Sec. 5.153. CERTAIN REGISTRATIONS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS. (a) The secretary of state may not register a name that is the same as, or that the secretary of state determines to be deceptively similar or similar to:
(1) the name of an existing filing entity;
(2) the name of a foreign filing entity that is registered under Chapter 9;
(3) a name that is reserved under Subchapter C; or
(4) a name that is registered under this subchapter.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if:
(1) the other entity or the person for whom the name is reserved or registered, as appropriate, provides to the secretary of state a notarized written statement of the entity's or person's consent to the registration of the similar name; or
(2) the applicant is a bank, trust company, savings association, or insurance company that has been in continuous existence from a date that precedes the date the conflicting name is filed with the secretary of state.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1195 (S.B. 1313), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2015.
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