[arin-ppml] distributing resources for individuals

[Martin Hannigan]

Similar in MA and generally without filing forms or paying extra fees.
While some may think $55 is nominal, if you're starting your own business
from $0 then $55 is a lot.

"A basic sole proprietorship run by one person in their own name with no
employees can start operating immediately in Massachusetts. You do *not*
register the business with the Secretary of the Commonwealth"

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/starting-a-sole-proprietorship-in-massachusetts

HTH,

-M<


On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM Ryan Hamel <ryan at rkhtech.org> wrote:

> John,
>
> I echo David's point coming from California. My ARIN resources are under
> my legal name, which was approved by the team that handles org tickets, and
> the legal team.
>
> A sole proprietor without a DBA, can legally conduct business in several
> states and potentially provinces too, and that also includes signing ARIN's
> agreements.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Ryan Hamel
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> John,
>
> The issue is in Missouri, Minnesota, and probably many other states; if
> you are doing business under your own name and not a DBA, you don't need to
> register with the state to operate a sole proprietorship.
>
> So, if ARIN procedures require a lookup with the Secretary of State,
> effectively, that requires more than just operating as a business; it also
> requires operating that business under a fictitious name, not under the
> owner's name.
>
> Section 9 of the NRPM gives a lot of latitude for demonstrating that an
> organization operates within the ARIN region. A similar amount of latitude
> should be available to establish that an individual is acting as a business
> and not an individual, even if the jurisdiction's laws and procedures don't
> neatly align with ARIN procedures.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM John Curran <jcurran at arin.net> wrote:
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> On Apr 16, 2025, at 6:02 PM, Paul E McNary <pmcnary at cameron.net> wrote:
>
> Originally
> 12 years ago when I tried to get ARIN resources, I was greatly harmed by
> this.
> In Missouri at that time a Sole Proprietor did not have to register with
> the Secretary of State.
> ARIN would not issue resources unless they could verify you with Secretary
> of State database.
> We had a State Sales Tax and Employment Tax ID for 20 years, but that
> wasn't good enough.
>
>
> Paul -
>
> To be certain there’s a clear understanding of the problem that resulted
> from the organization requirement – are you saying that you were unable to
> register a DBA name with Missouri Secretary of State in 2013?  There is a
> 7$ fee associated with such registration (every 5 years) but from all
> appearances it is otherwise a rather nominal process, so if there is/was
> some other barrier it would be good to explain it so that folks understand
> the scope of the problem that you experienced when trying to do so.
>
> Thanks,
> /John
>
> John Curran
> President and CEO
> American Registry for Internet Numbers
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