Montana Code Annotated 1997

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     30-13-202. Registration of assumed business name -- when prohibited. (1) When an application for registration or amendment to the registration of an assumed business name contains an assumed business name which is the same as or not distinguishable on the record from an assumed business name already registered or from any corporate name, limited partnership name, limited liability company name, limited liability partnership name, trademark, or service mark registered or reserved with the secretary of state, the secretary of state may not register the assumed business name for which application is made.
     (2) When the applicant is other than a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, the secretary of state may not register the assumed business name for which application is made if the name applied for contains or there is added at the end of the name the word "corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited" or an abbreviation of one of the words.

     History: En Sec. 2, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 134, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 455, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 80, Ch. 120, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 449, L. 1995.

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