Utah § 10a-1507 - Registered name of foreign corporation. (Repealed 10/1/2026)

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§ 10a-1507. Registered name of foreign corporation. (Repealed 10/1/2026)

Repealed 10/1/2026
16-10a-1507.  Registered name of foreign corporation.
(1) A foreign corporation may register its corporate name as provided in this section if the name would be available for use as a corporate name for a domestic corporation under Section 16-10a-401. If the foreign corporation's corporate name would not be available for such use, then the foreign corporation may register its corporate name modified by the addition of any of the following words or abbreviations, if the modified name would be available for use under Section 16-10a-401: "corporation," "incorporated," "company," "corp.," "inc.," or "co."
(2) A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition permitted by Subsection (1), by delivering to the division for filing an application for registration:
(a) setting forth its corporate name, the name to be registered which shall meet the requirements of Section 16-10a-401 that apply to domestic corporations, the state or country and date of incorporation, and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and
(b) accompanied by a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import from the state or country of incorporation as evidence that the foreign corporation is in existence or has authority to transact business under the laws of the state or country in which it is organized.
(3) The name is registered for the applicant upon the effective date of the application, and the initial registration is effective until the end of the calendar year in which it became effective.
(4) A foreign corporation that has in effect a registration of its corporate name as permitted by Subsection (1) may renew the registration for the following year by delivering to the division for filing a renewal application for registration, which complies with the requirements of Subsection (2), between October 1 and December 31 of the preceding year. When filed, the renewal application for registration renews the registration for the following calendar year.
(5) A foreign corporation that has in effect registration of its corporate name may apply for authority to transact business in this state under the registered name in accordance with the procedure set forth in this part or it may assign the registration to another foreign corporation by delivering to the division for filing an assignment of the registration that states the registered name, the name of the assigning foreign corporation, and the name of the assignee, concurrently with the delivery to the division for filing of the assignee's application for registration of the name. The assignee's application shall meet the requirements of this part.
(6)
(a) A foreign corporation that has in effect registration of its corporate name may terminate the registration at any time by delivering to the division for filing a statement of termination setting forth the corporate name and stating that the registration is terminated.
(b) A registration automatically terminates upon the filing of an application for authority to transact business in this state under the registered name.
(7) The registration of a corporate name under Subsection (1) constitutes authority by the division to file an application meeting the requirements of this part for authority to transact business in this state under the registered name, but the authorization is subject to the limitations applicable to corporate names as set forth in Section 16-10a-403.


Repealed by Chapter 93, 2026 General Session
Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session

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

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