Code of Alabama
Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.

Division A - General Provisions.

Section 10A-1-5.01 - Effect on Rights Under Other Law. - The filing of a certificate of formation by a filing...

Section 10A-1-5.02 - Unauthorized Purpose in Name Prohibited. - A domestic entity, and a foreign filing entity with registration...

Section 10A-1-5.03 - Names Prohibited. - (a) A domestic entity may not have a name and...

Section 10A-1-5.04 - Name of Corporation or Foreign Corporation. - (a) The name of a corporation or foreign corporation must...

Section 10A-1-5.05 - Name of Limited Partnership. - (a) The name of a limited partnership or a foreign...

Section 10A-1-5.06 - Name of Limited Liability Company or Foreign Limited Liability Company. - The name of a limited liability company or a foreign...

Section 10A-1-5.07 - Name of Registered Limited Liability Partnership. - The name of a limited liability partnership or a foreign...

Section 10A-1-5.08 - Name of Professional Corporation. - The name of a domestic professional corporation or of a...

Section 10A-1-5.09 - Name of Professional Entity; Conflict With Other Law or Ethical Rule. - The name of a professional entity must be consistent with...

Section 10A-1-5.10 - Name of General Partnership. - (a) The name of a general partnership that has filed...

Division B - Reservation of Names.

Section 10A-1-5.11 - Application for Reservation of Name. - (a) To reserve the exclusive use of an entity name,...

Section 10A-1-5.12 - Reservation of Certain Names Prohibited; Exceptions. - (a) The Secretary of State may not reserve a name...

Section 10A-1-5.13 - Action on Application. - If the Secretary of State determines that the name specified...

Section 10A-1-5.14 - Duration of Reservation of Name. - The Secretary of State shall reserve the name for the...

Section 10A-1-5.15 - Renewal of Reservation. - A person may renew the person's reservation of a name...

Section 10A-1-5.16 - Transfer of Reservation of Name. - (a) A person may transfer the person's reservation of a...

Section 10A-1-5.17 - Electronic Name Reservation. - The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain an automated...

Section 10A-1-5.18 - Name at Time of Revocation and Reinstatement. - If an entity is listed in the Secretary of State's...

Division C - Registration of Names.

Section 10A-1-5.21 - Application by Certain Entities for Registration of Name. - Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013.

Section 10A-1-5.22 - Application for Registration of Name. - Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013.

Section 10A-1-5.23 - Certain Registrations Prohibited; Exceptions. - Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013.

Section 10A-1-5.24 - Duration of Registration of Name. - Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013.

Section 10A-1-5.25 - Renewal of Registration; Rights With Respect to Registered Name. - Repealed by Act 2013-338, §2, effective August 1, 2013, 2013.

Division D - Registered Agents and Registered Offices; Service of Process.

Section 10A-1-5.31 - Designation and Maintenance of Registered Agent and Registered Office. - (a) Each filing entity and each foreign filing entity with...

Section 10A-1-5.32 - Change by Entity of Registered Office or Registered Agent. - (a) An entity required to maintain a registered office and...

Section 10A-1-5.33 - Change by Registered Agent of Name or Address of Registered Agent. - (a) The registered agent of any entity required by Section...

Section 10A-1-5.34 - Resignation of Registered Agent. - (a) A registered agent of any entity required by Section...

Section 10A-1-5.35 - Failure to Designate and Maintain Registered Agent. - If an entity required by Section 10A-1-5.31 to designate and...

Section 10A-1-5.36 - Method of Service on Entity Not Exclusive. - This division does not prescribe the only or required means...