County Clerk: Assumed Names

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Assumed Name Online Application Online Assumed Name Search Statement of Abandonment

Assumed Names

The Texas Business and Commerce Code Title 5 Chapter 71.051 requires persons conducting business or providing professional services to file an Unincorporated Assumed Name Certificate in the county in which the person will be conducting business. Please use the following guidelines when applying:

  • Please complete the online application and then visit either the McKinney or Plano office to finalize the filing of your assumed name within 10 calendar days from the date of submission.
  • If an unincorporated business has one or more partners, each partner must be present at the time of filing the assumed name certificate.

Fees will vary according to the type of assumed name certificate you are filing. Please contact our office for information.

Assumed Name Search

Searching an assumed name business may be conducted in person, online or by mail.  If requested by mail, the search fee is $10.00.  There is no fee for a search in person or online.

Moving Your Business Out of the County

If a business relocates out of Collin County, the owner may:

  • Allow the assumed name to expire.
  • File a Statement of Abandonment with the County Clerk.

Please complete the online application and then visit either the McKinney or Plano office to finalize the filing of the abandonment of assumed name within 10 calendar days from the date of submission.