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Santa Clara County FBN Publication

PublishProof handles Santa Clara County FBN newspaper publication, affidavit filing, and an emailed copy of the signed affidavit for $69 per business name. County filing fees are separate.

Filed a fictitious business name statement with the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder's Office? Your next step is newspaper publication: once a week for four weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Santa Clara County, with the first run inside 45 days of your filing date. PublishProof publishes Santa Clara County FBN statements for a flat $69, arranges the affidavit filing, and emails you a copy of the signed affidavit.

  • 4 weekly notices
  • Adjudicated Santa Clara County newspaper
  • Affidavit filing arranged
  • Signed affidavit copy emailed

Your exact first-run date is confirmed by email when you order.

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The Santa Clara County Rule, in Short

From San Jose and Sunnyvale to Palo Alto, Milpitas, and Gilroy, Santa Clara County FBN statements go to the Clerk-Recorder's Business Division on West Tasman Drive. The county's base fee is generous on owners: one business name with up to two owners is a single filing fee. Its own publishing instructions are blunt about timing: a statement that isn't published within 45 days expires.

Cities we serve in Santa Clara County: San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Milpitas, Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Los Altos, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Monte Sereno, Los Altos Hills, and every other community in the county.

Three time limits under California Business and Professions Code §17917:

  1. First publication within 45 days after your statement is filed.
  2. Four weekly notices, once a week for four consecutive weeks.
  3. Affidavit of publication filed with the county clerk within 45 days after the fourth notice.

Orange County and San Diego County clerks state that a statement not published within 45 days expires and must be refiled. A renewal with no changes doesn't need publication as long as it's refiled by the expiration date or within 40 days after. Missed the 45 days? What to do next.

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Filing Your FBN in Santa Clara County

Statements are filed with the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder's Office. The county charges $40 (the clerk's fee, which can change — check the county page before filing) for the first business name and registrant. That $40 covers one business name and one or two owners; each additional business name or owner on the same statement is $7.

  • In person: Clerk-Recorder's Office, Business Division, 110 West Tasman Drive, First Floor, San Jose, CA 95134 (walk-ins accepted; the county suggests booking an appointment)
  • By mail: the same address, with a self-addressed stamped envelope and a check payable to the Clerk-Recorder's Office
  • By email: the county accepts completed applications at bus-rdc@rec.sccgov.org

Complete the form in black ink only. The county allows up to 5 workdays to process an application, and a statement sent without payment is returned.

Search existing Santa Clara County business names (official county site) to check a name before you file.

Source: official county website, checked October 2026. County fees and office hours change, so confirm before you go.

How It Works

  1. Provide Us Your Filing Info

    Upload a photo or PDF of your county-stamped statement.

  2. Pay One Flat Fee†

    Four publications, affidavit filing, and your emailed copy in one price.

  3. We Publish and Send Proof

    Your notice runs four consecutive weeks in an adjudicated newspaper. We arrange the affidavit filing with the county clerk and email you a copy.

What You Get

  • Email #1Order confirmationRight away: your order reference, county, amount paid, and your own reference if you added one.
  • Email #2First publication dateOnce the newspaper schedules your notice, with all four dates. If anything is unclear, we email you to clarify before scheduling publication.
  • Email #3Publication confirmationIn the first week of publication, with a link to your notice if the newspaper publishes it online.
  • Email #4 · PDFSigned affidavit of publicationA PDF copy is emailed as soon as we receive it from the newspaper.

Add an email address on the order form (the owner or your client) and every email goes to them too. Track every step on your order status page.

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Santa Clara County FBN Questions

How Much Does DBA Publication Cost in Santa Clara County?

PublishProof publishes Santa Clara County FBN statements for a flat $69, including four weekly runs in an adjudicated Santa Clara County newspaper, the affidavit filing, and an emailed copy of the signed affidavit. The county filing fee is $40 (the clerk's fee, which can change — check the county page before filing) for one business name and up to two owners, so registering and publishing a Santa Clara County DBA costs about $109 in total.

How Much Does It Cost to File an FBN in Santa Clara County?

The Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder charges $40 (the clerk's fee, which can change — check the county page before filing) for an FBN statement covering one business name and one or two owners, including one certified copy. Each additional business name or owner on the same statement is $7. Newspaper publication is a separate cost, set by the newspaper.

Can I File a Santa Clara County FBN by Email?

Yes. The Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder accepts completed FBN applications by email at bus-rdc@rec.sccgov.org, as well as by mail and in person at 110 West Tasman Drive in San Jose. Allow up to 5 workdays for processing; your 45-day publication window starts on the filing date.

Does a Santa Clara County FBN Renewal Need to Be Published?

Only in some cases. Santa Clara County says a refiled statement must be published if anything changed or if it is refiled more than 40 days after the expiration date. A renewal with no changes, filed by the expiration date or within 40 days after, does not need publication.

Where Is the Cheapest Place to Publish an FBN in Santa Clara County?

Compare totals, not ad rates. You can also buy Santa Clara County FBN publication directly from a newspaper, and prices vary by paper. PublishProof's flat $69 for Santa Clara County already includes four weekly runs in an adjudicated Santa Clara County newspaper, the affidavit filing with the county clerk, and an emailed copy of the signed affidavit, so there is nothing to add later. Whoever you use, ask for the total including the affidavit and its filing, and make sure the paper is adjudicated for Santa Clara County.

Where Should I Publish My DBA in Santa Clara County?

In a newspaper adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation for Santa Clara County. A statement filed in Santa Clara County must be published in Santa Clara County under Business and Professions Code §17917, and a notice in a paper that isn't adjudicated for Santa Clara County doesn't count. PublishProof places Santa Clara County notices with an adjudicated Santa Clara County newspaper for a flat $69.

$69† flat

Order for Santa Clara County

†Flat price for one business name and one registrant (owner). Each additional business name or registrant on the same statement is $10. Fresno County: the newspaper mails you a printed copy of the paper instead of us emailing an affidavit copy; a copy of the affidavit is optional (+$12).

* Publication dates are estimates based on the newspaper's usual schedule. The actual first publication date may vary with the newspaper's production schedule for that week. We email your confirmed publication dates as soon as the newspaper confirms them.

No account needed. County filing fee separate.

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