North Carolina – Legislation Postpones Implementation of New Assumed Business Name Act

House Bill 228 (Session Law 2017-23) signed by the governor and effective June 2 postponed for five (5) months until December 1, 2017 the implementation of the new Assumed Business Name Act law enacted by Session Law 2016-100. Register of Deeds offices will upload assumed name information to a searchable online statewide database for assumed names to be maintained by the Secretary of State.