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§47-8-2. Business Not to Be Conducted Under Assumed Name Without Filing Certificate of True Name

WV Code § 47-8-2 (2019) (N/A)
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No individual, sole proprietorship or general partnership may carry on, 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 real name or names of the individual or individuals owning, conducting or transacting such business, unless that person or persons shall file with the Secretary of State a form setting forth the name under which such business is, or is to be, conducted or transacted, and the true or real full name or names of the person or persons owning, conducting or transacting the same, with the home and post office address or addresses of such person or persons. Such form shall be executed and duly acknowledged by the person or persons so owning, conducting or intending to conduct such business.

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§47-8-2. Business Not to Be Conducted Under Assumed Name Without Filing Certificate of True Name