Nebraska § 21-230 Corporate name

Nebraska Statutes

§ 21-230 — Corporate name

Nebraska § 21-230

Ch. 21Corporations and Other Companies

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-230 (2026).

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(MBCA 4.01) (a) A corporate name:

(1)Must contain the word corporation, incorporated, company, or limited, or the abbreviation corp., inc., co., or ltd., or words or abbreviations of like import in another language, except that a corporation organized to conduct a banking business under the Nebraska Banking Act may use a name which includes the word bank without using any such words or abbreviations; and

(2)May not contain language stating or implying that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by section 21-226 and its articles of incorporation.

(b)Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a corporate name must not be the same as or deceptively similar to, upon the records of the Secretary of State:

(1)The corporate name of a corp

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(MBCA 4.01) (a) A corporate name:
(1) Must contain the word
corporation, incorporated, company, or limited, or the abbreviation corp.,
inc., co., or ltd., or words or abbreviations of like import in another language,
except that a corporation organized to conduct a banking business under the
Nebraska Banking Act may use a name which includes the word bank without using
any such words or abbreviations; and
(2) May not contain language stating or implying that
the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by section 21-226 and its articles of incorporation.
(b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d)
of this section, a corporate name must not be the same as or deceptively similar
to, upon the records of the Secretary of State:
(1) The corporate name of a corporation
incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state;
(2) A corporate name reserved
or registered under section 21-231 or 21-232 ;
(3) The fictitious name adopted by
a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state because
its real name is unavailable;
(4) The corporate name of a not-for-profit corporation
incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state;
(5) A trade name registered
in this state pursuant to sections 87-208 to 87-219.01 ; and
(6) Any other business entity
name registered or filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to the law of
this state.
(c)
A corporation may apply to the Secretary of State for authorization to use
a name that is deceptively similar to, upon the records of the Secretary of
State, one or more of the names described in subsection (b) of this section.
The Secretary of State shall authorize use of the name applied for if:
(1) The other corporation
or business entity consents to the use in writing; or
(2) The applicant delivers to the Secretary
of State a certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
establishing the applicant's right to use the name applied for in this state.
(d) A corporation may use
the name, including the fictitious name, of another domestic or foreign corporation
or business entity that is used in this state if the other corporation or
business entity is incorporated or authorized to transact business in this
state and the proposed user corporation:
(1) Has merged with the other corporation or business
entity;
(2)
Has been formed by reorganization of the other corporation or business entity;
or
(3)
Has acquired all or substantially all of the assets, including the corporate
name, of the other corporation or business entity.
(e) The Nebraska Model Business Corporation
Act does not control the use of fictitious names.