District Of Columbia § 29-103.04 - Registration of name.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 29-103.04 — Registration of name., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-103.04. Registration of name.
29-103.04A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership not registered to do business in the District under may register its name, or an alternate name required by , if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the Mayor from the names that are not available under .
To register its name or an alternate name required by , a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall deliver to the Mayor for filing an application setting forth its name, or its name with any addition required by , and the jurisdiction and date of its formation. If the Mayor finds that the name applied for is available, the Mayor shall register the name for the applicant’s exclusive use.
The registration of a name under this section shall be effective for one year after the date of registration.
A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may renew the registration for successive one-year periods by delivering, not earlier than 3 months before the expiration of the registration, to the Mayor for filing a renewal application that complies with this section. When filed, the renewal application renews the registration for a succeeding one-year period.
A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership with an effective name registration may register as a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership under its registered name, or may consent in a signed record to the use of that name by another entity.
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Section 29-103.04 ("Registration of name.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. 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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