30-13-210. Filing amendment to registration of assumed business name -- issuance of certificate. (1) An application for amended registration of an assumed business name must be filed with the secretary of state and must include:

(a) the complete assumed business name prior to adoption of the amendment;

(b) the complete new assumed business name, if applicable;

(c) the name and address of the registrant, including street name and number of the registrant's business office;

(d) if the name of any person having an interest in the business with a registered assumed business name is to be changed, the new name of the person having an interest in the business with the registered assumed business name;

(e) if a person who has had an interest in a business with a registered assumed name withdraws or dies, a statement that the person has withdrawn or died;

(f) a statement that the amended registration of assumed business name supersedes the original registration and all amendments to the original registration; and

(g) all other information determined by the secretary of state to be necessary.

(2) If the secretary of state finds that the application for amended registration of the assumed business name complies with this part and that all applicable fees have been paid, the secretary of state shall:

(a) endorse on the application for amendment the word "filed" and the date on which the application for amendment was filed;

(b) file the original application for amendment in the secretary of state's office; and

(c) issue a certificate of amendment to the registrant.

(3) If the registrant of an assumed business name fails to comply with the requirements of this section, the secretary of state shall cancel the registration.

History: En Sec. 10, Ch. 260, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 131, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 366, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 229, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 71, L. 2005.