PART V. NAME
§414-51 Corporate name. (a) A corporate name:
(b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d), a corporate name may not be the same as or substantially identical to:
(c) A corporation may apply to the department director for authorization to use a name that, based upon the department director's records, is substantially identical to one or more of the names described in subsection (b). The department director shall authorize use of the name applied for if:
(d) A corporation may use the name (including the fictitious name) of another domestic or foreign corporation that is used in this State if the other corporation is incorporated or authorized to transact business in this State and the proposed user corporation:
(e) This chapter does not control the use of fictitious names. [L 2000, c 244, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 129, §13; am L 2012, c 58, §1]