30-13-206. Term and renewal of assumed business name registration. - Montana Statutes

     30-13-206. Term and renewal of assumed business name registration. (1) Registration of an assumed business name is effective for a term of 5 years from the date of registration. Upon application for renewal of registration on forms furnished by the secretary of state or by electronic means established by rule by the board of review established in 30-16-302, the registration may be renewed for another 5-year term.
     (2) Not less than 90 days before the expiration date of registration of an assumed business name, the secretary of state shall notify the applicant of record of the pending expiration by addressing a notice to the last-known address of the applicant.
     (3) (a) Subject to subsection (3)(b), if the applicant or person in whose name an assumed business name is registered fails to file an application for renewal with the secretary of state within a 90-day period prior to the expiration date of the registration, the secretary of state shall cancel the registration.
     (b) If a limited liability partnership fails to file an application for renewal with the secretary of state within a 90-day period prior to the expiration date of the registration, the secretary of state shall cancel the registration and the partnership is no longer a limited liability partnership.

     History: En Sec. 6, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 449, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 366, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 75, L. 2003.