Name/DBA Fictitious Business Name Notice - Preparation Worksheet - Colorado
COLORADO TRADE NAME STATEMENT — PREPARATION WORKSHEET
The Colorado Secretary of State requires its online Statement of Trade Name form. Use this worksheet to collect the filing information, then enter it in the Secretary's form. This worksheet is not the filed statement. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-103; Secretary of State filing instructions.
1. Select the filing category
☐ Individual / sole proprietor ☐ Non-reporting entity, such as a general partnership ☐ Reporting entity, such as a corporation or LLC ☐ Estate, trust, state, or other jurisdiction ☐ Other category shown in the Secretary's filing system: [____________________]
Existing Colorado entity record ID, if applicable: [____________________]
A person doing business under a name other than its true name generally needs an effective trade-name statement on file. A nonprofit entity may file a trade-name statement but is not required to do so. Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 7-71-101, 7-71-107.
2. Information for the online statement
True legal name of person or entity: [________________________________]
For a general partnership that is not an LLP, true name of at least one general partner: [________________________________]
Entity form, if applicable: [____________________]
Jurisdiction of formation, if applicable: [____________________]
Principal address, if the filer is not a reporting entity: [________________________________]
Proposed trade name: [________________________________]
Brief description of business conducted or planned in Colorado under that name: [________________________________]
Additional information requested by the Secretary's form: [________________________________]
These fields follow Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-103(1). The Secretary may require additional information in the online form. Use the correct filing category and check the form before payment.
3. Filing and record
Open the Secretary of State business filing instructions, choose the trade-name form for the filer type, enter the information, and complete online payment. For a filing under an existing business record, search for the record and select the trade-name filing option. Secretary of State Trade Names FAQ, Q7.
Date submitted: [__/__/____] Filing confirmation or document number: [____________________]
The effective statement on file with the Secretary of State is the public record. A trade-name filing does not make the name unique or reserve it; others may file the same trade name. Secretary of State Trade Names FAQ, Q4–Q6.
4. Renewal and later changes
For an individual or other non-reporting filer, the statement remains effective through the last day of the twelfth calendar month after its effective month. Renewal may be filed during its final three calendar months; an expired trade name requires a new statement. Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 7-71-104(1)(a), 7-71-105(1); Secretary of State Trade Names FAQ, Q10–Q12.
For a reporting entity, the trade name generally stays effective while the entity remains in good standing or non-compliant status. Delinquency or dissolution changes the period; review the entity record and § 7-71-104(1)(b)–(c) before relying on the trade name. If the filer stops using the name, it may submit a statement of withdrawal. A trade name cannot be transferred to another person. Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 7-71-104, 7-71-106; Secretary of State Trade Names FAQ, Q9, Q14–Q16.
Renewal or withdrawal reminder: [________________________________]
Sources and references
About this template
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 27, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-101
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-103
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-104
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-105
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-106
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-107
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 27, 2026.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-101 (checked October 27, 2026): "Except as otherwise provided in section 7-71-107, a person shall not transact business in this state under a name other than the true name of the person or, in the case of a general partnership that is not a limited liability partnership, under a name other than the true name of each general partner of the general partnership, except in compliance with this article and not unless an effective statement of trade name is on file in the records of the secretary of state."
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-103 (checked October 27, 2026): "(e) A brief description of the kind of business transacted, or contemplated to be transacted, in this state under the name;"
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-104 (checked October 27, 2026): "for persons other than reporting entities shall remain effective only through the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the calendar month in which the statement of trade name becomes effective, unless it is renewed in accordance with section 7-71-105."
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-71-105 (checked October 27, 2026): "A person other than a reporting entity having an effective statement of trade name on file in the records of the secretary of state may renew the statement of trade name by delivering to the secretary of state, for filing pursuant to part 3 of article 90 of this title, a statement of trade name renewal at any time during the last three calendar months the statement of trade name is effective."
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