Sen. Donne E. Trotter
Filed: 3/20/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3557 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3557 on page 3 by 
3replacing lines 14 through 22 with the following:
4    "(e) A person conducting business under an assumed name in 
5a county with more than 4,000,000 inhabitants shall renew the 
6certificate filed under subsection (a) every 5 years after the 
7initial filing. Certificates on record as the effective date of 
8this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall be 
9renewed within 5 years after that effective date by a date 
10established by the County Clerk of the county in which the 
11certificate is filed. The County Clerk shall notify the person 
12or persons of the renewal date at least 90 days before the 
13renewal date. If the notice sent by the County Clerk is sent to 
14an address set forth in the assumed name certificate, as 
15amended, and the notice is returned as undeliverable at that 
16address, the County Clerk may at his or her discretion cancel 
17that certificate. Failure to renew the certificate before the 
18renewal date shall result in the cancellation of the person's 
 
 
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1assumed name in the index maintained under Section 3. The 
2county Clerk shall collect a fee of $25 at the time of each 
3renewal. By ordinance of its governing board, a county with 
4fewer than 4,000,000 inhabitants may adopt this subsection, 
5making its provisions applicable to that county as if its 
6population exceeded 4,000,000 inhabitants.".