2025 Session
Last amended: 2010 session
§ 5.35 — Automatic Name Reservation
Plain-Language Summary
When a business files with the SOS, its name is automatically reserved so no one else can use it.
5.35 AUTOMATIC NAME RESERVATION.
Upon the dissolution or termination of the filing of any business entity or assumed name for failure to file the annual renewal, the secretary of state shall automatically file a name reservation to hold that name on behalf of the dissolved or terminated entity for a period of one year from the date of the dissolution or termination.
History:
2009 c 98 s 5; 2010 c 250 art 2 s 4
History: History: 2009 c 98 s 5; 2010 c 250 art 2 s 4
Practical Notes
Your business name is automatically protected when you file.