Texas Business Organizations Code 5.152 – Application for Registration of Name
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(a) To register a name under this subchapter, an organization must file an application with the secretary of state.
(b) The application must:
(1) state that the organization validly exists and is doing business;
(2) contain a brief statement of the nature of the organization’s business;
(3) set out:
(A) the name of the organization;
(B) the name of the jurisdiction under whose laws the organization is formed; and
(C) the date the organization was formed; and
(4) be accompanied by any required filing fee.
Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 5.152
- Business: means a trade, occupation, profession, or other commercial activity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- 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.
- Organization: means a corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, business trust, real estate investment trust, joint venture, joint stock company, cooperative, association, bank, insurance company, credit union, savings and loan association, or other organization, regardless of whether the organization is for-profit, nonprofit, domestic, or foreign. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Secretary: means the:
(A) individual designated as secretary of an entity under the entity's governing documents; or
(B) officer or committee of persons authorized to perform the functions of secretary of an entity without regard to the designated name of the officer or committee. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002