14A.3.040 Name of foreign entity. (Effective January 1, 2011) - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 14A.3-040 Name of foreign entity. (Effective January 1, 2011) (1) If the real name of a foreign entity does not satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3- 010 as would apply were the foreign entity organized in this Commonwealth, the
foreign entity seeking to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact
business in this Commonwealth:
(a) May use a fictitious name to transact business in this Commonwealth if its real name is not distinguishable from any name of record with the Secretary of
State; or (b) May supplement its name with such identifier as would be appropriate under KRS 14A.3-010 were the foreign entity organized in this Commonwealth. (2) Except as authorized by KRS 14A.3-010(14) and (15), the real or fictitious name of a foreign entity shall be distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State
from any name of record with the Secretary of State. (3) If a foreign entity authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth changes its real name to one that does not satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010, it shall
not transact business in this Commonwealth under the changed name until it adopts
a fictitious name satisfying the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010 and obtains an
amended certificate of authority in accordance with KRS 14A.9-040. Effective: January 1, 2011
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 26, effective January 1, 2011.