Chapter 1-18 Registering a Vehicle for a Company General Partnerships General partnerships are unincorporated businesses that are owned by two or more individuals. All partners who are authorized to sign legal documents on behalf of the whole partnership are referred to as General Partners. The business name of a general partnership is a DBA. As with a sole proprietor, vehicles owned by a general partnership cannot be registered or titled under the DBA name. Instead, all vehicles owned by the general partnership are registered and titled in the name(s) of one or more of the general partners. Note on adding DBA for General Partnerships: A General Partnership may request to have vehicles registered and titled in the name of the Business (DBA). there is an exception where the RMV can accommodate this request. If a General Partnership requests the name to be added as the DBA they are required to submit a Business Certificate, issued by the city or town in which the business is located. Only then can we add the DBA. This is the ONLY instance where it is acceptable to add the DBA. 09/16 1:127