Business Names (DBA)

You may search for or register an Assumed Name or Co-Partnership (also known as a business name or a DBA) at the Washtenaw County Clerk/Register Vital Records office.

Limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations are created by filing the appropriate documents with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, not at the County level.

The Washtenaw County Clerk/Register Vital Records office is not able to provide legal advice related to Assumed Names and Co-Partnerships.

More about Assumed Names and Co-Partnerships.

Search for a Business Name

Washtenaw County Vital Records Self-Service Site

State of Michigan’s Corporation Division Business Entity Search Find out if your business name has been registered as a Corporation.

Register an Assumed Name or Co-Partnership

The Washtenaw County Clerk/Register Vital Records office is prohibited by law from registering a business name that is the same as or similar to another name already on file.

Business names are valid for 5 years and may be renewed.

How to:

  1. Search the Washtenaw County Vital Records Self-Service Site to ensure the name is not already registered. 
  2. Review the Business Name Instruction and Information Document
  3. Complete the appropriate application:
  4. Submit the application & fee (see below) by mail or in-person to:

Washtenaw County Clerk – Vital Records Division
200 N. Main, Suite 100
P.O. Box 8645 ,
Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8645

Renew, Dissolve or Update an Assumed Name or Co-Partnership

If an Assumed Name was originally filed and signed by more than one party, all parties involved must sign the application to renew, dissolve or change it. 

A Co-Partnership may be renewed, dissolved or changed by submitting an application with the signature of any party on the original application.

How to:

  1. Review the Business Name Instruction and Information Document
  2. Complete the appropriate application, indicating amendment or dissolution:
  3. Submit the application & fee (see below) by mail or in-person to:

Washtenaw County Clerk – Vital Records Division
200 N. Main, Suite 100
P.O. Box 8645 ,
Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8645

Fees

Certificate of Assumed Name$10
Certificate of Co-Partnership$10
Non-Resident Consent to Service$2
Certified Copy of Filed Assumed Name/Co-Partnership$2

Payments types accepted in-person

Cash, check, money order, debit, credit (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, only)

Payment types accepted by mail

Check, money order

Order Certified Copies of Filed Assumed Name/Co-Partnership certificates Online