(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership not registered to do business in this state under part 5 of this chapter may register its name, or an alternate name adopted pursuant to section 30-21-506, Idaho Code, if the name is distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from the names that are not available under section 30-21-301, Idaho Code.
(b) To register its name or an alternate name adopted pursuant to section 30-21-506, Idaho Code, a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must deliver to the secretary of state for filing an application stating the entity’s name, the jurisdiction and date of its formation, and any alternate name adopted pursuant to section 30-21-506, Idaho Code. If the secretary of state finds that the name applied for is available, the secretary of state shall register the name for the applicant’s exclusive use.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 30-21-304

  • Filing entity: means an entity whose formation requires the filing of a public organic record. See Idaho Code 30-21-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Limited liability partnership: means a domestic limited liability partnership registered under or subject to chapter 23, title 30, Idaho Code, or a foreign limited liability partnership. See Idaho Code 30-21-102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Idaho Code 30-21-102
(c) The registration of a name under this section is effective for one (1) year after the date of registration.
(d) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may renew the registration for successive one (1) year periods by delivering, not earlier than three (3) months before the expiration of the registration, to the secretary of state for filing a renewal application that complies with this section. When filed, the renewal application renews the registration for a succeeding one (1) year period.
(e) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may register as a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership under the registered name or consent in a signed record to the use of that name by another entity.