RSA 293-A:15.06 · Corporate Name of Foreign Corporation

293-A:15.06 Corporate Name of Foreign Corporation. –
(a) If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of RSA 293-A:4.01, the foreign corporation to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in this state:
(1) may add the word "corporation," "incorporated," or "limited," or the abbreviation "corp.," "inc.," or "ltd." to its corporate name for use in this state; or
(2) may use an available fictitious name to transact business in this state if its real name is unavailable and it delivers to the secretary of state for filing a copy of the resolution of its board of directors, certified by its secretary, adopting the fictitious name.
(3) may use the ending "PBC" if it is part of its true name and the entity is incorporated for a general public benefit.
(b) If a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state changes its corporate name to one that does not satisfy the requirements of RSA 293-A:4.01, it may not transact business in this state under the changed name until it adopts a name satisfying the requirements of subsection (a) and obtains an amended certificate of authority under RSA 293-A:15.04.
Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014. 2023, 170:5, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.