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Texas Business Organizations Code

§ 5.053 — DISTINGUISHABLE NAMES REQUIRED

BO § 5.053Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 5. NAMES OF ENTITIES; REGISTERED AGENTS AND REGISTERED OFFICES · Art. B. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO NAMES OF ENTITIES

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(a)The name of a filing entity or registered series of a domestic limited liability company or the name under which a foreign filing entity registers to transact business in this state must be distinguishable in the records of the secretary of state from:
(1)the name of another existing filing entity;
(2)the name of a foreign filing entity that is registered under Chapter 9;
(3)the fictitious name under which a foreign filing entity is registered to transact business in this state;
(4)a name that is reserved under Subchapter C;
(5)a name that is registered under Subchapter D; or
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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1195 (S.B. 1313), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 74 (S.B. 1517), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (H.B. 2856), Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2018. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 43 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 15, eff. June 1, 2022.

Source: Texas Business Organizations Code § 5.053 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.