Alaska § 10.13.120 - Corporate name and representation of status.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 10.13.120 — Corporate name and representation of status., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10.13.120. Corporate name and representation of status.
(a) The corporate name of a licensee must include the word “BIDCO” or “Bidco” and must be distinguishable on the records of the department from the name of any other organized entity and from a reserved or registered name. A licensee may not transact business under a name other than its corporate name. In this subsection, “organized entity” and “reserved or registered name” have the meanings given in AS 10.35.040 .
(b) Before being issued a license, a corporation that proposes to apply for a license or that applies for a license may perform, under a name that indicates that the corporation is a corporation licensed under this chapter, the acts necessary to apply for and obtain a license and otherwise prepare to begin business as a licensee. The corporation may not represent that it is a licensee until after the license has been obtained.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10.13.120 ("Corporate name and representation of status.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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