
   "state": "Colorado",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/colorado-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$25 (since July 1, 2024), online only",
   "agency": "Colorado Secretary of State - Business Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/connecticut-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Set by each town clerk (confirm locally)",
   "agency": "Connecticut Secretary of the State (SOTS)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Delaware",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/delaware-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$90 (2026), to the Delaware Secretary of State",
   "dba_term": "Annually, on the state's schedule",
   "agency": "Delaware Division of Revenue"
  },
  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/florida-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$50 registration (2026); renewal $50",
   "dba_term": "Expires December 31 of the fifth year; renewable",
   "agency": "Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Georgia",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/georgia-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$50 online each year",
   "dba_term": "5 years, renewable",
   "agency": "Georgia Secretary of State - Corporations Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Hawaii",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/hawaii-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$50 registration",
   "dba_term": "Valid 5 years, then renewable",
   "agency": "DCCA Business Registration Division (BREG)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Idaho",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/idaho-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Set by the state or county schedule; verify before filing",
   "dba_term": "DBAs expire and must be renewed periodically",
   "agency": "Idaho Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Illinois",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/illinois-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$75 (2026)",
   "dba_term": "SOS assumed names renew on a 5-year cycle (years ending in 0 or 5)",
   "agency": "Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR), via MyTax Illinois"
  },
  {
   "state": "Indiana",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/indiana-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$125 for-profit entities; $250 foreign master LLC; $75 nonprofit corporations",
   "dba_term": "Entity filing stays in effect until withdrawn (no fixed expiration)",
   "agency": "Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Iowa",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/iowa-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "The filing fee for the Application for Certificate of Authority is set by the Iowa Secretary of State (commonly $100).",
   "agency": "Iowa Department of Revenue - apply via GovConnectIowa"
  },
  {
   "state": "Kansas",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/kansas-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$30 online / $35 paper (2026); +$20 per series (paper)",
   "agency": "Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/kentucky-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$90 filing fee",
   "dba_term": "Five years, renewable",
   "agency": "Kentucky Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/louisiana-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$75 (form #309); +$5 online card convenience fee",
   "dba_term": "10 years, renewable (RS 51:216)",
   "agency": "Louisiana Secretary of State via geauxBIZ"
  },
  {
   "state": "Maine",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/maine-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$85 for domestic LLCs",
   "dba_term": "Follow the level's renewal rules; keep it current",
   "agency": "Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions"
  },
  {
   "state": "Maryland",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/maryland-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$25 to register; +$50 for expedited review",
   "dba_term": "Five years from acceptance, then renew",
   "agency": "Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/massachusetts-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$500 ($520 filed online or by fax)",
   "dba_term": "Valid 4 years, then renew",
   "agency": "Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Michigan",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/michigan-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$25 per year",
   "dba_term": "Effective through Dec 31 of the fifth full year after filing; renewable ($25)",
   "agency": "Michigan LARA - Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing (Corporations Division)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/minnesota-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Set by the state fee schedule; verify before filing",
   "agency": "Minnesota Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Mississippi",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/mississippi-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Mississippi charges a filing fee set by the Secretary of State (see the current fee schedule); it is modest.",
   "dba_term": "A Mississippi fictitious business name registration is generally effective for five years and can be renewed before it expires.",
   "agency": "Mississippi Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Missouri",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/missouri-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$7 flat to register, renew, correct, or amend",
   "dba_term": "Five years, then renew",
   "agency": "Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Montana",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/montana-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$20 per the Secretary of State (confirm current amount)",
   "dba_term": "Registration expires; renew before it lapses",
   "agency": "Montana Secretary of State, online business filing portal"
  },
  {
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/nebraska-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Set by the state fee schedule; verify current amount",
   "agency": "Nebraska Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Nevada",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/nevada-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Set by each county; confirm with the county clerk",
   "dba_term": "Annually, generally with the entity's annual list of managers/members",
   "agency": "Nevada Secretary of State - file online via SilverFlume"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Hampshire",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/new-hampshire-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$50",
   "dba_term": "A New Hampshire trade name registration is valid for five years and must be renewed to stay active.",
   "agency": "New Hampshire Secretary of State - file online or by mail"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Jersey",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/new-jersey-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$50 per registration; $50 per additional class",
   "dba_term": "Five years, renewable",
   "agency": "NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES)"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Mexico",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/new-mexico-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$50 (2026), to the New Mexico Secretary of State",
   "agency": "New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services"
  },
  {
   "state": "New York",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/new-york-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$250",
   "agency": "New York Department of State, Division of Corporations"
  },
  {
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/north-carolina-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Recording fee set by G.S. 161-10 - commonly $26 (confirm with your county)",
   "agency": "North Carolina Secretary of State (SOSNC)"
  },
  {
   "state": "North Dakota",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/north-dakota-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$25",
   "dba_term": "Trade name registrations expire every 5 years",
   "agency": "North Dakota Secretary of State - file via FirstStop"
  },
  {
   "state": "Ohio",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/ohio-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$39 (2026), to the Ohio Secretary of State",
   "dba_term": "5 years, renewable",
   "agency": "Ohio Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/oklahoma-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Set by the Secretary of State fee schedule (confirm current amount)",
   "agency": "Oklahoma Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oregon",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/oregon-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$50 (2026), to the Oregon Secretary of State",
   "dba_term": "Valid 2 years; renewal is $50",
   "agency": "Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division (statewide, not by county)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/pennsylvania-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "The filing fee for the Foreign Registration Statement is set by the Department of State (commonly $250).",
   "dba_term": "None - a fictitious name does not expire",
   "agency": "Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations"
  },
  {
   "state": "Rhode Island",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/rhode-island-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$50",
   "dba_term": "Ten (10) years",
   "agency": "Rhode Island Department of State - Business Services Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/south-carolina-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Set by the state fee schedule; verify before filing",
   "agency": "South Carolina Secretary of State - Business Entities Online"
  },
  {
   "state": "South Dakota",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/south-dakota-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "South Dakota charges a low state filing fee for a fictitious business name registration (confirm the current amount on the Secretary of State's fee schedule).",
   "dba_term": "4 years",
   "agency": "South Dakota Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/tennessee-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$20 to the Secretary of State (2026)",
   "dba_term": "Five years, renewable",
   "agency": "County/city clerk + Tennessee Department of Revenue"
  },
  {
   "state": "Texas",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/texas-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$750",
   "dba_term": "Up to 10 years from filing, then re-file",
   "agency": "Texas Secretary of State, Corporations Section"
  },
  {
   "state": "Utah",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/utah-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$22 (valid three years)",
   "dba_term": "Renew every three years (about $27)",
   "agency": "Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code"
  },
  {
   "state": "Vermont",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/vermont-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "Set by the Secretary of State's published fee schedule - confirm the current amount",
   "dba_term": "Every five years",
   "agency": "Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Virginia",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/virginia-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$10 to file the certificate (2026)",
   "dba_term": "Stays in effect until you release or change it",
   "agency": "Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) - not a Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Washington",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/washington-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$180 (plus an online processing fee)",
   "dba_term": "$5 per year + endorsement fees",
   "agency": "Department of Revenue - Business Licensing Service"
  },
  {
   "state": "West Virginia",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/west-virginia-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$150 for a limited liability company",
   "dba_term": "Permanent, until the name, location, or ownership changes or it is revoked",
   "agency": "West Virginia Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/wisconsin-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$15 per name (2026)",
   "dba_term": "10 years, renewable",
   "agency": "Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Wyoming",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/wyoming-dba-filing/",
   "dba_fee": "$150 to the Wyoming Secretary of State",
   "dba_term": "Ten years, renewable",
   "agency": "Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division"
  }
 ]
}