South Carolina Statutes
§ 33-31-402 — Reserved name.
South Carolina § 33-31-402
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 33CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Ch. 31SOUTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 33-31-402 (2026).
Text
(a)A person may reserve the exclusive use of a corporate name including the corporate name of a foreign corporation or its corporate name with any change required by Section 33-31-1506, by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing which shall set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. Upon finding that the corporate name applied for is available, the Secretary of State shall reserve the name for the applicant's exclusive use for a nonrenewable one hundred twenty-day period.
(b)The owner of a reserved corporate name may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the Secretary of State a signed notice of the transfer that states the name and address of the transferee.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 384, SECTION 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-31-1001
Authority to amend articles of incorporation.§ 33-31-1002
Amendment of articles by directors.§ 33-31-1003
Amendment of articles by directors and members.§ 33-31-1004
Class voting by members on amendments.§ 33-31-1005
Articles of amendment.§ 33-31-1006
Restated articles of incorporation.§ 33-31-1007
Amendment pursuant to judicial reorganization.§ 33-31-1008
Effect of amendment and restatement.§ 33-31-101
Short title.§ 33-31-102
Reservation of power to amend or repeal.§ 33-31-1020
Amendment of bylaws by directors.§ 33-31-1022
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 33-31-402, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/33-31-402.