West Virginia Code § 47-8-2

Business not to be conducted under assumed name without filing
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certificate of true name.
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 perseons 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 namesr 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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