Nevada § 78.185 - Defaulting corporations: Reinstatement or revival under old or new name; regulations

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 78.185 — Defaulting corporations: Reinstatement or revival under old or new name; regulations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 78.185. Defaulting corporations: Reinstatement or revival under old or new name; regulations

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a corporation applies to reinstate

or revive its charter but its name has been legally reserved or acquired by another

artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions

of this title whose name is on file with the Office of the Secretary of State or reserved

in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this title,

the corporation shall in its application for reinstatement submit in writing to the

Secretary of State some other name under which it desires its corporate existence

to be reinstated or revived. If that name is distinguishable from all other names reserved or otherwise on file,

the Secretary of State shall reinstate the corporation under that new name. Upon the issuance of a certificate of reinstatement or revival under that new name,

the articles of incorporation of the applying corporation shall be deemed to reflect

the new name without the corporation having to comply with the provisions of NRS 78.385 , 78.390 or 78.403 . 2. If the applying corporation submits the written, acknowledged consent of the artificial

person having a name, or the person who has reserved a name, which is not distinguishable

from the old name of the applying corporation or a new name it has submitted, it may

be reinstated or revived under that name. 3. For the purposes of this section, a proposed name is not distinguishable from a

name on file or reserved name solely because one or the other contains distinctive

lettering, a distinctive mark, a trademark or a trade name, or any combination of

these. 4. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations that interpret the requirements of

this section.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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