Connecticut requires any person conducting business under any assumed name to file a Trade Name Certificate in the town or city where they are conducting and transacting business. All individuals authorized to sign on behalf of the business must appear before a Notary Public, Town Clerk or any other persons authorized by law to acknowledge a signature. The fee for filing a Trade Name Certificate in the Town Clerk’s Office is $5.00. The Trade Name Certificate may also be notarized in the Clerk’s Office for an additional $2.00.