NY Bus Corp L § 302 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 3 - Corporate Name and Service of Process 302 - Corporate Name; Exceptions.

§ 302. Corporate name; exceptions.  (a) Any reference to a corporation in this section except as otherwise provided herein shall include both domestic and foreign corporations.  (b) The provisions of section 301 (Corporate name; general):  (1)  Shall  not  require any corporation, existing or authorized under any statute on the effective date of this chapter, to add to, modify  or otherwise  change  its  corporate  name;  provided,  however,  that  any corporation organized or qualified to do business in  this  state  under this  chapter  which  contains in its name any of the following words or phrases or any abbreviation or derivation thereof, "community  renewal", "tenant  relocation",  "urban  development" or "urban relocation", shall plainly and legibly state immediately following its name in any  writing issued  or  authorized  to  be issued by it upon which its name appears, including,  but  not  limited  to,  advertising  material   letterheads, business  cards  and  building  directories and signs, the phrase "not a governmental agency".  (2) Shall not prevent a corporation with which another corporation  is merged, or which is formed by the reorganization or consolidation of one or  more  other  corporations  or  upon a sale, lease, exchange or other disposition to a domestic corporation of all or  substantially  all  the assets  of another domestic corporation, including its name, as provided in paragraph  (b)  of  Section  909  (Sale,  lease,  exchange  or  other disposition  of  assets),  from  having  the  same  name  as any of such corporations if at the time such other  corporation  was  authorized  or existing under any statute of this state.  (3)  Shall  not  prevent  a  foreign corporation from being authorized under a name which is similar to the name of a corporation of  any  type or  kind  existing or authorized under any statute, if the department of state finds, upon proof by affidavit or otherwise as it  may  determine, that   a   difference   between  such  names  exists  in  the  terms  or abbreviations indicating corporate  character  or  otherwise,  that  the applicant  has  engaged in business as a corporation under its said name for not less than ten consecutive years immediately prior to the date of its application that the business to be conducted in this state  is  not the same as or similar to the business conducted by the corporation with whose  name  it  may  conflict  and  that the public is not likely to be confused  or  deceived,  and  if  the  applicant  shall  agree  in   its application for authority to use with its corporate name, in this state, to  be  placed  immediately  under  or following such name, the words "a ........ (name of jurisdiction of incorporation) corporation".  (4) Shall not prevent a "small  business  investment  corporation"  as defined in an act of congress entitled "Small Business Investment Act of 1958"  from  including the word "investment" as part of its name if such word is coupled with the words "small business".  (5) Shall not prevent an "investment company" as defined in an act  of congress  entitled  "Investment  Company Act of 1940" from including the word "finance" or "bond" as part of its name, if  the  approval  of  the superintendent  of  financial services is attached to the certificate of incorporation, application for authority, or amendment thereof.  (6) Shall not prevent a broker or dealer in securities, as defined  in an  act  of  congress  entitled  "Securities Exchange Act of 1934", from including the word "investment" as part of its  name  if  such  word  is coupled  with  the  words  "broker"  or  "brokers" and if such broker or dealer is registered with the securities and exchange  commission  under the  provisions  of  section  fifteen  of the securities exchange act of nineteen hundred thirty-four and is also registered  with  the  attorney general  under  the  provisions of section three hundred fifty-nine-e of the general business law.  (7) Shall not prevent an  association  of  banks  or  trust  companies organized  as  a  non-profit membership corporation for the promotion of the interests of member banks from including the word "bankers" as  part of its corporate name.  (8)  Shall  not  prevent  a  bank  holding  company,  as long as it is required to be registered under article III-A  of  the  banking  law  or under  the federal Bank Holding Company Act, as each may be amended from time to time, from using the words "bank", "banker" or "trusts"  or  any abbreviation, derivative or combination thereof as part of its corporate name,  if  the  approval  of the superintendent of financial services is attached to the certificate of incorporation, application for authority, or amendment thereof.