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AL Code § 10A-1-5.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.03 - Names Prohibited.

Section 10A-1-5.03Names prohibited. (a) A domestic entity may not have a name and a foreign filing entity may not register to transact business in this state under a name that is the same as or not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from: (1) the name of another existing filing entity or a general partnership that has an effective statement of partnership, statement of not for profit partnership, or limited liability partnership under Chapter 8A; (2) the name of a foreign filing entity that has a registration under Article 7; (3) a name that is reserved under Division B. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the other entity or the person for whom the name is reserved consents in writing to the use of a name not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State, and submits an undertaking in form satisfactory to the Secretary of State to change its name to a name that is distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the name for which application was made. (c) In determining whether a name is the same as or not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the name of another entity, words, phrases, or abbreviations indicating the type of entity, such as "corporation," "corp.," "general partnership," "GP," "G.P.," "not for profit general partnership," "NGP," "N.G.P.," "incorporated," "Inc.," "limited liability company," "LLC," "L.L.C.," "limited partnership," "LP," "L.P.," "Ltd.," "limited liability limited partnership," "LLLP," "L.L.L.P.," "limited liability partnership," "LLP," or "L.L.P." shall not be taken into account unless waived in writing by the incumbent holder of the name. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §35; Act 2013-338, p. 1196, §1; Act 2018-125, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.04 - Name of Corporation or Foreign Corporation.

Section 10A-1-5.04Name of corporation or foreign corporation. (a) The name of a corporation or foreign corporation must contain: (1) the word "corporation" or "incorporated"; or (2) an abbreviation of one of those words. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a nonprofit corporation or foreign nonprofit corporation, or to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, or insurance companies. (c) In lieu of a word or abbreviation required by subsection (a), the name of a professional corporation must comply with the requirements of Section 10A-1-5.08. (d) The requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to any corporation organized before January 1, 1981. (e) For a corporation that elects to be a benefit corporation under the Alabama Business Corporation Law, the name of that benefit corporation must contain the words "benefit corporation," the abbreviation "B.C.," or the designation "BC" and may not use the word "incorporated" or an abbreviation thereof. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §35; Act 2013-338, p. 1196, §1; Act 2018-125, §1; Act 2020-73, §5.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.05 - Name of Limited Partnership.

Section 10A-1-5.05Name of limited partnership.  (a) The name of a limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership registered to transact business in this state may contain the name of any partner. (b) The name of a limited partnership that is not a limited liability limited partnership must contain the phrase "limited partnership" or "Limited," or the abbreviation "L.P.," "LP," or "Ltd." and must not contain the phrase "limited liability limited partnership" or the abbreviation "LLLP" or "L.L.L.P." (c) The name of a limited liability limited partnership must contain the phrase "limited liability limited partnership" or the abbreviation "LLLP" or "L.L.L.P." and must not contain the abbreviation "L.P.," "LP," or "Ltd." (d) Subject to Section 10A-1-7.07, this section applies to any foreign limited partnership transacting business in this state, having a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, or applying for a certificate of authority. (e) The name of a limited partnership may not contain the following words: "bank," "banking," "banker," "trust," "insurance," "insurer," "corporation," "incorporated," or any abbreviation of such words. (Act 2016-379, p. 934, §3; Act 2018-125, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.06 - Name of Limited Liability Company or Foreign Limited Liability Company.

Section 10A-1-5.06Name of limited liability company or foreign limited liability company. The name of a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company registered to transact business in this state must contain the words "Limited Liability Company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC".  (Acts 1993, No. 93-724, p. 1425, §5; Act 97-920, 1st Ex. Sess., p. 312, §1; §10-12-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §36; Act 2018-125, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.07 - Name of Registered Limited Liability Partnership.

Section 10A-1-5.07Name of registered limited liability partnership.  The name of a limited liability partnership or a foreign limited liability partnership registered to transact business in this state shall contain the words "Limited Liability Partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.P." or "LLP". (Acts 1996, No. 96-528, p. 685, §1; §10-8A-1002; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §36; Act 2018-125, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.08 - Name of Professional Corporation.

Section 10A-1-5.08Name of professional corporation. The name of a domestic professional corporation or of a foreign professional corporation registered to transact business in this state must contain the words "professional corporation" or the abbreviation "P.C." or "PC" and shall otherwise conform to any rule promulgated by a licensing authority having jurisdiction of a professional service described in the certificate of formation of the professional corporation. (Acts 1983, No. 83-514, p. 763, §8; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-905, p. 474, §1; §10-4-387; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §36; Act 2018-125, §1; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.09 - Name of Professional Entity; Conflict With Other Law or Ethical Rule.

Section 10A-1-5.09Name of professional entity; conflict with other law or ethical rule. The name of a professional entity must be consistent with a statute or regulation that governs a person that provides a professional service through the professional entity, including a rule of professional ethics. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §37.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.10 - Name of General Partnership.

Section 10A-1-5.10Name of general partnership. (a) The name of a general partnership that has filed a statement of partnership in accordance with Section 10A-8A-2.02 must include the words "general partnership" or the abbreviation "G.P." or "GP." (b) The name of a general partnership that has filed a statement of not for profit partnership in accordance with Section 10A-8A-2.02 must include the words "not for profit general partnership" or the abbreviation "N.G.P." or "NGP." (Act 2018-125, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division B - Reservation of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.11 - Application for Reservation of Name.

Section 10A-1-5.11Application for reservation of name. (a) To reserve the exclusive use of an entity name, including a fictitious name for a foreign entity whose name is not available, a person must deliver an application to the Secretary of State for filing. Any person may file an application with the Secretary of State to reserve the exclusive use of a name under this article. (b) The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved and must be: (1) accompanied by any required filing fee; and (2) signed by the applicant or by the agent or attorney of the applicant. (c) The name may also be reserved, renewed, withdrawn, and transferred by electronic means as set forth in Section 10A-1-5.17. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §39; Act 2013-338, p. 1196, §1; Act 2018-125, §3; Act 2020-73, §5.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division B - Reservation of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.12 - Reservation of Certain Names Prohibited; Exceptions.

Section 10A-1-5.12Reservation of certain names prohibited; exceptions. (a) The Secretary of State may not reserve a name that is the same as, or not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from: (1) the name of an existing filing entity; the name of a general partnership that has an effective statement of partnership, statement of not for profit partnership, or statement of limited liability partnership on file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 8A; (2) the name of a foreign filing entity that has a registration under Article 7; or (3) a name that is reserved under this division. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the other entity or the person for whom the name is reserved consents in writing to the subsequent reservation of a name not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State, and submits an undertaking in form satisfactory to the Secretary of State to change its name to a name that is distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the name applied for or, if the conflict is with a reserved or registered name, transfers its reservation to the applicant pursuant to Section 10A-1-5.16. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §39; Act 2013-338, p. 1196, §1; Act 2018-125, §3.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division B - Reservation of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.13 - Action on Application.

Section 10A-1-5.13Action on application. If the Secretary of State determines that the name specified in the application is eligible for reservation, the Secretary of State shall reserve that name for the exclusive use of the applicant. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §39.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division B - Reservation of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.14 - Duration of Reservation of Name.

Section 10A-1-5.14Duration of reservation of name. The Secretary of State shall reserve the name for the applicant until the earlier of: (1) one year from the date the application is accepted for filing; or (2) the date the applicant files with the Secretary of State a written notice of withdrawal of the reservation. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §39; Act 2013-338, p. 1196, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division B - Reservation of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.15 - Renewal of Reservation.

Section 10A-1-5.15Renewal of reservation. A person may renew the person's reservation of a name under this division for successive one-year periods if, during the 90-day period preceding the expiration of that reservation, the person: (1) files an application to renew the name reservation; and (2) pays the required filing fee. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §39; Act 2013-338, p. 1196, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division B - Reservation of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.16 - Transfer of Reservation of Name.

Section 10A-1-5.16Transfer of reservation of name. (a) A person may transfer the person's reservation of a name by filing with the Secretary of State a notice of transfer. (b) The notice of transfer must: (1) be signed by the person for whom the name is reserved; and (2) state the name and address of the person to whom the reservation is to be transferred. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §39.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division B - Reservation of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.17 - Electronic Name Reservation.

Section 10A-1-5.17Electronic name reservation. The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain an automated electronic name reservation system that enables (i) the reservation of a name, (ii) the renewal of that reserved name, (iii) the withdrawal of that reserved name, (iv) the transfer of that reserved name, and (v) the payment of the fees associated therewith, in order to provide for an immediate reservation, renewal, withdrawal, or transfer of the reserved name 24 hours a day, seven days a week, each day of the year, including holidays and weekends. (Act 2020-73, §6.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division B - Reservation of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.18 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective January 1, 2022. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 10A-1-5.18THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  If an entity is listed in the Secretary of State's records as an entity that has been dissolved, then if that entity is reinstated in accordance with this chapter or the chapter that governs the dissolved entity, the name of that entity following revocation and reinstatement shall be that entity's name at the time of revocation and reinstatement if that entity's name complies with this article at the time of revocation and reinstatement. If that entity's name does not comply with this article, the name of that entity following revocation and reinstatement shall be that entity's name followed by the word "reinstated." (Act 2021-299, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division C - Registration of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.21 - Application by Certain Entities for Registration of Name.

Section 10A-1-5.21Application by certain entities for registration of name. Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §41.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division C - Registration of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.22 - Application for Registration of Name.

Section 10A-1-5.22Application for registration of name. Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §41.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division C - Registration of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.23 - Certain Registrations Prohibited; Exceptions.

Section 10A-1-5.23Certain registrations prohibited; exceptions. Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §41.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division C - Registration of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.24 - Duration of Registration of Name.

Section 10A-1-5.24Duration of registration of name. Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §41.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division C - Registration of Names.|Section 10A-1-5.25 - Renewal of Registration; Rights With Respect to Registered Name.

Section 10A-1-5.25Renewal of registration; rights with respect to registered name. Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §41.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division D - Registered Agents and Registered Offices; Service of Process.|Section 10A-1-5.31 - Designation and Maintenance of Registered Agent and Registered Office.

Section 10A-1-5.31Designation and maintenance of registered agent and registered office. (a) Each filing entity and each foreign filing entity with a registration under Article 7, and each general partnership that has an effective statement of partnership, statement of not for profit partnership, or statement of limited liability partnership on file with the Secretary of State in accordance with Chapter 8A, shall designate and continuously maintain in this state: (1) a registered agent; and (2) a registered office. (b) A registered agent: (1) is an agent of the entity on which may be served any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity; (2) may be: (A) an individual who is a resident of this state; or (B) a domestic entity or a foreign entity that is registered to transact business in this state; and (3) must maintain a business office at the same address as the entity's registered office. (c) The registered office: (1) must be located at a street address where process may be personally served on the entity's registered agent; (2) is not required to be a place of business of the filing entity or foreign filing entity; and (3) may not be solely a mailbox service or a telephone answering service. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §43; Act 2018-125, §3.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division D - Registered Agents and Registered Offices; Service of Process.|Section 10A-1-5.32 - Change by Entity of Registered Office or Registered Agent.

Section 10A-1-5.32Change by entity of registered office or registered agent. (a) An entity required to maintain a registered office and registered agent under Section 10A-1-5.31 may change its registered office, its registered agent, or both, by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of the change in accordance with the procedures in Article 4. (b) The statement must contain: (1) the name of the entity; (2) the name of the entity's registered agent; (3) the street address of the entity's registered agent; (4) if the change relates to the registered agent, the name of the entity's new registered agent and the new registered agent's written consent to the appointment, either on the statement or attached to it; (5) if the change relates to the registered office, the street address of the entity's new registered office; (6) a recitation that the change specified in the statement is authorized by the entity; and (7) a recitation that the street address of the registered office and the street address of the registered agent's business are the same. (c) On acceptance of the statement by the Secretary of State, the statement is: (1) in the case of a domestic filing entity, effective to change the designation of the entity's registered agent or registered office, or both, without the necessity of amending the entity's certificate of formation; (2) in the case of a general partnership with an effective statement of partnership, statement of not for profit partnership, or statement of limited liability partnership on file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 8A, effective to change its registered agent or registered office, or both, without the necessity of amending its statement of partnership, statement of not for profit partnership, or statement of limited liability partnership under Chapter 8A; (3) in the case of a foreign filing entity other than a foreign limited liability partnership, effective to change the designation of the entity's registered agent or registered office, or both, and effective as an amendment of its application for registration as a foreign entity under Article 7; or (4) in the case of a foreign limited liability partnership, effective to change the designation of its registered agent or registered office, or both, without the necessity of amending its statement of foreign limited liability partnership under Article 7. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §43; Act 2018-125, §3.)