West Virginia Statutes
§ 31B-1-106 — Reserved name
(a)A person may reserve the exclusive use of the name of a limited liability company, including a fictitious name for a foreign company whose name is not available, by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the Secretary of State finds that the name applied for is available, it must be reserved for the applicant's exclusive use for a one hundred twenty-day period. The reservation may be renewed for one additional period of one hundred twenty days, but may not thereafter be reserved by the same or associated persons within one calendar year of the expiration of the last reservation period.
(b)The owner of a name reserved for a limited liability company ma
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Legislative History
1998 Reg. Sess., HB4453; 1996 Reg. Sess., SB338
Nearby Sections
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§ 31B-1-101
Definitions§ 31B-1-102
Knowledge and notice§ 31B-1-104
Supplemental principles of law§ 31B-1-105
Name§ 31B-1-106
Reserved name§ 31B-1-107
Registered name§ 31B-1-110
Resignation of agent for service of process§ 31B-1-111
Service of process§ 31B-1-112
Nature of business and powers§ 31B-1-114
Penalty for signing false document§ 31B-10-1001
Law governing foreign limited liability companies