(1) A person may apply to the Secretary of State to reserve a corporate name. The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved.

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(2) If the Secretary of State finds that the corporate name applied for conforms to ORS § 65.094, the Secretary of State shall reserve the name for the applicant for a 120-day period, following which the applicant may reapply for the name on the same basis as other applicants.

(3) A person may transfer the reservation of a corporate name to another person by delivering to the Secretary of State a notice of the transfer executed by the person for whom the name was reserved and specifying the name and address of the transferee. [1989 c.1010 § 33; 2019 c.174 § 24]