§ 23-15-12-5 — Review of new filings and business name changes

Indiana § 23-15-12-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 23: BUSINESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
• Art. 15: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
• Ch. 12: Use of Cooperative in Business Entity Name or

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(a) After December 31, 2017, if a new filing
or an amendment changing the name of a business entity (including any
registration as a foreign business entity) from an entity other than an
entity described in section 1 of this chapter is received by the secretary
of state and the business entity name set forth in the new filing or the
amendment contains the term:
(1) "cooperative"; or
(2) "co-op";
or a derivative of a term listed in subdivisions (1) and (2), the secretary
of state shall forward the filing or amendment to the department of
agriculture to review the use of the term.
(b) The department of agriculture shall:
(1) review each document forwarded to the department under
subsection (a) for compliance with section 3 of this chapter; and
(2) notify the secretary of state of the department's determination
under section 4 of this chapter.
(c) The secretary of state may not file a document forwarded to the
department of agriculture under subsection (a) until after the secretary
of state receives notification under subsection (b)(2) that the document
complies with section 3 of this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.97-2017, SEC.3.