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4-27-403. Registered name.
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4-27-403. Registered name.
(a) A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by § 4-27-1506, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from the corporate names that are not available under § 4-27-401(b)(3).
(b) A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by § 4-27-1506, by delivering it to the Secretary of State for filing an application:
(1) Setting forth its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by § 4-27-1506, the state or country and date of its incorporation, and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and
(2) Accompanied by a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) from the state or country of incorporation.
(c) The name is registered for the applicant's exclusive use upon the effective date of the application.
(d) A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may renew it for successive years by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a renewal application, which complies with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, between October 1 and December 31 of the preceding year. The renewal application when filed renews the registration for the following calendar year.
(e) A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may thereafter qualify as a foreign corporation under the registered name or consent in writing to the use of that name by a corporation thereafter incorporated under this chapter or by another foreign corporation thereafter authorized to transact business in this state. The registration terminates when the domestic corporation is incorporated or the foreign corporation qualifies or c
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-27-403
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4-27-403. Registered name.
(a) A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by § 4-27-1506, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from the corporate names that are not available under § 4-27-401(b)(3).
(b) A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by § 4-27-1506, by delivering it to the Secretary of State for filing an application:
(1) Setting forth its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by § 4-27-1506, the state or country and date of its incorporation, and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and
(2) Accompanied by a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) from the state or country of incorporation.
(c) The name is registered for the applicant's exclusive use upon the effective date of the application.
(d) A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may renew it for successive years by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a renewal application, which complies with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, between October 1 and December 31 of the preceding year. The renewal application when filed renews the registration for the following calendar year.
(e) A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may thereafter qualify as a foreign corporation under the registered name or consent in writing to the use of that name by a corporation thereafter incorporated under this chapter or by another foreign corporation thereafter authorized to transact business in this state. The registration terminates when the domestic corporation is incorporated or the foreign corporation qualifies or consents to the qualification of another foreign corporation under the registered name.
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4-27-1506. Corporate name of foreign corporation.
(a) If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of § 4-27-401, the foreign corporation to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in this state:
(1) may add the word “corporation”, “incorporated”, “company”, or “limited”, or the abbreviation “corp.”, “inc.”, “co.”, or “ltd.”, to its corporate name for use in this state; or
(2) may use a fictitious name to transact business in this state if its real name is unavailable and it delivers to the Secretary of State for filing a copy of the resolution of its board of directors, certified by its secretary, adopting the fictitious name.
(b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the corporate name (including a fictitious name adopted because its real name is unavailable) of a foreign corporation must be distinguished upon the records of the Secretary of State from:
(1) the corporate name of a corporation incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state;
(2) a corporate name reserved or registered under § 4-27-402 or § 4-27-403;
(3) the fictitious name, adopted because its real name was unavailable, of another foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state; and
(4) the corporate name of a not-for-profit corporation incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state.
(c) A foreign corporation may apply to the Secretary of State for authorization to use in this state the name of another corporation (incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state) that is not distinguishable upon his records from the name applied for. The Secretary of State shall authorize use of the name applied for if:
(1) the other corporation conse
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-27-1506
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-27-1506. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
4-27-401. Corporate name.
(a) A corporate name:
(1) must contain the word “corporation,” “incorporated,” “company,” or “limited,” or the abbreviation “corp.,” “inc.,” “co.,” or “ltd.,” or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; and
(2) may not contain language stating or implying that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by § 4-27-301 and its articles of incorporation.
(b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a corporate name must be distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from:
(1) the corporate name of a corporation incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state;
(2) a corporate name reserved or registered under § 4-27-402 or § 4-27-403;
(3) the fictitious name adopted by a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state because its real name is unavailable; and
(4) the corporate name of a not-for-profit corporation incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state.
(c) A corporation may apply to the Secretary of State for authorization to use a name that is not distinguishable upon his records from one (1) or more of the names described in subsection (b) of this section. The Secretary of State shall authorize use of the name applied for if:
(1) the other corporation consents to the use in writing and submits an undertaking in form satisfactory to the Secretary of State to change its name to a name that is distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from the name of the applying corporation; or
(2) the applicant delivers to the Secretary of State a certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the applicant's right to use the name applied for in this
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-27-401
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-27-401. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.