§ 7-1.2-404 - Registered name.
SECTION 7-1.2-404
§ 7-1.2-404 Registered name. – (a) Any corporation organized and existing under the laws of any state orterritory of the United States may register its corporate name under thischapter, provided its corporate name is distinguishable upon the records of thesecretary of state from, the name of any domestic corporation, limitedpartnership, limited liability partnership or limited liability companyexisting under the laws of this state, or the name of any foreign corporation,limited partnership, limited liability partnership or limited liability companyauthorized to transact business in this state, or any corporate name reserved,filed or registered under this title.
(b) The registration is made by:
(1) Filing with the secretary of state:
(i) An application for registration executed by an authorizedofficer of the corporation, stating the name of the corporation, the state orterritory under the laws of which it is incorporated, the date of itsincorporation, a statement that it is carrying on or doing business, and abrief statement of the business in which it is engaged; and
(ii) A certificate stating that the corporation is in goodstanding under the laws of the state or territory wherein it is organized,executed by the secretary of state of the state or territory or by any otherofficial that may have custody of the records pertaining to corporations; and
(2) Paying to the secretary of state a registration fee.
(c) The registration is effective for a period of one yearfrom the effective date of the application.
(d) A corporation, which has in effect a registration of itscorporate name, may renew the registration from year to year by annually filingan application for renewal stating the facts required to be stated in anoriginal application for registration and a certificate of good standing asrequired for the original registration. A renewal application must be filedprior to the expiration of the one-year period from the filing of an originalapplication for registration or its last renewal and extends the registrationfor the following year.