Oklahoma Code § 18-2009

Oklahoma Code § 18-2009. Reproduced from the official Oklahoma Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 18-2009.

Reservation and transfer of company name.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations

A. The exclusive right to use a specified name for a domestic

or foreign limited liability company, in good faith, may be reserved

by:

1. A person who intends to organize a domestic limited

liability company or a foreign limited liability company to be

registered in this state and to adopt that name;

2. A domestic limited liability company or a foreign limited

liability company registered in this state which proposes to adopt

that name; or

3. A foreign limited liability company which intends to

register in this state and adopt that name.

B. A person seeking to reserve a specified name shall file an

application executed by the applicant with the Secretary of State

and pay the filing fee required by law. If the Secretary of State

finds that the name is available for use by a domestic or foreign

limited liability company, he shall reserve the name for the

exclusive use of the applicant for a period of sixty (60) days.

C. The right to the exclusive use of a reserved name may be

transferred to any other person by filing in the Office of the

Secretary of State a notice of the transfer, executed by the

applicant for whom the name was reserved and specifying the name and

address of the transferee.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 148, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Oklahoma Statutes § 18-2009
  • Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
  • Code: Oklahoma Statutes
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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