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§1-403. Registered name
A. A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name with
any addition authorized by R.S. 12:303(A)(3), if the name is distinguishable upon the records
of the secretary of state from the corporate names that are not available under R.S.
12:1-401(B).
B. A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name with any
addition authorized by R.S. 12:303(A)(3), by delivering to the secretary of state for filing an
application which does both of the following:
(1)Sets forth its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition authorized
by R.S. 12:303(A)(3), the state or country and date of its incorporation, and a brief
description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged.
(2)Is accompanied by a certifica
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§1-403. Registered name
A. A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name with
any addition authorized by R.S. 12:303(A)(3), if the name is distinguishable upon the records
of the secretary of state from the corporate names that are not available under R.S.
12:1-401(B).
B. A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name with any
addition authorized by R.S. 12:303(A)(3), by delivering to the secretary of state for filing an
application which does both of the following:
(1) Sets forth its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition authorized
by R.S. 12:303(A)(3), the state or country and date of its incorporation, and a brief
description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged.
(2) Is accompanied by a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import,
from the state or country of incorporation which is dated within ninety days of receipt by the
secretary of state.
C. The name is registered for the applicant's exclusive use upon the effective date
of the application.
D. A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may renew it for successive
years by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a renewal application that complies with
the requirements of Subsection B of this Section between October first and December thirty-first of the preceding year. The renewal application when filed renews the registration for
the following calendar year.
E. A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may thereafter qualify as a
foreign corporation under the registered name or consent in writing to the use of that name
by a corporation thereafter incorporated under this Chapter or by another foreign corporation
thereafter authorized to transact business in this state. The registration terminates when the
domestic corporation is incorporated or the foreign corporation qualifies or consents to the
qualification of another foreign corporation under the registered name.