Texas Business Organizations Code - Section 5.062. Veterans Organizations; Unauthorized Use Of Name
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§ 5.062. VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS; UNAUTHORIZED USE OF
NAME. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a filing entity may not have
a name that:
(1) reasonably implies that the entity is created by
or for the benefit of war veterans or their families; and
(2) contains the word or phrase, or any variation or
abbreviation of:
(A) "veteran";
(B) "legion";
(C) "foreign";
(D) "Spanish";
(E) "disabled";
(F) "war"; or
(G) "world war."
(b) The prohibition in Subsection (a) does not apply to a
filing entity with a name approved in writing by:
(1) a congressionally recognized veterans
organization with a name containing the same word or phrase, or
variation or abbreviation, contained in the filing entity's name;
or
(2) if a veterans organization described by
Subdivision (1) does not exist, the state commander of the:
(A) American Legion;
(B) Disabled American Veterans of the World War;
(C) Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
States;
(D) United Spanish War Veterans; or
(E) Veterans of the Spanish-American War.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Section: 5.055 5.056 5.057 5.058 5.059 5.060 5.061 5.062 5.063 5.101 5.102 5.103 5.104 5.1041 5.105
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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