Name of foreign entity
KRS 14A.3-040
in effect14A.3-040. Name of foreign entity
(1) If the real name of a foreign entity does not satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3- 010 as would apply were the foreign entity organized in this Commonwealth, the foreign entity seeking to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in this Commonwealth:
(a) May use a fictitious name to transact business in this Commonwealth if its real name is not distinguishable from any name of record with the Secretary of State; or
(b) May supplement its name with such identifier as would be appropriate under KRS 14A.3-010 were the foreign entity organized in this Commonwealth.
(2) The real or fictitious name of a foreign entity shall be distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from any name of record with the Secretary of State.
(3) If a foreign entity authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth changes its real name to one that does not satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010, it shall not transact business in this Commonwealth under the changed name until it adopts a fictitious name satisfying the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010 and obtains an amended certificate of authority in accordance with KRS 14A.9-040.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 132, effective July 12, 2012. -- Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 26, effective January 1, 2011.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=41106Fetched: 10/20/2026