North Carolina § 55D-25 Reserved and registered names; powers of the Secretary of State

North Carolina Statutes

§ 55D-25 — Reserved and registered names; powers of the Secretary of State

North Carolina § 55D-25

Ch. 55DFilings, Names, and Registered Agents for Corporations, Nonprofit Corporations, and Partnerships

Art. 3Names

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-25 (2026).

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The Secretary of State may revoke any reservation or registration of a name if the Secretary of State:

(1)Gives written notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person who made the reservation or registration of the date and time of a hearing;

(2)Conducts a hearing not less that 15 days after receipt of the notice as shown by the return receipt; and

(3)Finds that the application therefor or any transfer thereof was not made in good faith or that any statement contained in the application for reservation or registration was false when such application was filed or has thereafter become false. (1901, c. 2, s. 8; 1903, c. 453; Rev., s. 1137; 1913, c. 5, s. 1; C.S., s. 1114; 1935, cc. 166, 320; 1939, c. 222; G.S., s. 55-2; 1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1959, c. 1316,

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The Secretary of State may revoke any reservation or registration of a name if the Secretary of State:
(1) Gives written notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person who made the reservation or registration of the date and time of a hearing;
(2) Conducts a hearing not less that 15 days after receipt of the notice as shown by the return receipt; and
(3) Finds that the application therefor or any transfer thereof was not made in good faith or that any statement contained in the application for reservation or registration was false when such application was filed or has thereafter become false. (1901, c. 2, s. 8; 1903, c. 453; Rev., s. 1137; 1913, c. 5, s. 1; C.S., s. 1114; 1935, cc. 166, 320; 1939, c. 222; G.S., s. 55-2; 1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1959, c. 1316, s. 28; 1969, c. 751, ss. 4-6; 1973, c. 469, s. 45.3; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; 1993, c. 552, s. 7; 2001-358, ss. 14(b), 15; 2001-387, ss. 173, 175(a); 2001-413, s. 6.)