Florida Fictitious Name Publication
Clay County Fictitious Name Publication: $65
Publish your fictitious name notice in Clay County before you register on Sunbiz. $65 per name covers the notice, placement, your confirmed publication date, and the signed affidavit by email. The $50 state fee is separate and paid by you to Sunbiz.
The lowest published price we found for fictitious name publication in Clay County when we compared Florida publication services on October 30, 2026.
| Our Price, per Fictitious Name | $65 |
|---|---|
| Florida Registration Fee (Paid by You to Sunbiz, Not to Us) | $50 |
Timing in Clay County
- Order by Wednesday 7:00 AM Eastern Time to make the Thursday edition the next day.
Order now and your notice is estimated to run on Thursday, November 12, 2026. That's an estimate until the newspaper confirms the date; we email you the confirmed date.
The newspaper's signed affidavit is emailed to you when it issues.
What Happens, in Order
- You orderPick your county, see your price, then give us the notice details. No upload, nothing to sign.
- We place your noticeWe prepare the notice from your details and place it with a qualifying newspaper in Clay County.
- We email your publication dateOnce the newspaper confirms the run date, we email it to you. Dates on this site are estimates until then.
- Your notice runsFlorida requires one insertion. The notice runs once.
- We email the signed affidavitThe newspaper's affidavit (proof of publication) is emailed to you when it issues. Keep it with your records.
- You register on SunbizWith your notice published, you register the name with the Florida Division of Corporations and pay the $50 state fee there. You don't need to wait for the affidavit.
Questions
Is PublishProof the Cheapest Service for Clay County Fictitious Name Publication?
Yes. Among services that handle the publication for you, PublishProof is the cheapest service provider for Clay County fictitious name publication that we found in our October 2026 pricing research. The reason is structural: our $65 is one flat price that already includes the newspaper's fee for your notice. The other services we found charge their own service fee and pass the newspaper's fee through on top, and none publishes a flat price that includes publication. The $50 state registration fee on Sunbiz is separate whichever way you go. You can always place the notice with a newspaper yourself and pay only its own rate; our claim is about services, not about doing it yourself.
Do I Publish Before or After I Register With Sunbiz?
Before. Florida law requires the fictitious name to be advertised at least once in a newspaper in the county where your business's principal place of business is, before you register the name with the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz). When you register, you certify that the name was advertised. (Section 865.09, Florida Statutes.)
What Does It Cost in Total?
Two separate payments. Our price for your county covers the newspaper notice and the proof of publication (Duval $69, Clay $65, Nassau $65, St. Johns $65, Orange $65, Hillsborough $65, Miami-Dade $95). Separately, you pay the $50 registration fee to the State of Florida when you register on Sunbiz. We never collect the state fee and it's never part of our price.
What Is the Affidavit for?
The newspaper's affidavit (proof of publication) is your record that the notice ran. We email it to you when the newspaper issues it. It is not filed with Sunbiz, and Sunbiz does not ask for proof of publication with the registration, so once your notice has run you don't need to wait for the affidavit before you register.
Do You Register the Name With Sunbiz for Me?
No. We handle the newspaper publication only. After your notice runs, you register the name yourself on Sunbiz and pay the state's fee there.
Do I Need to Publish Again When I Renew?
No. Renewing a fictitious name registration doesn't require a new publication. A registration that has already expired can't be renewed, though: it takes a new registration, and that means a new publication first.
What Happens If a Business Doesn't Publish?
Under section 865.09, a business that hasn't complied may not maintain or defend a lawsuit in Florida courts until it complies, and it can be liable for the costs and attorney's fees of the action. Noncompliance is a noncriminal violation. It does not make the business's contracts void.
I Already Registered Without Publishing. Can Publishing Now Fix That?
The statute doesn't provide a late-publication fix for a registration that was certified before the notice ran, so we don't sell one. A Florida attorney can tell you what to do in your situation. PublishProof is not a law firm and doesn't give legal advice.
I Have More Than One Fictitious Name. How Do I Order?
Each name needs its own notice, so one order covers one name per notice. Choose how many names on your county page (up to 5) and the total is set for you before you enter any details. You won't change quantities at checkout.
What Do I Need to Have Ready?
Nothing to upload. Just the fictitious name, the owner's legal name (a person or a company), whether the owner is an individual or an entity, and the business's principal address in the county.
Can I Cancel?
Yes, for a full refund at any time before we submit your notice to the newspaper. If there's an error in the notice that we or the newspaper made, we correct it at our expense. Once a notice is in the newspaper's production, a cancellation follows the newspaper's own deadline and must reach us in writing before it.
PublishProof is a publication service, not a law firm, and does not give legal advice.