A licensee changes the business name style (for example, from 'ABC Builders' to 'ABC Construction Inc.'). What is generally required?
Explanation
A change in the name or style of a licensed business must be applied for and approved by the Registrar under B&P §7083.1, and a change that also changes the entity — a sole proprietorship incorporating, as here — requires a new license, with the old number reissued only if §7075.1's continuity conditions are met. (b) stops at the county filing, which does not reach the license. (c) borrows the §7068.2 ninety-day qualifier-disassociation deadline and applies it to the wrong event. (d) confuses §7030.5's advertising requirement with the duty to keep the licensed name accurate under §7059.1.
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