{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-17903","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 17903","heading":"","body":"As used in this chapter, “registrant” means a person or entity who is filing or has filed a fictitious business name statement, and who is the legal owner of the business.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [16000. - 18107.]","PART 3. REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC [17500. - 17943.]","CHAPTER 5. Fictitious Business Names [17900. - 17930.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"78243dcd824c6c3ad9f32ae0486cf2a876c3215530450082d905f3174b876423","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-17902","next":"us-ca/bpc-17905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}