Nevada § 87A.185 - Name of partnership: Reinstatement or revival under old or new name; regulations
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§ 87A.185. Name of partnership: Reinstatement or revival under old or new name; regulations
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a limited partnership applies
to reinstate or revive its right to transact business but its name has been legally
reserved or acquired by any other 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 applying limited partnership shall submit
in writing to the Secretary of State some other name under which it desires its right
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 or revive the limited partnership under that
new name. 2. If the applying limited partnership submits the written, acknowledged consent of
the other artificial person having the name, or the person who has reserved the name,
that is not distinguishable from the old name of the applying limited partnership
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 thereof. 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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Section 87A.185 ("Name of partnership: Reinstatement or revival under old or new name; regulations") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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