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TITLE 1ADMINISTRATION
PART 4OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
CHAPTER 79BUSINESS ENTITY FILINGS
SUBCHAPTER CENTITY NAMES
RULE §79.30Definitions

The following terms as used in this Chapter shall have the following meanings:

  (1) "Consent" means written notarized consent signed by an officer or authorized agent of the consenting entity.

  (2) "Key word" means a word or words that alters the proposed name sufficiently to make it distinguishable in the record. Key word does not include:

    (A) an article of speech or a conjunction;

    (B) a preposition, unless the addition, substitution or omission of the preposition alters the name sufficiently to make it distinguishable;

    (C) the word "company" or abbreviation "Co." unless the addition or omission of the word or abbreviation alters the name sufficiently to make it distinguishable; or

    (D) an organizational identifier which operates as an organizational identifier for the entity or appears after all key words in the name.

  (3) "Simultaneous submission" means the submission of two or more documents at the same time under the same cover by mail, fax or delivery. The submitter must be the same for all documents being submitted simultaneously.


Source Note: The provisions of this §79.30 adopted to be effective June 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 3341

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