- (a) To reserve the exclusive use of an entity name, including a fictitious name for a foreign entity whose name is not available, a person must deliver an application to the Secretary of State for filing. Any person may file an application with the Secretary of State to reserve the exclusive use of a name under this article.
(b) The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved and must be:
- (1) accompanied by any required filing fee; and
- (2) signed by the applicant or by the agent or attorney of the applicant.
- (c) The name may also be reserved, renewed, withdrawn, and transferred by electronic means as set forth in Section 10A-1-5.17.
(Act 2009-513, p. 967, §39; Act 2013-338, p. 1196, §1; Act 2018-125, §3; Act 2020-73, §5.)