Business filings: fictitious business name statements.

Existing law requires a person transacting business in the state under a fictitious name, as defined, to file, with the county clerk of the county where the business is located, a statement including specified information and to declare that the information is true and correct. Under existing law, a registrant who declares as true information that the registrant knows to be false, or otherwise executes, files, or publishes any statement under these provisions, knowing that the statement is false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.