§ 4A-209

Maryland § 4A-209

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gca: Corporations and Associations
• Title: 4A

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(a) The exclusive right to use a specified name for a domestic or foreign limited liability company may be reserved by:

(1) A person who intends to organize a domestic limited liability company;

(2) A domestic limited liability company that proposes to change its name;

(3) A foreign limited liability company that intends to register to do business in this State; or

(4) A foreign limited liability company registered to do business in this State that proposes to change its name.

(b) (1) A person may reserve a specified name by filing a signed application with the Department.

(2) If the Department finds that the name is available for use by a limited liability company, the Department shall reserve the name for 30 days for the exclusive use of the applicant.

(c) The exclusive right to use a reserved name may be transferred to another person by filing with the Department a notice of the transfer which specifies the name and address of the transferee and is signed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved.