2005 Montana Code Annotated - 35-8-108 — Registered name of foreign limited liability company - registration renewal.

     35-8-108. Registered name of foreign limited liability company -- registration renewal. (1) A foreign limited liability company may register its name or its name with any addition required by 35-8-103 if the name is distinguishable from names that are not available under 35-8-103(2).
     (2) A foreign limited liability company shall register its name or its name with any addition required by 35-8-103 by delivering to the secretary of state for filing an application:
     (a) setting forth:
     (i) its name or its name with any addition required by 35-8-103;
     (ii) the state or country where it was organized;
     (iii) the date of its organization; and
     (iv) a brief description of the nature of its business;
     (b) accompanied by a certificate of existence or a similar document from the state or country where it was organized.
     (3) The name, if accepted by the secretary of state, is registered for the applicant's exclusive use as of the date the application is filed with the secretary of state.
     (4) A foreign limited liability company may annually renew its registration for successive years by delivering to the secretary of state a renewal application that complies with the requirements of subsection (2). The renewal application must be received by the secretary of state for filing between October 1 and December 31 of the year preceding the year for which a renewal is sought. The renewal is effective until December 31 of the following year.
     (5) A foreign limited liability company has the right to use its registered name until the registration of the name is canceled as a result of it consenting to the use of the registered name by another business entity authorized to do business in this state or until the foreign limited liability company applies for and receives a certificate of authority to transact business in this state or it organizes as a domestic limited liability company in this state. A foreign limited liability company receiving a certificate of authority to transact business in this state or that organizes as a domestic limited liability company may use the canceled registered name as its business name.

     History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 229, L. 1999.