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14A.3-020 Reserved name. (Effective January 1, 2011) <br>(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name, including a fictitious name for a
foreign entity whose real name is not available, by delivering an application to the <br>Secretary of State for filing. The application shall set forth the real name and <br>address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the Secretary of <br>State finds that the name applied for is distinguishable from any name of record <br>with the Secretary of State, that name shall be reserved for the applicant's exclusive <br>use for a one hundred twenty (120) day period. During the thirty (30) days prior to <br>the expiration of a reservation, the holder thereof may apply to renew the <br>reservation on such form as shall be provided by the Secretary of State. The renewal <br>shall be effective as of the expiration of the current reservation and shall renew the <br>reservation for an additional one hundred twenty (120) days from the otherwise <br>applicable expiration.
(2) A reserved name shall satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010. <br>(3) The applicant holding a reserved name may transfer the reservation to another
person by delivering to the Secretary of State a signed notice of the transfer that <br>states the name and address of the transferee.
(4) The holder of a reserved name may cancel the reservation by delivery to the
Secretary of State of a notice of cancellation, executed by the applicant for whom <br>the name is reserved, that states the reserved name and its initial date of reservation.
(5) It shall not be necessary that a foreign entity desiring to reserve a name be qualified
to transact business in this Commonwealth.
Effective: January 1, 2011 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 24, effective January 1, 2011.
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14A.3-020 Reserved name. (Effective January 1, 2011) <br>(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name, including a fictitious name for a
foreign entity whose real name is not available, by delivering an application to the <br>Secretary of State for filing. The application shall set forth the real name and <br>address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the Secretary of <br>State finds that the name applied for is distinguishable from any name of record <br>with the Secretary of State, that name shall be reserved for the applicant's exclusive <br>use for a one hundred twenty (120) day period. During the thirty (30) days prior to <br>the expiration of a reservation, the holder thereof may apply to renew the <br>reservation on such form as shall be provided by the Secretary of State. The renewal <br>shall be effective as of the expiration of the current reservation and shall renew the <br>reservation for an additional one hundred twenty (120) days from the otherwise <br>applicable expiration.
(2) A reserved name shall satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010. <br>(3) The applicant holding a reserved name may transfer the reservation to another
person by delivering to the Secretary of State a signed notice of the transfer that <br>states the name and address of the transferee.
(4) The holder of a reserved name may cancel the reservation by delivery to the
Secretary of State of a notice of cancellation, executed by the applicant for whom <br>the name is reserved, that states the reserved name and its initial date of reservation.
(5) It shall not be necessary that a foreign entity desiring to reserve a name be qualified
to transact business in this Commonwealth.
Effective: January 1, 2011 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 24, effective January 1, 2011.
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14A.3-020 Reserved name. (Effective January 1, 2011) <br>(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name, including a fictitious name for a
foreign entity whose real name is not available, by delivering an application to the <br>Secretary of State for filing. The application shall set forth the real name and <br>address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the Secretary of <br>State finds that the name applied for is distinguishable from any name of record <br>with the Secretary of State, that name shall be reserved for the applicant's exclusive <br>use for a one hundred twenty (120) day period. During the thirty (30) days prior to <br>the expiration of a reservation, the holder thereof may apply to renew the <br>reservation on such form as shall be provided by the Secretary of State. The renewal <br>shall be effective as of the expiration of the current reservation and shall renew the <br>reservation for an additional one hundred twenty (120) days from the otherwise <br>applicable expiration.
(2) A reserved name shall satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010. <br>(3) The applicant holding a reserved name may transfer the reservation to another
person by delivering to the Secretary of State a signed notice of the transfer that <br>states the name and address of the transferee.
(4) The holder of a reserved name may cancel the reservation by delivery to the
Secretary of State of a notice of cancellation, executed by the applicant for whom <br>the name is reserved, that states the reserved name and its initial date of reservation.
(5) It shall not be necessary that a foreign entity desiring to reserve a name be qualified
to transact business in this Commonwealth.
Effective: January 1, 2011 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 24, effective January 1, 2011.
