[§428-1005.5]  Change of name by foreignlimited liability company.  (a)  Whenever the name of a foreign limitedliability company that is authorized to transact business in this State ischanged by an amendment to its articles of organization, the foreign limitedliability company, within sixty days after the amendment becomes effective,shall deliver to the department director a certificate evidencing the namechange that is duly authenticated by the proper officer of the state or countryunder the laws of which it is organized.  If the certificate is in a foreignlanguage, a translation attested to under oath by the translator shallaccompany the certificate.

(b)  Whenever a foreign limited liabilitycompany that is authorized to transact business in this State changes its nameto one that is substantially identical to the name of any business entity ortrade name registered in this State, the foreign limited liability companyshall not thereafter transact any business in this State until it has changed itsname to a name that is available to it under the laws of this State or hasotherwise complied with this chapter.

(c)  If a foreign limited liability company isunable to change its name to a name that is available to it under the laws ofthis State, it may deliver to the director a copy of a certificate ofregistration of a different name as a trade name and thereafter shall becomeauthorized to transact business in this State under that name. [L 2003, c 124,§3]