County Clerk: Frequently Asked Questions

Texas Business and Commerce Code Title 5 Chapter 71 requires all persons conducting business or providing professional services to file an Assumed Name Certificate in the County in which their business is located.

Assumed Names may be filed in the County Clerk’s main office located in the Jack Hatchell Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road, Suite 2106 in McKinney or at our Plano location, 900 East Park Blvd., Suite 140-A, Plano, Texas 75074.

Name searches cannot be conducted by phone. You may conduct a name search when you visit our main office in McKinney or you may submit a written request by mail. Written requests will incur a fee of $10.00 for each name searched

Yes. Click Assumed Name Search. Click on the Property Records drop-down menu and select Assumed Names. Enter the name of the business you are searching and press enter or click on the magnifying glass.

Unfortunately, you will have to choose another name.

Effective Sept. 1, 2019, a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or foreign filing entity shall file the certificate in the office of the Secretary of State and is no longer required to file in the offices of each County Clerk where the business is to be conducted (HB 3609 - 86th Legislation). However, the County Clerk will continue to accept such filings on a voluntary basis. For more information on state requirements please visit the Secretary of State's Name Filing FAQs.

An Assumed Name Certificate must include a stated term or duration not to exceed 10 years from date of filing. Your certificate will expire at the end of the stated term or 10 years from the date of filing.

An Assumed Name will list the name of the business, the name of the business owner(s), the business address and the owner(s) address.

If you have partners in an unincorporated business, each person must be present to sign the Assumed Name document at the time of filing.

You may conduct business in more than one county; however, if you want to protect your business name or if you open a location in another county, you must register your business name there as well. 

No. Texas State law does not place a minimum age on filing an Assumed Name. It is considered a record of the fact that the individual is conducting business under a specific name.

You may contact the Economic Development Office, Small Business Division at 1-800-888-0511. This office offers free services to new and expanding businesses.

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No, we do not do searches over the phone. You must come into the office where we can assist you in your search.

We can not do searches over the phone for lien information.

You can either bring the document into the County Clerk's office in McKinney or you can mail it to the address above. Please refer to the land recording fee schedule for the cost of filing a land document.

Documents are recorded at the time we receive them. They will show up on the public stations for anyone doing a search in approximately 7-10 business days. They will be returned in 2-3 weeks.

No, but you will get a document number, which can be used as your reference number for any other recording.

No, you do not need to be present to file. Documents may be mailed in.

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As far back as literature documents weddings, the wedding ring has been in evidence. Some believe the wedding ring was the first element of wedding traditions. The circular shape of the wedding ring symbolizes never-ending love. Third finger, left hand? It is believed that the vein in the third finger of the left hand runs directly to the heart.

It was believed that a veil would protect the bride from harm. Today the white veil is a symbol of modesty and purity.

In colonial times a bride often wore her "Sunday best" to her wedding. It was not until the 1840's, when Queen Victoria was married in a white wedding gown, that "white gowns" became the rage. White is also a symbol of affluence, purity, and joy. Today, brides choose many shades of white, from bright white to champagne.

Historically, flowers and herbs have played a significant role in the attraction of "good" and/or the warding off of "evil". Greeks used ivy for the sign of lasting love. Today, pretty wedding flowers convey a message of fertility and enduring love and romance.

To insure a happy and lasting marriage, a bride should carry something old from someone who has been married for a long time and something new, to carry her into her new life. Something borrowed, "borrowed happiness", something blue, "the color blue has been associated with purity and modesty". A penny in your shoe, place a penny in your shoe to bring good fortune and protection against want.

The white runner, signifies a pure pathway into happiness. Rose petals in the bride's path lead her to a sweet and plentiful future.

In days of old, the bride was literally given to the groom in an arranged marriage. Today "giving away" is seen as symbolic of her parent's support for her union.

Occurring at the end of the ceremony, the kiss announces a new union and married status.

It is a symbol of good luck and fertility, cake being exchanged is to show loyalty and devotion to one another.

A groom's cake is often a rich dark cake or a cake in the groom's favorite color, sport or hobby. The groom's cake is a way to share the couple's good fortune and the sweetness of married life.

Toasting represents the collective best wishes of friends and family. Toasts may be offered with any beverage, but champagne is a wedding favorite. Raising a glass together is a way for everyone to share in wishing wellness and happiness to the newlyweds.

The bride and groom are considered to be lucky, as in anything they touch. Wedding favors are a way for the bride and groom to thank their guests for sharing in their happiness and to symbolically pass on their "good luck".

The custom of tossing the bouquet is the modern day alternative to the old tradition of the "tearing of the wedding dress". In days gone by, single ladies would tear a piece of the brides dress for good luck. One can only imagine the fate of the bride's gown at a large gathering! Thus, the tossing of the bouquet is the modern alternative that allows the gown to remain intact. It should not be forgotten that the lady who catches the bouquet is believed to be the next women to be married.

Like the bouquet toss, the garter toss is also a modern alternative to the less than savory tradition of old. The gentleman who catches the garter would be the next to wed.

Shoes represent power. Shoes signify the creation of a new family unit. Shoes and cans are attached to the bumper of a car to cause a noisy clatter intended to drive off harm.

It was believed that harm hovered at the threshold of the home that the newlyweds would enter. The bride was lifted over the entrance to keep harm from entering through her feet.

Rice and wheat symbolize fertility, prosperity, and bounty. Today guests throw rose petals, potpourri, wheat, and bird seed. Showering the newlyweds in bubbles or releasing birds, butterflies and ringing of bells most often replaces rice today.

Anyone over the age of 18 who has been in contact with the person in need of treatment within the last 72 hours.

A mental health warrant allows a law enforcement agency to detain a person and take that person to a mental health hospital for an evaluation. It also allows the applicant to answer questions and state why that person is in need of mental health treatment.

The main information needed in order to obtain a mental health warrant is how the person in need of treatment has been a danger to themselves or others in the last 72 hours.

No, the mental health warrant only allows for law enforcement to transport a person to a mental health hospital for evaluation.

Yes, 48 hours after issuance.

You should contact Mental Commitment office of that county.

After the Judge reviews and signs a mental health warrant, the applicant will take the warrant and coordinate service of that warrant with the appropriate law enforcement agency.

The mental commitments office is open 8:00 am -4:30pm each business day.

Call 911.

Call 911 immediately.