The Maine Statement of Intention To Do Business Under Assumed Or Fictitious Name is a document that is filed with the Secretary of State in Maine. The document must be completed by any individual or entity that wishes to conduct business under a name other than their own. This document is also known as a Doing Business As (DBA) or Assumed Name filing. It is important to note that the filing of this document does not act as a legal entity, but instead provides notice to the public that an individual or entity is conducting business under a different name. The filing of a Maine Statement of Intention To Do Business Under Assumed Or Fictitious Name is required for any business that wishes to use a name other than their own. This could be a trade name, a partnership name, a sole proprietorship name, or any other type of name that is not their legal name. The form must be completed and filed with the Secretary of State, and must include the legal name of the entity, the assumed name they are doing business under, and the address of the principal office. There are two types of Maine Statement of Intention To Do Business Under Assumed Or Fictitious Name: the Domestic Statement of Intention and the Foreign Statement of Intention. The Domestic Statement of Intention applies to any individual or entity that is based in the state of Maine, and the Foreign Statement of Intention applies to any individual or entity that is based outside of Maine. Once the statement of intention is filed with the Secretary of State, it is valid for five years. The document may be renewed by filing a renewal statement with the Secretary of State. The renewal statement must be filed no later than 60 days before the expiration of the original filing.