Form Nr-1 - Application For Name Reservation - West Virginia Secretary Of State
Download a blank fillable Form Nr-1 - Application For Name Reservation - West Virginia Secretary Of State in PDF format just by clicking the "DOWNLOAD PDF" button.
Open the file in any PDF-viewing software. Adobe Reader or any alternative for Windows or MacOS are required to access and complete fillable content.
Complete Form Nr-1 - Application For Name Reservation - West Virginia Secretary Of State with your personal data - all interactive fields are highlighted in places where you should type, access drop-down lists or select multiple-choice options.
Some fillable PDF-files have the option of saving the completed form that contains your own data for later use or sending it out straight away.
ADVERTISEMENT
1
2INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR NAME RESERVATION
BEFORE you fill out the application:
The name you select will be approved only if it is available-- that is, if the name is not
the same as and is distinguishable from any other name which has been reserved or filed. Before you prepare this application, call the
Corporations Division at (304) 558-8000 to find out if the name you have chosen is available. A telephone check on availability of a
name is NOT a guarantee, but it will help find a name you can use.
Once your name reservation application is approved, you are guaranteed exclusive use of the name for 120 days, enough time
to prepare and submit the actual filing to establish or authorize the type of business you will form.
FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION:
1.
The requirements for the name of the new company depend on the laws for each company type.
The name may not contain any word or phrase which implies that it is organized for any purposes
²
All company types
other than the stated purposes of the company.
--Words implying the business of banking or insurance may only be used if the company will
be authorized to engage in those businesses in WV.
--Words such as ‘engineer’ or ‘engineering’ may only be used if the purpose is to practice
professional engineering and one of the principals is a registered WV professional engineer.
--Some licensed professions have specific requirements and prohibitions.
--The term ‘911’ is prohibited.
--Any company which is not a corporation may not use the corporate terms listed below.
Ÿ
²
The name must include one of these words or abbreviations: Incorporated
Corporation
Corporation
Ÿ
Ÿ
Ÿ
Ÿ
Ÿ
Ÿ
Company
Limited
Inc.
Corp.
Co.
Ltd.
Ÿ
The name must include one of these terms or abbreviations: Limited Liability Company
Limited
Ÿ
Ÿ
Ÿ
Ÿ
Ÿ
²
Company
L.L.C.
LLC
L.C.
LC
Ltd. Co. Professional companies must first
Limited Liability
obtain approval for the name from the licensing board and send that with the application for
Company
Ÿ
reservation, and must use one of these: Professional limited liability company
Professional
Ÿ
Ÿ
Ÿ
L.L.C.
Professional LLC
P.L.L.C.
PLLC
²
Limited Liability
The name must include one of these terms or abbreviations: Registered Limited Liability Partner-
Ÿ
Ÿ
Partnership
ship
L.L.P.
LLP
Ÿ
The name must include one of these terms or abbreviations: Limited Partnership
Ltd. Partner-
Ÿ
Ÿ
²
Limited Partnership
ship
L. P.
LP
The name may not contain the name of a limited partner unless that
person or company is also a general partner, or unless the business has been carried on
under the name before that limited partner was admitted.
²
Voluntary
May not include any term indicating it is incorporated.
Association
²
Business Trust
2. Sole proprietors and partnerships may not reserve a name with the Secretary of State. Check the type of company you plan to
form, and make sure the name you propose meets those requirements.
3.
Check the reason you are reserving the name.
4.
When you are ready to register the company, the person who signs as the applicant to reserve the name will have to approve the
company formation. The applicant is essentially the owner of the name for 120 days. The applicant should be a principal of the
company.
NOTE: A reserved name may be transferred to any other person or company by filing with the Secretary of State a Notice
of Transfer executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved, specifying the name and address of the transferee.
FILE THE APPLICATION AT THE ADDRESS ON THE TOP OF THE APPLICATION
Fee -- $15
Make checks payable to Secretary of State.
ADVERTISEMENT
0 votes
Related Articles
Related forms
Related Categories
Parent category: Legal