(a) A broker shall register with the commission the name under which the broker will advertise and conduct business. A broker's business name registered with the commission is the name that will be entered into the commission's data base and appear on the roster of licensees published by the commission.
(b) If a broker's registered business name is different from the corporate identity of the business, the broker shall document the relationship of the registered brokerage to the corporation on a corporate affidavit submitted with the registration form required by 12 AAC 64.110(e).
(c) The business name that a broker registers with the commission must be separate and distinct from all other active brokers' registered business names.
(d) In order to register a business name that is protected through registration with the division assigned corporations functions in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, a broker shall submit proof of legal ownership of the business name.