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Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
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Title10A ALABAMA BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES CODE. |
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Chapter1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. |
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Article5. Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers. |
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DivisionA. General Provisions. |
§10A-1-5.04. Name of corporation or foreign corporation.
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(a) The name of a corporation or foreign corporation must contain:
(1) the word “corporation” or “incorporated”; or
(2) an abbreviation of one of those words.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a nonprofit corporation or foreign nonprofit corporation, or to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, or insurance companies.
(c) In lieu of a word or abbreviation required by subsection (a), the name of a professional corporation must comply with the requirements of Section 10A-1-5.08.
(d) The requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to any corporation organized before January 1, 1981.