DBA means "Doing Business As".  If you are an Individual Sole Proprietor and want to do business under a name which is different from your legal name then you have to Register a DBA Name with the county clerks in the Oklahoma counties where you want to conduct business under the DBA Name.

If you are a Corporation or LLC and want to do business under a name which is different from the name which is registered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State then you have to Register a DBA Name with the county clerks in the Oklahoma counties where you want to conduct business under the DBA Name.

Other names for an Oklahoma DBA Name include:

• Oklahoma Alternate Name
• Oklahoma Assumed Business Name
• Oklahoma Assumed Name
• Oklahoma Business Name
• Oklahoma Fictitious Name
• Oklahoma Trade Name

No.  You CANNOT Register a DBA Name with the Oklahoma Secretary of State.  In Oklahoma you are required to register a DBA Name with the Oklahoma cities or town in which you want to conduct business under your DBA Name.

Yes. You can register an Oklahoma DBA Name with the OK Secretary of State for an Oklahoma Corporation or an Oklahoma LLC.

Before an Oklahoma Corporation or LLC can register a DBA Name, the OK Corporation or OK LLC must be in good standing with the Oklahoma Secretary of State.

Yes. You can register an Oklahoma DBA Name even if you have not formed an Oklahoma Corporation or LLC. In fact that's what most skilled craftsman and professionals do when they want to use a business name other their own name.

You Register a DBA Name with the Oklahoma Secretary of State for an existing Oklahoma business.

You Reserve a Company Name with the Oklahoma Secretary of State for use with an Oklahoma business that will be formed and legally registered with the OK Secretary of State sometime in the future.


When you Register a Corporation or LLC with the Oklahoma Secretary of State there are certain tax and administrative obligations which must be met to keep the company in Good Standing.  Failing to keep up with those obligations can result in the administrative dissolution of your Oklahoma company by the Oklahoma Secretary of State.

The Oklahoma state fees for Registering a DBA Name are less than the fees for Registering a Corporation in Oklahoma or Forming a LLC in Oklahoma and there are no tax or reporting obligation for a Registered Oklahoma DBA Name.

No. The Oklahoma Secretary of State will not issue a good standing certificate (Certificate of Existence) for a registered Oklahoma DBA Name. Oklahoma good standing certificates are issued only for companies which have registered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.

You can renew the Oklahoma DBA Name before the expiration date if you want to retain ownership of the Oklahoma DBA Name.