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Texas Business Organizations Code

§ 5.064 — NAME FALSELY IMPLYING GOVERNMENTAL AFFILIATION PROHIBITED

BO § 5.064Title 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)A filing entity or a foreign filing entity may not use a name in this state that falsely implies an affiliation with a governmental entity.
(b)The submission of a filing instrument is an affirmation by the organizer or by a managerial official named in the filing instrument that the name provided as the name of the filing entity does not falsely imply an affiliation with a governmental entity.
(c)The addition of a word, phrase, or abbreviation that is required to be included in the name of a domestic or foreign filing entity under the provisions of this chapter is not a factor when determining whether a name violates Subsection (a).
(d)For purposes of this section, an entity name means:
(1)the name of a domestic filing entity, as evidenced by its certificate of formation, as amended or restated; or
(2)in the case of a foreign filing entity, the name of the foreign filing entity or the fictitious name of a foreign filing entity, as evidenced by its application for registration or its most recent amended registration.
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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 658 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Texas Business Organizations Code § 5.064 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.