Opinion No.

Honorable Margaret Moore Travis County Attorney P.O. Box 1748 Austin, Texas 78767

Re: Meaning of "registrant" for purposes of section 36.10 of the Business and Commerce Code

Dear Ms. Moore:

You inform us that different counties presently apply differing requirements for the assumed name certificates which must be filed for unincorporated businesses and professions. The inconsistent requirements apparently stem from the ambiguity of the term "registrant" in section 36.10(a)(2) of the Texas Business and Commercial Code. Accordingly, you ask whether "registrant" refers to the business or…