Oklahoma § 54-81 - Certificate where fictitious name used - Filing Exemption
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 54-81 — Certificate where fictitious name used - Filing Exemption, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-81. Certificate where fictitious name used - Filing Exemption
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, every partnership
transacting business in this state under a fictitious name, or a
designation not showing the names of the persons interested as
partners in the business, must file for recording with the Secretary
of State, a certificate, stating the names in full of all the
members of the partnership, their resident street addresses, the
state or other jurisdiction of its organization and the physical
office address of the partnership.
B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not
apply to partnerships or limited partnerships which are transacting
business under a name filed with the Secretary of State in
compliance with other law.
R.L. 1910, § 4469. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 252, § 1; Laws 1982, c.
82, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 399, § 65, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c.
406, § 20, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-81 ("Certificate where fictitious name used - Filing Exemption") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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