District Of Columbia § 29-105.06 - Noncomplying name of foreign entity.
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§ 29-105.06. Noncomplying name of foreign entity.
29-105.06A registered foreign entity whose name does not comply with for an entity of its type shall not register to do business in the District until it adopts, for the purpose of doing business in the District, an alternate name that complies with . A registered foreign entity that registers under an alternate name under this subsection need not comply with . After registering to do business in the District with an alternate name, a registered foreign entity may do business in the District under:
The alternate name;
Its entity name, with the addition of its jurisdiction of formation clearly identified; or
An assumed or fictitious name the entity is authorized to use under .
If a registered foreign entity changes its name to one that does not comply with , it shall not do business in the District until it complies with subsection (a) of this section by amending its registration to adopt an alternate name that complies with .
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