A registration certificate may be issued to a corporation duly authorized to transact business in the State or to any person operating under a fictitious name who has complied with the provisions of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code of the State. A certificate issued to a corporation shall designate such corporation by the exact name which appears on the Articles of Incorporation of such corporation. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all registration certificates shall be issued in the true name of the applicant. (§ 1, Ord. 1065, eff. December 24, 1987)