Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
EVIDENCE OF ESTABLISHED RIGHT TO INDISTINGUISHABLE NAME.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Notwithstanding Sections 5.053, 5.102, and 5.153, the secretary of state may accept a name if the entity or person seeking acceptance of the filing instrument with the indistinguishable name delivers to the secretary of state a certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that establishes the entity's or person's right to the name in this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (H.B. 2856), Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2018.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BO/htm/BO.5.htm
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Business Organizations Code
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.053DISTINGUISHABLE NAMES REQUIRED.Printed as Sections 5.053, 5.102, and 5.153
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.102LIMITATION ON THE RESERVATION OF CERTAIN NAMES.Printed as Sections 5.053, 5.102, and 5.153
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.153LIMITATION ON THE REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN NAMES.Printed as Sections 5.053, 5.102, and 5.153
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