State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Utah > Title-48 > Chapter-02c > 48-2c-160848-2c-1608. Registered name of foreign company.
(1) A foreign company may register its name as provided in this section if the namewould be available for use as a name for a domestic company under Section 48-2c-106. If theforeign company's name would not be available for such use, then the foreign company mayregister its name modified by the addition of any of the following words or abbreviations, if themodified name would be available for use under Section 48-2c-106: "limited liability company","limited company", "L.L.C.", "L.C.", "LLC", or "LC".
(2) A foreign company registers its name, or its name with any addition permitted bySubsection (1), by delivering to the division for filing an application for registration:
(a) setting forth its name, the name to be registered which must meet the requirements ofSection 48-2c-106 that apply to domestic companies, the state or country and date of formation ororganization, and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and
(b) accompanied by a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import from thestate or country of formation or organization as evidence that the foreign company is in existenceor has authority to transact business under the laws of the state or country in which it is formed ororganized.
(3) The name is registered for the applicant upon the effective date of the application, andthe initial registration is effective until the end of the calendar year in which it became effective.
(4) A foreign company that has in effect a registration of its name as permitted bySubsection (1) may renew the registration for the following year by delivering to the division forfiling a renewal application for registration, which complies with the requirements of Subsection(2) between October 1 and December 31 of the preceding year. When filed, the renewalapplication for registration renews the registration for the following calendar year.
(5) A foreign company that has in effect registration of its name may apply for authorityto transact business in this state under the registered name in accordance with the procedure setforth in this part or it may assign the registration to another foreign company by delivering to thedivision for filing an assignment of the registration that states the registered name, the name of theassigning foreign corporation, and the name of the assignee, concurrently with the delivery to thedivision for filing of the assignee's application for registration of the name. The assignee'sapplication must meet the requirements of this part.
(6) (a) A foreign company that has in effect registration of its name may terminate theregistration at any time by delivering to the division for filing a statement of termination settingforth the name and stating that the registration is terminated.
(b) A registration of name automatically terminates upon the filing of an application forauthority to transact business in this state under the registered name.
(7) The registration of a name under Subsection (1) constitutes authority by the divisionto file an application meeting the requirements of this part for authority to transact business in thisstate under the registered name, but the authorization is subject to the limitations applicable tocompany names as set forth in Section 48-2c-106.
Enacted by Chapter 260, 2001 General Session
