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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade » Article 8. Trade Names » §47-8-4. Corporations, Associations, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies Not to Conduct Business Under Assumed Name Without Certificate of Trade Name; Application; Issuance of Certificate of Trade Name

(a) No business entity organized as a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust or voluntary association required to register with the Secretary of State in order to conduct business within the state may conduct or transact any business in this state under any assumed name, or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the name established by the original certificate establishing the business entity or by an amendment thereto, unless the business entity files in the office of the Secretary of State an application for registration of trade name. The application shall set forth:

(1) The name under which the business entity is organized and registered;