LLC Name Reservation Requirements by State
Who may reserve a proposed name for an ordinary domestic or foreign limited liability company or a registered series, what must the applicant file and pay, how long does the reservation last, and how may it be renewed, transferred, canceled, withdrawn, or revoked?
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What this survey covers
A state name reservation is a temporary filing step governed by an LLC or general business-entity statute. This table compares eligibility, the proposed name check, application and fee, length and legal effect of the hold, renewal, transfer, and how the reservation ends. It does not decide whether a proposed name is available or whether a business may use it.
Why the columns differ
Florida allows a person to file an application with the applicant's name and address and the proposed name. If the Department of State finds the name available, Fla. Stat. § 605.01125 reserves it for a “nonrenewable 120-day period”; a transfer requires a signed notice, and a bad-faith application or transfer can lead to revocation after a hearing (accessed September 22, 2026).
Delaware lists five applicant routes, including proposed registered-series and foreign-LLC applicants. 6 Del. C. § 18-103 permits the same applicant to reserve the same name for “successive 120-day periods” and allows transfer and cancellation by executed notices; § 18-1105(a)(1) sets a $75 fee for each listed reservation transaction (accessed September 22, 2026).
Texas applies its general business-entity name-reservation chapter. Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code §§ 5.101-5.106 say “Any person may file an application” and hold the name until the earlier of “the 121st day after the date the application is accepted for filing” or a filed withdrawal notice. A renewal application must be filed in the 30-day period before expiration and may recur for successive 120-day terms (accessed September 22, 2026). These different rules make the timing, renewal, and end-event columns necessary.
Scope boundaries
The table reports what an official statute says about an entity-name hold. It does not perform a live name search, decide whether a suffix or consent solves a conflict, clear a trademark or domain, form an LLC, or authorize actual use of a name. Read the individual state cell and current filing office record before acting on a proposed name.
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| State | Governing law and optional reservation scope | Who may apply and for which LLC or series name | Name availability, designator, distinguishability, and consent | Application, signer, form, and filing office | Reservation, renewal, transfer, and cancellation fees | Term, start date, and statutory exclusive use | Renewal, filing window, and repeat limits | Transfer notice, signer, and transferee details | Cancellation, withdrawal, revocation, and scope of name rights |
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| Alabama verified 2026-09-22 | Reservation certificate mandatory with domestic LLC formation and foreign entity registration filings (§§ 10A-1-5.10, 10A-1-7.01(e)); general name-reservation rules in §§ 10A-1-5.11-.17 |
Any person may apply; fictitious name for foreign entity with unavailable real name included; domestic formation and foreign registration need reservation certificate; no distinct registered-series route stated (§§ 10A-1-5.10-.11, 10A-1-7.01(e)) |
SOS rejects name same/not distinguishable from listed entity or reserved names unless written consent plus change undertaking, or incumbent transfers reservation; LLC name needs “Limited Liability Company,” “L.L.C.,” or “LLC” (§§ 10A-1-5.02-.03, -.06, -.12-.13) |
File with SOS; applicant name/address and proposed name; applicant or agent/attorney signs; electronic filing available (§§ 10A-1-5.11, -.17) |
$25 statutory charge for reservation and transfer notice; renewal requires fee, but no separately labeled renewal or withdrawal charge in § 10A-1-4.31(a)(1)(c) (§§ 10A-1-5.15, -.17) |
Exclusive use until earlier of one year after accepted application or filed written withdrawal (§§ 10A-1-5.13-.14) |
Successive one-year renewals; file renewal application and pay fee in 90 days before expiration; no count cap stated (§ 10A-1-5.15) |
File notice with SOS signed by reservation holder and stating transferee name/address; $25 transfer fee; electronic route available (§§ 10A-1-5.16-.17, 10A-1-4.31) |
Holder may end reservation by filed written withdrawal; electronic withdrawal supported; statute gives no general bad-faith revocation route in §§ 10A-1-5.11-.17; reservation does not defeat trademark or other name-use rights (§§ 10A-1-5.01, -.14, -.17) |
| Alaska verified 2026-09-23 | Optional Alaska LLC-name hold under AS 10.50.030-.038; name test in §§ 10.50.020-.025; separate company-name registration renewal under § 10.50.053 |
Four routes: prospective domestic LLC; prospective foreign LLC for Alaska registration; domestic or registered foreign LLC changing name; foreign LLC seeking registration (§ 10.50.030). No separate registered-series route stated |
LLC name needs prescribed designator and record distinction from organized entities and reserved/registered names; department checks both availability and § 10.50.025 distinction (§§ 10.50.020, .025, .035) |
File application with Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; § 10.50.035 states no specific application fields, signer, or medium |
$25 initial reservation and renewal under 3 AAC 16.010(a)-(b); transfer/cancellation fall under $25 other-document fee in 3 AAC 16.065(b), authorized by AS 10.50.850(7) |
If available and distinguishable, applicant receives exclusive name hold for 120 days; § 10.50.035 states no separate first-day formula |
Reservation renewal costs $25; if renewed more than twice in 12 months, submit statement of intent to start business. Regulation states no filing window or renewed term (3 AAC 16.010(b)-(c)) |
Holder signs and files transfer notice with department, specifying transferee name/address (§ 10.50.038) |
AS 10.50.850(7) lists cancellation as fee event, but §§ 10.50.030-.038 state no cancellation or agency revocation method; reservation does not settle registration, trademark, or formation |
| Arizona verified 2026-09-22 | Optional Arizona LLC name reservation under A.R.S. § 29-3113; distinct filing from LLC formation |
Any person may apply for compliant name; § 29-3113 does not set separate organizer, foreign-LLC, series, or name-change applicant routes |
Name must comply with § 29-3112; Commission must find it available; LLC designator, listed record-distinguishability checks, consent-plus-change undertaking, and final-judgment use exception (§§ 29-3112–3113) |
Deliver application to Corporation Commission stating applicant name/address and proposed name; person or authorized agent signs; general record medium, English/number, and optional-form rules (§§ 29-3113, 29-3203, 29-3206) |
$10 nonrefundable fee for reservation application and $10 for transfer notice; § 29-3213(A)(9) separately prices foreign-name registration/renewal, not reservation renewal |
Available name reserved for applicant’s exclusive use for 120 days; § 29-3113(A) gives no separate start-date formula |
§ 29-3113 states no renewal process, reapplication window, or repeat limit; § 29-3213(A)(9) names renewal only for foreign-name registration |
Owner delivers signed transfer notice in a record to Commission, stating transferee name/address; $10 fee (§§ 29-3113(B), 29-3213(A)(9)) |
§ 29-3113 states no applicant cancellation or agency-revocation process; reservation concerns Commission record availability, not separate trade-name or trademark outcomes |
| Arkansas verified 2026-09-23 | Optional LLC name reservation under Ark. Code § 4-38-113; separate foreign-name registration under § 4-38-114 |
Any person may apply before forming an LLC (§ 4-38-113(a)); SOS RN-06 offers domestic/foreign selection; § 4-38-113 states no separate protected-series or name-change route |
Must comply with § 4-38-112: LLC designator and distinction from listed filed, registered, and reserved names; statutory similarity tests and consent route (§ 4-38-112(a)–(d)) |
File applicant name/address and proposed name with Secretary of State; applicant signs under general record rule (§§ 4-38-113(a), -203(a)(5), -206(a)); SOS offers RN-06 |
Paper: $25 reservation and $25 transfer; online: $18.50 plus $4 processing = $22.50 each (§ 4-38-1104(a)(3)–(4), (d)(3)–(4)) |
If available, Secretary reserves name for applicant's exclusive use for 120 days; § 4-38-113(a) gives no precise start-date formula |
§ 4-38-113 states no renewal method or window; current SOS RN-06 says 'with 1 renewal in 120 days' without explaining the process |
Owner delivers signed transfer notice in a record to Secretary of State, stating transferee's name/address (§ 4-38-113(b)); SOS TRN-06 |
§ 4-38-113 states no reservation cancellation, withdrawal, or revocation procedure; reservation is an entity-name hold, not formation or trademark clearance |
| California verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC/foreign-LLC name reservation under California Revised Uniform LLC Act (§ 17701.09); name requirements remain governed by § 17701.08 |
Any person may apply for domestic or foreign LLC name, including alternate name for foreign LLC whose name is unavailable; § 17701.09 does not list a registered-series route |
Secretary of State must find name available; LLC name needs designator, must not mislead, and must be distinguishable from domestic/registered foreign LLC and reserved names (§§ 17701.08(a)-(b), 17701.09(a)) |
Apply to Secretary of State after fee payment; § 17701.09 specifies no application fields, applicant signature, or medium. It requires a signed notice with reserved name/transferee details only for transfer (§ 17701.09(a)-(b)) |
$10 to issue LLC name-reservation certificate (Gov. Code § 12190(a)); § 17701.09 names no separate transfer or cancellation fee |
Secretary of State reserves available name for applicant’s exclusive use for up to 60 days and issues certificate (§ 17701.09(a)) |
No consecutive 60-day reservations for same applicant or same beneficiary; bar also covers a confusingly similar name for same beneficiary (§ 17701.09(a)) |
Owner transfers by signed notice delivered to Secretary of State stating reserved name and transferee name/address (§ 17701.09(b)) |
Section 17701.09 states no cancellation/withdrawal/revocation procedure; LLC name may still be enjoined even after articles filed if § 17701.08 violated. Table does not determine trademark, use, domain, or filing outcome (§§ 17701.08(c), 17701.09) |
| Colorado verified 2026-09-22 | Optional general entity-name reservation covers LLC names; a delayed-effective domestic entity filing can itself temporarily reserve its new name (§§ 7-90-601(3)(c), -602(1), (3)) |
Any person; entity-name route is not restricted to formed LLCs; § 7-90-602 does not list distinct foreign-LLC, name-change, or series applicants |
SOS must find name available under § 7-90-601; entity names distinguishable from other entity and reserved names; LLC entity name needs an approved LLC term (§§ 7-90-601(1)-(3)(c), -602(1)) |
File statement with SOS: applicant name/mailing address, reservation purpose, proposed name; filer individual name/address and any required form; signature not filing condition (§§ 7-90-301(2), (8)-(10), -302(1), -602(1)) |
$25 online each for reservation, renewal, transfer; paper unavailable on current SOS schedule; statute delegates fee setting (§ 7-90-303(1)(f); SOS fee schedule) |
120 days of applicant’s exclusive use after accepted filing; no delayed effective date on reservation statement (§§ 7-90-602(1), 7-90-304(1)) |
Successive 120-day renewals allowed; § 7-90-602(1) states no filing window or count limit; $25 online per renewal |
Holder files transfer statement with reserved name, holder name, transferee name/mailing address; signature not filing condition; $25 online (§§ 7-90-301(2), -602(2)) |
§ 7-90-602 states no applicant-cancellation, withdrawal, or bad-faith revocation procedure; hold concerns entity-record name use, not trademarks, domains, formation, or filing approval |
| Connecticut verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC name reservation under Connecticut Uniform LLC Act (§ 34-243l); formation is a separate filing (§ 34-247) |
Any person may apply for compliant LLC name; § 34-243l names no separate series, existing-LLC, or name-change applicant route; foreign LLC name registration is separate (§ 34-243m) |
Available name complying with LLC designator and record-distinguishability rules; protected categories include existing, registered, reserved and registered-name records; recorded consent and undertaking or qualifying judgment routes (§§ 34-243k, 34-243l) |
Deliver application with applicant name/address and proposed name to Secretary of the State; person or authorized agent signs, stating signer name/capacity; written delivery unless electronic delivery permitted (§§ 34-243l, 34-247b, 34-247e) |
$60 application or cancellation; $60 transfer; § 34-243u lists no reservation-renewal fee (§ 34-243u(a)(1)–(2)) |
If available, Secretary reserves name for applicant's exclusive use for 120 days; § 34-243l(a) states no separate start-date formula |
§ 34-243l states no reservation renewal procedure, filing window, or successive-term limit; foreign-name registration has a distinct renewal rule (§ 34-243m(d)) |
Owner delivers signed notice in a record to Secretary, naming transferee and address; $60 filing fee (§§ 34-243l(b), 34-243u(a)(2)) |
Cancellation is priced at $60 but § 34-243l gives no procedure; a filed record may be withdrawn before it takes effect under § 34-247g; reservation does not settle trademark, actual use, or formation |
| Delaware verified 2026-09-23 | Optional Delaware LLC and registered-series name hold under § 18-103(a)-(b); distinct from the LLC certificate name rule in § 18-102 |
Five routes: prospective domestic LLC; prospective registered series; domestic or registered foreign LLC changing name; foreign LLC seeking Delaware registration; prospective foreign LLC seeking registration (§ 18-103(a)) |
Secretary must find name available for domestic or foreign LLC; LLC certificate name requires LLC designator and record distinguishability. Written consent exception addresses registration, not express reservation (§§ 18-102, 18-103(b)) |
Applicant executes application stating proposed name and applicant name/address; file with Secretary of State; Secretary returns filed copy after conformity and fee check (§ 18-103(b)) |
$75 each for initial reservation, renewal application, transfer notice, or cancellation notice (§§ 18-103(c), 18-1105(a)(1)) |
Secretary reserves available name for applicant’s exclusive use for 120 days; § 18-103(b) states no separate start-date formula |
Same applicant may reserve same name for successive 120-day periods; no filing window or count limit specified (§ 18-103(b)-(c)) |
Original applicant executes and files transfer notice naming reserved name and transferee name/address (§ 18-103(b)) |
Applicant or transferee may execute/file cancellation notice identifying reservation and own name/address; § 18-103 states no separate revocation route. Entity-record hold only; no trademark or formation determination (§ 18-103(b)) |
| District of Columbia verified 2026-09-23 | Optional entity-name reservation under D.C. Code § 29-103.03, applied to LLC names through §§ 29-103.01-.02; separate formation filing |
Any person may apply for an entity name; § 29-103.03 does not limit applicant to organizer, domestic/foreign LLC, or name-change filer and names no separate registered-series route |
Mayor reserves only available name; LLC name needs designator and record distinguishability from protected existing/reserved/registered/assumed names; consent exception governs use by registered entity (§§ 29-103.01-.03) |
Apply to Mayor stating applicant name/address and proposed name; general entity filing rule requires authorized signature, signer name/capacity, written delivery unless electronic permitted (§§ 29-103.03(a), 29-102.01(a)(1)-(5)) |
Current DLCP domestic LLC schedule lists $50 for “Reservation or transfer of name”; § 29-102.12(a) delegates fee setting; confirm classification for foreign applicant |
Available name reserved for applicant’s exclusive use for 120-day period; § 29-103.03(a) gives no separate start-date formula |
Section 29-103.03 states no reservation renewal process, filing window, or repeat limit |
Owner delivers signed notice in a record to Mayor stating transferee name/address (§ 29-103.03(b)) |
Section 29-103.03 states no applicant cancellation or agency revocation route; exclusive entity-record hold does not decide trademark, actual use, or LLC formation |
| Florida verified 2026-09-22 | Optional name hold under Florida Revised LLC Act; § 605.01125 says a person may apply before an LLC formation or a foreign alternate-name filing; formation is separate (§ 605.0201) |
Any person may apply for LLC name, including unavailable foreign-LLC alternate name; § 605.01125 names no separate registered-series route |
Department reserves only if proposed LLC name available; LLC name needs prescribed designator and record distinguishability; § 605.0112(1)(b) consent exception addresses registration, not expressly reservation (§§ 605.0112, 605.01125) |
Applicant name/address and proposed name; deliver application to Department of State for filing. General Chapter 605 record-signing and prescribed-medium/form rules apply (§§ 605.01125(1), 605.0203, 605.0206) |
No reservation-specific line in § 605.0213; its $25 catchall covers other LLC documents. No distinct transfer or cancellation charge stated there (§ 605.0213(11)) |
Available name reserved for applicant’s exclusive use for 120-day period; § 605.01125(1) states no separate start-date formula |
Expressly nonrenewable 120-day period (§ 605.01125(1)); section states no renewal filing window |
Owner may transfer to another person by signed notice to Department stating transferee name/address (§ 605.01125(2)) |
Department may revoke after hearing for bad-faith application or transfer; § 605.01125 states no post-effect applicant cancellation route. Name filing itself creates no ownership presumption beyond common law (§§ 605.01125(3), 605.0112(5)) |
| Georgia verified 2026-09-22 | Optional preformation LLC name reservation under O.C.G.A. § 14-11-208; formation uses separate articles (§ 14-11-203) |
Any person, for the purpose of forming an LLC; § 14-11-208 does not describe a foreign-LLC, registered-series, or name-change reservation route |
Secretary must find name available; LLC name needs statutory designator, record distinguishability, and ≤80 characters; no reservation-consent exception stated (§§ 14-11-207–208) |
Apply to Secretary of State and pay fee; § 14-11-208 gives no itemized application fields or signer; general filing rule calls for signed original and copy or authorized electronic filing (§ 14-11-206) |
$25 application for reservation; rejected-name replacement within 10 days carries no added reservation fee; no separate transfer charge specified (§§ 14-11-208, 14-11-1101) |
Name held for applicant’s use for 30 days or until articles are filed, whichever is sooner; § 14-11-208 gives no separate start-date formula or broader exclusivity |
After expiration without articles, same or another applicant may reserve again for 30 days under the same application rules; no preexpiration extension described (§ 14-11-208(b)) |
Current holder may transfer by signed notice delivered to Secretary of State, stating transferee name and address (§ 14-11-208(c)) |
Hold ends at 30 days or filing of articles; § 14-11-208 states no applicant cancellation or agency-revocation process; issuance does not establish commercial name availability (§ 14-11-207(b)) |
| Hawaii verified 2026-09-23 | Optional domestic or foreign LLC name reservation under HRS § 428-106; name standard in § 428-105 |
A person may seek a domestic or foreign LLC name, including a foreign LLC fictitious name (§ 428-106(a)); section states no separate series applicant route |
Director checks availability; LLC designator and English-alphabet letters required; same or substantially identical entity, reserved, fictitious, trade, or mark names restricted, subject to stated exceptions (§§ 428-105, -106) |
Deliver application with applicant name/address and proposed name to DCCA director (§§ 428-101, -106); current Form X-1 asks for entity type/status and authorized signature |
$10 reservation (§ 428-1301(a)(12); Form X-1); current Form X-2 lists $10 transfer; DCCA cancellation letter lists no fee (§ 26-9(l) fee authority) |
Available name reserved for applicant's exclusive use for 120 days from filing (§ 428-106(a)) |
Section 428-106 states no renewal process, window, renewed term, or repeat limit; confirm any later application with filing office |
Owner delivers signed transfer notice to director stating transferee name/address (§ 428-106(b)); current Form X-2 lists $10 filing fee |
Section 428-106 states no cancellation or revocation procedure; DCCA offers a no-fee cancellation letter. Hold alone does not form an LLC or decide trademark, domain, or actual-use rights |
| Idaho verified 2026-09-23 | Idaho Uniform Business Organizations Code, §§ 30-21-102(11), -303; LLC is an entity and any person may optionally reserve an entity name before separate LLC formation under § 30-25-201(d) |
Any person may apply; § 30-21-303 does not require organizer/member status or distinguish domestic, foreign, name-change, or series applicants. Foreign unregistered LLC also has distinct name registration under § 30-21-304 |
Secretary must find name available; LLC names need § 30-21-302(d) designator and distinction from listed entity/reserved/registered names; narrow consent/undertaking or final-judgment paths for use (§§ 30-21-301 to -303) |
Application states applicant name/address and proposed name, delivered to Secretary; general signed-record, English, physical/electronic delivery and fee rules apply; state form optional except possible cover sheet (§§ 30-21-201 to -202, -303) |
$20 reservation application; $20 transfer notice. Separate foreign-name registration/renewal $60 each; conditional $20 manual-entry surcharge (§ 30-21-214(b)(32)-(35), (f)) |
Secretary reserves an available name for applicant's exclusive use for 120 days; ordinary entity filing takes effect on filing unless a permitted later time applies (§§ 30-21-203, -303(a)) |
Section 30-21-303 states no reservation renewal or repeat-application window/count; § 30-21-304(d)'s successive one-year renewals apply to a separate foreign-name registration |
Reservation owner delivers signed transfer notice in a record stating transferee name/address to Secretary; $20 fee (§§ 30-21-303(b), -214(b)(33)) |
General pre-effective filing withdrawal under § 30-21-204; § 30-21-303 specifies no post-effective cancellation or revocation. Name filing does not settle trade-name/unfair-competition rights (§ 30-21-301(g)) |
| Illinois verified 2026-09-23 | Optional LLC or foreign-LLC name reservation under 805 ILCS 180/1-15; series naming is addressed separately in § 37-40(c) |
Prospective Illinois LLC organizer; existing Illinois LLC or registered foreign LLC adopting a name; foreign LLC seeking admission; or prospective foreign LLC organizer seeking admission (§ 1-15(a)); no separate series applicant listed |
Secretary must find name available; LLC designator and record-distinguishability rules include existing, foreign, reserved, assumed, and corporate names; certified court decree can establish prior right (§§ 1-10(a), (d)-(f), 1-15(b)) |
Submit application to Secretary of State in form and manner it designates; § 1-15(b) specifies no application fields or signer, but requires applicant signature on early cancellation and execution of transfer notice |
$25 reservation application; $5 cancellation notice; $25 transfer notice (§ 50-10(b)(4)-(6)); no reservation-renewal fee listed |
If available, exclusive use for applicant for 90 days or until earlier signed written surrender; § 1-15(b) gives no separate start-date formula |
Section 1-15 states no renewal process, window, or successive-hold rule; § 50-10(b)(8) prices renewal of registration of a name, a different filing |
Deliver notice executed by current reservation holder to Secretary of State, stating transferee name and address (§ 1-15(b)); $25 filing fee (§ 50-10(b)(6)) |
Applicant may surrender early by signed written cancellation; $5 notice fee (§§ 1-15(b), 50-10(b)(5)); § 1-15 states no agency-revocation route; entity-name hold does not resolve trademark or actual-use rights (§ 1-10(b)) |
| Indiana verified 2026-09-23 | General entity-name chapter applies to domestic and foreign LLCs and series LLCs; a person may reserve a name before a separate entity filing (IC 23-0.5-1-2, -1.5-20, -3-3; 23-18.1-6-7) |
Any person may apply; no separate organizer, existing-LLC, foreign-LLC, name-change, or series applicant category in § 23-0.5-3-3(a); series naming follows IC 23-18.1-6-7 |
Available and record-distinguishable from listed existing, dissolved-within-120-days, foreign, reserved, and assumed names; LLC designator required, but excluded from distinguishability; consent cannot override a reserved name (IC 23-0.5-3-1 to -3) |
Electronic application to Secretary of State stating applicant name/address and proposed name without entity-type indicator; general entity-filing rule requires authorized signature and signer name/capacity (IC 23-0.5-2-1, -3-3) |
$10 electronic reservation; $10 electronic renewal; $10 electronic transfer; no fee for cancellation filing (IC 23-0.5-9-36 to -39) |
If Secretary finds name available, exclusive use for applicant for renewable 120-day periods; general entity filing effective on filing date/time; § 23-0.5-3-3 states no separate start-date formula |
Renewable 120-day periods and $10 electronic renewal application; § 23-0.5-3-3 and fee section state no filing window, same-applicant condition, or number cap |
Holder electronically delivers signed transfer notice in a record naming/addressing transferee; transferee must be a person other than an individual; $10 (IC 23-0.5-3-3(b), -9-38) |
Cancellation filing has no fee, but § 23-0.5-3-3 states no cancellation or revocation procedure; pre-effect withdrawal follows general filing rule; reservation concerns entity-record name use, not trademark, formation, or actual-use rights |
| Iowa verified 2026-09-23 | Optional LLC name reservation under Iowa Uniform LLC Act, § 489.113; a separate foreign-name registration route appears in § 489.114 |
Any person may apply for a compliant LLC name; § 489.113 gives no separate registered-series or name-change applicant route |
LLC designator; distinguishable from existing/registered/reserved/fictitious names, including recently dissolved entity names; recorded consent plus undertaking, or qualifying final judgment (§§ 489.112-.113) |
Applicant name/address and proposed name to Secretary of State; applicant or agent signs, stating individual signer name/capacity; written unless electronic filing permitted; agency form generally optional (§§ 489.113, .203, .206) |
$10 reservation application and $10 notice of transfer; § 489.122 lists no reservation renewal or cancellation line |
On availability finding, Secretary reserves applicant's exclusive use for 120 days; § 489.113(1) gives no separate start-date formula |
§ 489.113 states no reservation-renewal procedure/window/count; foreign name registration has successive one-year renewals (§ 489.114) |
Owner delivers signed notice in a record stating transferee name/address; $10 filing fee (§§ 489.113(2), .122(1)(f)) |
§ 489.113 specifies no post-effect cancellation or revocation route; reservation decides neither trademark/use rights nor LLC formation |
| Kansas verified 2026-09-23 | Optional name hold under Business Entity Standard Treatment Act; covered entity includes LLC (§§ 17-7902(a), 17-7923(a)-(b)) |
Domestic organizer or entity changing name; foreign organizer/applicant or authorized foreign entity changing name; domestic LLC or prospective organizer for a series certificate of designation (§ 17-7923(a)) |
Secretary must find name available; general entity names distinguishable from listed active, reserved, and recently canceled names; LLC designator required; consent/judgment exceptions govern registration (§§ 17-7918, 17-7920, 17-7923(b)) |
Applicant executes application specifying entity or domestic-series name and files with Secretary of State; signed-document and telefacsimile/electronic filing rules apply (§§ 17-7910(a), 17-7914, 17-7923(b)) |
§ 17-7923 gives no dollar amount; applicable fees tendered under § 17-7910(b); current K.A.R. §§ 7-16-1 and -2 list $10 online information/services and $5 paper technology add-ons for name reservation; confirm full filing charge with office |
Upon availability finding, Secretary reserves name for applicant’s exclusive use for 120 days; no more precise start-date formula stated (§ 17-7923(b)) |
§ 17-7923 states no renewal process, window, or successive-hold limit; silence is not a prohibition |
Original applicant executes and files transfer notice with Secretary naming transferee and address; may transfer to any person or covered entity (§ 17-7923(c)) |
§ 17-7923 states no applicant cancellation, withdrawal, or agency revocation route; hold concerns state entity-name records, not trademark, domain, or actual business use |
| Kentucky verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC name reservation under Kentucky's general entity-name statute, KRS § 14A.3-020; LLC naming tied to § 14A.3-010 by § 275.025(1)(a) |
Any person; foreign entity need not qualify; includes unavailable-real-name fictitious name (§ 14A.3-020(1), (5)); section states no separate series route |
Must be distinguishable from any Secretary of State name of record and meet § 14A.3-010; ordinary LLC ends in limited liability company, limited company, LLC, or LC (§§ 14A.3-020(1)–(2), 14A.3-010(3)) |
Deliver application to Secretary of State stating applicant's real name/address and proposed name; renewal uses Secretary's form; § 14A.3-020 does not prescribe an original-application signature |
$15 application or renewal; $15 transfer notice; $10 cancellation (§ 14A.2-060(1)(b)–(d)) |
120-day exclusive-use hold if Secretary finds distinguishability; § 14A.3-020(1) gives no separate initial start-date formula |
Holder may apply in final 30 days; renewal starts at current expiry and adds 120 days; § 14A.3-020(1) states no renewal-count limit |
Holder transfers by signed notice delivered to Secretary of State with transferee name/address; $15 (§§ 14A.3-020(3), 14A.2-060(1)(d)) |
Holder may cancel by executed notice stating reserved name and initial reservation date; $10; reservation alone does not automatically prevent others' use (§§ 14A.3-020(4), 14A.2-060(1)(c), 14A.3-010(18)) |
| Louisiana verified 2026-09-23 | Optional domestic or foreign LLC name reservation under La. R.S. § 12:1307; no separate registered-series reservation route listed |
Prospective domestic organizer; domestic LLC changing name; foreign LLC seeking authority; or authorized foreign LLC changing name (§ 12:1307(A)) |
Secretary must find name available; LLC suffix and record-distinguishability rules cover existing, foreign, reserved, and trade names; written consent plus name-change filing is one exception (§§ 12:1306(A)(1), (3), 1307(B)(2)) |
Signed application to Secretary of State; § 12:1307(B) states no mandatory application fields; Secretary may prescribe and furnish reservation and transfer forms (§ 12:1307(E)) |
$25 to reserve, $25 to transfer, and $25 to terminate a reserved LLC name (§ 49:222(B)(1)(a)); reservation fee unaffected by Act 921 effective Oct. 1, 2026 |
Exclusive use for a nonrenewable 120-day period after Secretary finds the name available; § 12:1307(B)(2) states no separate start-date formula |
The 120-day period is expressly nonrenewable; § 12:1307 states no reapplication window or successive-hold route |
File notice with Secretary of State, signed by current applicant, giving transferee name and address; $25 fee (§§ 12:1307(C), 49:222(B)(1)(a)) |
Holder may terminate by signed notice to Secretary; $25 fee (§§ 12:1307(D), 49:222(B)(1)(a)); § 12:1307 states no agency-revocation route; trade-name rights remain separate (§ 12:1306(B)) |
| Maine verified 2026-09-23 | Optional LLC name hold under 31 M.R.S. § 1509, separate from formation, foreign qualification, or actual assumed/fictitious-name use filing |
Any person may apply for an LLC name, including an assumed or fictitious name; § 1509 has no organizer, existing-LLC, or series applicant restriction |
Secretary must find name available; LLC designator subject to stated assumed/registered-name exceptions; distinguishable from listed entities, reservations, and marks, with limited consent/judgment routes (§§ 1508–1509) |
Execute and deliver application to Secretary of State's office stating applicant name/address and proposed name; no separate official form specified in § 1509(1) |
$20 reservation application; $20 transfer notice; later new reservation application $20; § 1680(1) does not list a cancellation fee |
Available name reserved for applicant's exclusive use for 120 days; § 1509 gives no separate start formula; ordinary filing effect is filing date/time (§§ 1509(1), 1674(1)) |
Reservation may not be renewed; after it expires, same or another applicant may reserve same name; no advance reapplication or uninterrupted hold promised (§ 1509(1)) |
Owner executes and delivers signed transfer notice stating transferee name/address to Secretary's office; $20 (§§ 1509(2), 1680(1)) |
Section 1509 states no applicant cancellation, withdrawal, or agency revocation process; this entity-record hold does not form or qualify an LLC or determine trademark, trade-name, domain, or actual-use rights |
| Maryland verified 2026-09-22 | Optional domestic/foreign LLC name reservation under Md. Code, Corps. & Ass'ns § 4A-209; no registered-series route stated |
Prospective domestic organizer; domestic LLC proposing name change; foreign LLC intending to register; registered foreign LLC proposing name change (§ 4A-209(a)) |
Department checks LLC-name availability; Title 1 Subtitle 5 requires LLC designator and record distinguishability from entity, reserved/registered, and disclosed foreign assumed names (§§ 4A-208–209, 1-502(b), 1-504) |
Signed application filed with Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation; § 4A-209(b) states no additional contents or form |
$25 nonrefundable reservation processing fee; $20 additional if expedited processing requested; cited reservation-fee row does not price a transfer/cancellation notice (§ 1-203(b)(3)(i), (8)) |
Department reserves available name for applicant's exclusive use for 30 days; § 4A-209(b)(2) states no separate start-time formula |
No renewal, repeat-application window, or successive-term rule specified in § 4A-209 |
Transfer by notice filed with Department specifying transferee name/address and signed by original applicant (§ 4A-209(c)) |
Section 4A-209 states no applicant-cancellation or agency-revocation process; reservation concerns the statutory entity-name hold, not trademark or formation rights |
| Massachusetts verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC name reservation under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 4; separate from organizing or registering an LLC |
Prospective domestic organizer; domestic or registered foreign LLC adopting a name; foreign LLC intending registration; prospective foreign organizer intending registration (§ 4(a)); no registered-series route stated |
Secretary must find name available; LLC/LC designator and no same or deceptively similar listed entity name without prior filed written consent (§§ 3–4; 950 CMR § 112.12) |
Applicant executes and files with state secretary; specify proposed name and applicant name/address; written extension request and applicant-executed transfer notice (§ 4(b)) |
$30 application, $30 extension, $30 transfer (950 CMR §§ 112.12, 112.29) |
Available name reserved for applicant's exclusive use for 60 days; § 4(b) gives no separate start-time formula |
One additional 60-day extension on written applicant request and $30 fee; no filing window or repeat extension stated (§ 4(b); 950 CMR § 112.12) |
Applicant for whom reserved executes and files transfer notice with secretary stating name to be transferred and transferee name/address; $30 (§ 4(b); 950 CMR § 112.12) |
Section 4 specifies no cancellation, withdrawal, or revocation step; exclusive reservation is a state entity-name hold, not formation, registration, or trademark clearance |
| Michigan verified 2026-09-22 | Michigan LLC Act provides optional name reservation by application to administrator; LLC formation is a separate articles filing (§§ 450.4202, 450.4205) |
Any person may reserve an LLC name; § 450.4205 does not limit applicant to an organizer or list separate foreign-LLC, series, or name-change applications |
Administrator must find name available; domestic LLC designator required, and domestic/foreign LLC name must distinguish from listed filed and reserved names; no consent exception stated (§§ 450.4204–4205) |
Applicant executes and files application with administrator; § 450.4205 states no itemized fields; general filing rule requires delivery with fees and permits prescribed form and electronic delivery (§ 450.4104) |
$25 application fee; § 450.5101 does not separately list a transfer charge; administrator may charge $50 extra for facsimile or other electronic transmission (§ 450.5101(1)(e), (2)) |
Exclusive use for applicant through end of sixth full calendar month following filing month; e.g., September filing expires March 31 (§ 450.4205(1)) |
§ 450.4205 gives no express renewal, reapplication window, or repeat-reservation limit; expiration formula controls current hold |
Original applicant executes and files notice of transfer identifying transferee name/address (§ 450.4205(2)) |
§ 450.4205 states no separate cancellation, withdrawal, or revocation procedure; compliant LLC name creates no substantive use right (§ 450.4204(5)) |
| Minnesota verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC name reservation under Minn. Stat. § 322C.0109; name filing remains separate from LLC formation (§ 322C.0201) |
A person may apply; alternate name for foreign LLC expressly included; § 322C.0109 has no distinct name-change or series applicant class |
SOS must find name available; LLC names require “limited liability company” or “LLC,” avoid corporate terms, and be distinguishable; formation-stage consent, decree, and strict affidavit exceptions (§§ 322C.0108-.0109) |
Application to SOS states applicant name/address and proposed name; general filing rule requires caption, permitted medium, and fee; applicant signs under general record rule, or authorized agent may sign (§§ 322C.0109, .0203, .0205) |
Original/renewal: $35 mail, $55 online or in person on SOS schedule; cancellation $0 there. General $35 statutory record fee; schedule does not separately list transfer (§ 322C.0205) |
Available name reserved for applicant’s exclusive use for one-year period; current SOS form measures it from filing (§ 322C.0109, subd. 1) |
§ 322C.0109 states no renewal procedure/window/cap; SOS currently offers additional 12-month renewals, $35 mail or $55 online/in person |
Owner files signed transfer notice stating transferee name/address; agent signing possible under general § 322C.0203; § 322C.0109 states no separate transfer fee |
§ 322C.0109 states no cancellation, withdrawal, or revocation procedure; SOS publishes cancellation form and $0 fee; §§ 322C.0108-.0109 preserve separate name-use and mark rights |
| Mississippi verified 2026-09-23 | Optional legal-name reservation under Miss. Code § 79-29-111; distinct from LLC formation (§ 79-29-201) |
Prospective domestic organizer; domestic or registered foreign LLC planning a new name; foreign LLC planning registration; or prospective foreign organizer planning Mississippi registration (§ 79-29-111(1)); no series route stated |
Legal name must carry LLC/L.L.C./limited liability company, avoid listed restricted words, and differ from undissolved entity and unexpired reserved/registered names; consent plus undertaking or final judgment route (§ 79-29-109) |
Applicant signs and delivers application to Secretary of State with proposed name and applicant name/address (§ 79-29-111(2)); SOS lists F0110 filing |
$25 each for reservation, transfer, or cancellation (§ 79-29-1203(1)(a)); current SOS schedule confirms reservation and transfer |
Exclusive use as an LLC legal name for 180 days if available; § 79-29-111(2) gives no separate start-date formula |
Same applicant cannot reserve same name again until more than 60 days after last 180-day period expires (§ 79-29-111(2)); no extension procedure stated |
Original applicant signs and delivers transfer notice to SOS naming/addressing transferee (§ 79-29-111(2)); $25 fee (§ 79-29-1203(1)(a)) |
Deliver cancellation notice identifying reservation and applicant/transferee name/address (§ 79-29-111(3)); $25 fee; no agency bad-faith revocation route stated in that section |
| Missouri verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC name reservation under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.025; domestic and foreign LLC routes; no registered-series route specified |
Prospective Missouri organizer; domestic LLC adopting a name; registered or registering foreign LLC; prospective foreign organizer seeking Missouri registration (§ 347.025(1)) |
Secretary checks entity-name records and availability; LLC designator and distinguishability rules, with written-consent/name-change or court-decree exceptions (§§ 347.020, .025(2)) |
Applicant-executed filing with Secretary in prescribed format specifying the name; § 347.025(2) states no further application fields |
$20 reservation application or transfer/cancellation notice; eligible military organizer's application fee waived; Secretary may add $5 through 2026-12-31 (§§ 347.179(1)(11), (2), .740) |
Exclusive use for 60 days from application filing; total hold no more than 180 days from first application (§ 347.025(2)) |
Statute gives 180-day ceiling but no renewal filing window; Secretary guidance describes two further 60-day periods; statutory text says no return to reserve status after day 180 (§ 347.025(2)) |
$20 transfer notice recognized by fee statute; § 347.025 does not prescribe its signer, contents, or effect (§ 347.179(1)(11)) |
$20 cancellation notice recognized by fee statute; § 347.025 states no procedure or agency revocation; hold concerns the Secretary's entity-name record only (§§ 347.025, .179(1)(11)) |
| Montana verified 2026-09-23 | Optional domestic or foreign LLC-name reservation under MCA § 35-8-104; LLC name standard in § 35-8-103 |
Four routes: prospective domestic LLC, existing domestic or registered foreign LLC adopting name, foreign LLC seeking registration, or prospective foreign LLC (§ 35-8-104(1)); no separate series-name route stated |
SOS checks availability; LLC designator and record distinction from entities, reserved names, assumed names, and marks (§§ 35-8-103, -104); § 35-14-401 cross-reference supplies specified name-use exceptions |
Applicant executes application for specified name and files with Secretary of State (§ 35-8-104(2)); conforming, paid document is endorsed and retained (§ 35-8-205) |
$10 reservation; SOS fee schedule lists no fee for transfer or cancellation of name reservation (§ 35-8-205; SOS schedule) |
Exclusive use for nonrenewable 120 days from date application filed; transfer cannot extend term (§ 35-8-104(2)-(3)) |
Statute expressly calls 120-day reservation nonrenewable; no renewal window or successive-reservation rule stated (§ 35-8-104(2)) |
Applicant executes and files transfer notice stating reserved name plus transferee name/address; no term extension (§ 35-8-104(3)); SOS lists no fee |
Section 35-8-104 states no cancellation or revocation procedure; SOS schedule lists no cancellation fee. Hold does not form or register LLC or determine trademark/domain or actual-use rights |
| Nebraska verified 2026-09-23 | Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act; a person may optionally reserve an LLC name before separate formation/registration filing (§§ 21-101, 21-109) |
Any person may apply, including for an unavailable-name foreign LLC's fictitious/assumed name; § 21-109 does not restrict applicants to organizers or existing LLCs. Protected-series naming uses §§ 21-509 to -510, with no distinct series reservation application stated |
Secretary must find proposed name available; LLC designator required and no same/deceptively similar record name unless signed consent or final judgment; protected-series name begins with company name plus Protected Series/P.S./PS (§§ 21-108 to -109, 21-510) |
Deliver application stating applicant name/address and proposed name to Secretary of State; general record signer/agent and caption/medium rules apply (§§ 21-109(a), 21-119(a)(6),(b), 21-121(a)) |
Each Act filing, including reservation and transfer notice: $25 electronic or $30 written; § 21-192(1) lists different fees for formation and protected-series designation |
Applicant gets exclusive use for a 120-day period if Secretary finds name available; ordinary filed-record effect starts on filing unless a permitted delayed time is stated (§§ 21-109(a), 21-121(c)) |
Section 21-109 states no renewal, repeat-application window, duration extension, or count; do not assume an uninterrupted hold |
Reservation owner delivers signed transfer notice stating transferee name/address to Secretary; general filing fee $25 electronic/$30 written (§§ 21-109(b), 21-192(1)) |
Section 21-109 states no applicant cancellation, withdrawal, or agency revocation process; name hold is a state filing right for its period, distinct from formation or protected-series designation (§§ 21-109, 21-509) |
| Nevada verified 2026-09-23 | Optional proposed-LLC name hold under NRS 86.176; formation is a separate filing (§ 86.201) |
Requester for any proposed LLC (§ 86.176(1)); no separate existing-LLC, foreign-LLC, name-change, or series route stated there |
Name available under § 86.171: LLC designator and distinction from filed/reserved Title 7 entity names; written, acknowledged holder consent can permit conflicting formation filing (§ 86.171(1)–(3)) |
Request Secretary of State; § 86.176 states no required application fields or signer; SOS publishes a name-reservation form; filed Chapter 86 records use prescribed form (§ 86.557) |
$25 for LLC name reservation (§ 86.561(1)(f)); §§ 86.176 and 86.561 state no distinct renewal, transfer, or release fee |
90-day hold on available proposed-LLC name; another Title 7 entity cannot use or reserve it during hold without requester's written, acknowledged consent (§ 86.176(1)) |
§ 86.176 states no renewal or repeat-application procedure, window, or term limit beyond its 90-day hold |
§ 86.176 states no reservation-transfer notice, signer, or transferee fields; SOS lists a separate name-consent-or-release form |
SOS lists a form to release a reserved name; § 86.176 gives no applicant cancellation or agency revocation procedure; hold concerns entity records, not trademark or actual-use rights |
| New Hampshire verified 2026-09-23 | Optional domestic or foreign LLC name reservation under RSA § 304-C:27; separate from formation or foreign registration |
Prospective NH organizer; domestic or NH-registered foreign LLC changing name; foreign LLC intending NH registration; prospective foreign organizer intending NH registration (§ 304-C:27(I)); no series applicant listed |
Secretary must find name available; LLC designator and distinguishability from listed entities/reservations; § 304-C:32 permits specified consent, name-change undertaking, judgment, or successor routes |
Applicant signs and files application specifying name with secretary of state; general typewritten/printed, English, signature-capacity, delivery and fee rules (§§ 304-C:27(II), 304-C:28) |
$15 reservation application and $15 transfer notice; § 304-C:191(II)(k) sets $15 for other Act papers without a different fee, including cancellation; repeat application carries application fee |
Available name held for applicant's exclusive use for 120 days; § 304-C:27(III) gives no separate start formula; ordinary filed-document effect under § 304-C:29(I) |
Same applicant may again reserve same name for successive 120-day periods; no advance window or numerical cap stated (§ 304-C:27(III)) |
Applicant for whom name was reserved signs and files transfer notice naming reserved name and transferee's name/address; $15 (§§ 304-C:27(IV), 304-C:191(II)(a)) |
Applicant or transferee may sign and file cancellation notice naming reservation and their name/address; § 304-C:27 states no separate revocation route; state entity-name hold does not settle other name rights |
| New Jersey verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC name hold under Revised Uniform LLC Act § 42:2C-10; applies to domestic LLC names and unavailable foreign-LLC fictitious/assumed names |
Any person may apply; express foreign-LLC alternate-name route; § 42:2C-10 names no separate registered-series or name-change applicant category |
Filing office must find name available; LLC designator and distinguishability from organized/authorized entities and reserved names required; separate use authorization permits signed consent plus name-change undertaking or final judgment (§§ 42:2C-8, -10) |
Application states applicant name/address and proposed name; deliver to Division of Revenue filing office in permitted medium with purpose caption and fee; § 42:2C-10 does not specify applicant signature (§§ 42:2C-2, -10, -22) |
$50 each for application, renewal application, transfer notice, or cancellation notice; fee provision prices latter filings without supplying procedures (§ 42:2C-93(a)(2)) |
Available name reserved for applicant’s exclusive use for 120-day period; § 42:2C-10 does not specify a separate start-date formula |
§ 42:2C-93(a)(2) prices a renewal application; § 42:2C-10 states no renewal window, new term, count, or repeat limit |
Owner delivers signed transfer notice to filing office stating transferee name/address; $50 fee (§§ 42:2C-10(b), -93(a)(2)) |
§ 42:2C-93(a)(2) prices cancellation notice, but § 42:2C-10 states no cancellation procedure or agency-revocation ground; name hold does not resolve actual-use or trademark rights |
| New Mexico verified 2026-09-23 | New Mexico Limited Liability Company Act; optional exclusive name reservation before the separate articles filing (§§ 53-19-4, 53-19-7) |
Prospective domestic organizer; existing NM or registered foreign LLC adopting name; foreign LLC intending NM registration; prospective foreign organizer intending NM registration. No distinct series route stated in § 53-19-4(A) |
Secretary checks availability; LLC name needs an authorized LLC designator and distinction from listed NM entities, authorized foreign entities, and reserved names; final court-decree prior-right exception (§§ 53-19-3, 53-19-4(B)) |
Applicant executes and files application specifying the name with Secretary of State; § 53-19-4(B) states no other application fields or form medium |
$20 to accept reservation application; $20 to file transfer notice. No separate renewal or cancellation fee specified (§ 53-19-63(H)) |
Exclusive use by applicant for 120 days after application filing; transfer does not extend term (§ 53-19-4(B)-(C)) |
Current § 53-19-4 states no renewal or repeat-application procedure, window, term, or count; do not assume a continuing hold |
Original applicant executes and files notice identifying reserved name and transferee name/address; $20; term unchanged (§§ 53-19-4(C), 53-19-63(H)) |
Section 53-19-4 specifies no applicant cancellation, withdrawal, or agency revocation route; 120-day term ends the statutory hold. Reservation does not itself form an LLC (§§ 53-19-4, 53-19-7) |
| New York verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC and foreign-LLC name or qualifying fictitious-name reservation under N.Y. LLC Law § 205, subject to § 204 |
Listed prospective domestic/foreign organizers, domestic or authorized foreign LLCs changing names, and three foreign-LLC fictitious-name routes; § 205 lists no series route (§ 205(a)-(b)) |
Name must be available under § 204; LLC designator required, and names must distinguish from listed LLC, corporation, partnership, fictitious, and reserved names; restricted-word rules remain (§§ 204, 205(c)) |
Deliver application to Department of State stating applicant name/address, proposed name, and statutory applicant basis; Secretary may require business-purpose statement. § 205(c) states no signature or medium rule |
$20 reservation; $20 cancellation application (§ 1101(a), (p)) |
Available name reserved exclusively for applicant for 60 days; certificate states reservation date. § 205(c) gives no more precise start event |
Up to two extensions, each no more than 60 days; applicant or agent/attorney in fact files written request with certificate before current period expires (§ 205(c)) |
Section 205 specifies no transfer procedure, notice signer, or transferee information; it describes applicant reservation, extension, and cancellation (§ 205) |
Applicant may request cancellation before expiration; $20 filing fee. Section 205 gives no revocation process; certificate does not waive § 204 name restrictions or establish wider name rights (§§ 205(c)-(d), 1101(p)) |
| North Carolina verified 2026-09-22 | General entity-name reservation statute applies to LLCs, including foreign-LLC fictitious names (§§ 55D-21, 55D-23); reservation is optional |
Any person for an entity name; expressly includes unavailable foreign-LLC fictitious name; qualifying goodwill acquirer has separate 10-year route (§ 55D-23(a), (c)) |
Secretary must find name available; LLC designator required; entity name distinguishable from listed filed, reserved, registered, and foreign fictitious names; written consent plus undertaking or final judgment can authorize use (§§ 55D-20–23) |
File with Secretary of State; application states applicant name/address and proposed name; general rules allow acceptable electronic form and require execution, signature/capacity, prescribed form if mandatory, and fee (§§ 55D-10, 55D-23(a)) |
LLC fee schedule: $10 application for reserved name; $10 transfer notice; no distinct 10-year goodwill-reservation line (§ 57D-1-22(a)(2)–(3), § 55D-23(c)) |
Ordinary name reserved for applicant’s exclusive use for nonrenewable 120-day period; special goodwill acquisition route gives exclusive right for 10 years; no separate start-date formula in § 55D-23 |
Ordinary 120-day period expressly nonrenewable; § 55D-23 states no renewal window or repeat-application rule; goodwill route has distinct 10-year term |
Reservation owner may transfer by signed notice filed with Secretary, naming and addressing transferee; LLC fee schedule lists $10 for transfer notice (§§ 55D-23(b), 57D-1-22(a)(3)) |
§ 55D-23 specifies no cancellation, withdrawal, or agency-revocation process; reservation does not authorize use against third-party mark or other rights (§ 55D-20(e)) |
| North Dakota verified 2026-09-23 | Any person may seek optional LLC-name hold under N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-12; § 10-32.1-11 supplies permitted LLC-name test |
Any person; § 10-32.1-12 does not limit applicants to organizer or existing LLC or list a distinct registered-series route |
Name must meet LLC designator, permitted-character, restricted-word, and record-distinguishability rules; filed consent or ND judgment can permit an otherwise indistinguishable articles name (§§ 10-32.1-11, -12) |
File request to reserve name with Secretary of State and fee; § 10-32.1-12 states no additional fields, signature, or medium rule |
$10 each for reservation application, transfer notice, cancellation notice; § 10-32.1-92(11)-(13) states no distinct renewal fee |
If available, exclusive-use name reservation for 12 months; § 10-32.1-12 gives no separate first-day formula |
May renew for successive 12-month periods; § 10-32.1-12(2)(b) states no window, count cap, or same-applicant condition |
By or on behalf of applicant, file transfer notice with Secretary naming and addressing transferee plus $10 fee; § 10-32.1-12(3) states no signature detail |
By or on behalf of applicant, file cancellation notice and $10 fee; § 10-32.1-12 states no agency revocation route; § 10-32.1-11(4) preserves other name and trademark rights |
| Oklahoma verified 2026-09-23 | Optional domestic or foreign LLC name hold under 18 O.S. § 2009; § 2008 separately governs registered-series names, but § 2009 lists no separate series applicant |
Prospective domestic or registerable foreign LLC organizer; domestic or registered foreign LLC adopting name; or foreign LLC seeking registration under name (§ 2009(A)) |
Name must be available; § 2008(A)-(D) sets LLC designator, same-or-indistinguishable test including recent entities, series, and reserved names; written consent or final court decree can overcome conflict |
Applicant executes and files application with Secretary of State and pays fee; § 2009(B) specifies no application fields or mandatory paper/electronic form |
$10 reservation application, $10 transfer notice, and $10 cancellation notice (§ 2055(7)); no renewal fee listed |
Secretary reserves available name for applicant’s exclusive use for 60 days; § 2009(B) gives no separate start-date formula |
Section 2009 states no renewal process, filing window, or successive-hold limit; do not treat that silence as a renewal ban |
File notice in Secretary’s office, executed by original applicant, with transferee name and address (§ 2009(C)); $10 fee (§ 2055(7)) |
Fee law prices a cancellation notice at $10 (§ 2055(7)); § 2009 states no cancellation procedure or agency-revocation route; entity-name reservation alone establishes no trademark or domain right |
| Oregon verified 2026-09-22 | Optional ordinary LLC name reservation under ORS 63.097; distinct from the foreign-LLC registered-name route in ORS 63.101 |
Any person may apply for an LLC name; ORS 63.097 does not limit applicant to an existing LLC or state a separate series route |
Must conform to ORS 63.094: LLC/L.L.C. or full phrase, prohibited entity-type terms, distinguishable from listed active entity/reserved/registered/assumed names; final-judgment exception (§ 63.094(1)–(5)) |
Apply to Secretary of State with applicant name/address and proposed name; current agency form asks mailing/contact details and applicant signature (ORS 63.097(1); SOS Form 210) |
$100 reservation processing fee on current SOS Form 210; ORS 56.140 supplies general business-registry fee categories but no reservation-specific row |
Secretary reserves conforming name for applicant for 120 days; ORS 63.097(2) does not specify an initial start-date formula or broader use right |
ORS 63.097 states no renewal procedure, window, or successive-term rule |
Deliver notice executed by original applicant to Secretary of State office; state transferee name/address (§ 63.097(3)); no distinct transfer-fee row in that section |
ORS 63.097 states no general cancellation process; Secretary may withdraw a filing within 1 year on a qualifying error request with authority statement (§ 56.080(2)); reservation does not settle trade-name rights (§ 63.094(7)) |
| Pennsylvania verified 2026-09-22 | Optional general association-name reservation under 15 Pa.C.S. § 208; Chapter 2 also governs domestic and registered foreign LLC names (§§ 201, 204(c)) |
Any person may reserve an available name; § 208 lists no applicant-type restriction or separate domestic, foreign, name-change, or registered-series route |
Department must find name available; covered-association names must distinguish from other covered, reserved, or registered names; consent and final-judgment exceptions apply; LLC designator must meet § 204(c) (§§ 202(b), (f), 204(c), 208(a)) |
Deliver signed application specifying the name to Pennsylvania Department of State; § 208(a) states no other application fields or prescribed medium |
$70 for association-name reservation under § 153(a)(13)(i); § 208 does not set a separate transfer, renewal, or cancellation fee |
Department reserves available name for applicant’s exclusive use for 120 days; § 208(a) does not specify a more exact start event |
Section 208 states no extension, renewal application, filing window, or repeat limit; its 120-day hold is distinct from § 209 annual name registration |
Holder delivers transfer notice in record form signed by original reserver, specifying transferee name and address (§ 208(b)) |
Section 208 specifies no cancellation, withdrawal, or revocation process; § 202(d) preserves other trade-name and unfair-competition law, so a reservation does not settle wider name rights |
| Rhode Island verified 2026-09-23 | Optional Rhode Island domestic/foreign LLC name hold under current § 7-16-10; enacted replacement ch. 7-16.1 starts Jan. 1, 2028 (2026 P.L. ch. 247) |
Four routes: prospective domestic LLC; domestic or registered foreign LLC changing name; foreign LLC seeking registration; person organizing foreign LLC for registration. No registered-series route in § 7-16-10(a) |
Secretary must find name available; articles name needs LLC designator and record distinguishability, with court-decree and older revoked-name exceptions (§§ 7-16-9(a), 7-16-10(b)) |
Signed application filed with Secretary of State; § 7-16-10(b) states no further application fields or prescribed medium |
$50 for initial reservation application, transfer notice, or cancellation notice (§ 7-16-65(8)); no separately named renewal fee |
If available, Secretary reserves name for applicant’s exclusive use for 120 days; no separate start-date formula (§ 7-16-10(b)) |
Section 7-16-10 states no renewal procedure, window, or repeat limit; new application after expiration is subject to current availability |
Applicant for whom name was reserved signs transfer notice filed with Secretary, stating transferee name/address (§ 7-16-10(c)) |
Fee statute expressly prices cancellation notice at $50, but § 7-16-10 gives no cancellation method or revocation route. Hold concerns state entity name only (§§ 7-16-10, 7-16-65(8)) |
| South Carolina verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC reservation under S.C. Code § 33-44-106, distinct from formation under § 33-44-201 and foreign-name registration under § 33-44-107 |
A person may apply; foreign LLC with unavailable real name may reserve a fictitious name; § 33-44-106 does not distinguish preformation, name-change, or series applicants |
SOS must find name available; LLC name needs approved designator and distinguishability against specified active/reserved/registered names; name-use consent/undertaking or court-judgment routes under § 33-44-105 |
Deliver application to SOS stating applicant name/address and proposed name; § 33-44-106(a) does not specify applicant signature; accepted medium and fee required (§ 33-44-206) |
$25 reservation application; $10 transfer notice; no renewal fee because initial hold expressly nonrenewable (§ 33-44-1204(a)(6)-(7)) |
Available name held for applicant’s exclusive use for nonrenewable 120-day period; accepted filing normally effective at filing (§§ 33-44-106(a), -206(c)) |
Initial 120-day reservation expressly nonrenewable; § 33-44-106 gives no renewal window or reapplication terms |
Owner delivers signed transfer notice to SOS stating transferee name/address; $10 fee; § 33-44-106(b) does not specify a separate transferee signature |
§ 33-44-106 gives no separate cancellation, withdrawal, or agency-revocation route; entity-name hold does not itself form LLC or resolve other name-use rights (§§ 33-44-105, -201) |
| South Dakota verified 2026-09-23 | Optional domestic or foreign LLC name hold under S.D. Codified Laws § 47-34A-106; separate foreign name registration under § 47-34A-107 |
Four routes: prospective domestic LLC; domestic or registered foreign LLC adopting name; foreign LLC seeking registration; person organizing foreign LLC for registration. No registered-series route in § 47-34A-106 |
Secretary checks availability; LLC name needs permitted designator and record distinguishability, including from reserved/registered names. Consent/undertaking and judgment routes govern use of nondistinguishable name (§§ 47-34A-105, -106) |
Applicant executes and files application with Secretary of State; current agency form asks applicant name/address, proposed name, route, and authorized-person signature (§ 47-34A-106; SOS reservation form) |
Current SOS reservation form lists $25 application fee; § 47-34A-212 states no reservation, transfer, or cancellation charge |
If available, Secretary reserves name for applicant’s exclusive use for 120 days; § 47-34A-106 gives no separate start-date formula |
Same applicant may not reserve same name again until more than 60 days after prior 120-day period expires; no continuous-renewal route (§ 47-34A-106) |
Original applicant executes transfer notice filed with Secretary, specifying transferee name/address (§ 47-34A-106) |
Section 47-34A-106 states no applicant cancellation, withdrawal, or agency revocation route; reservation is a state name hold, not formation, trade-name, or trademark clearance |
| Tennessee verified 2026-09-22 | Optional reservation under Tennessee Revised LLC Act, T.C.A. § 48-249-107, for domestic/foreign LLC or assumed name; separate from entity formation and foreign-name registration |
Any person may apply for domestic or foreign LLC name, including assumed name; no separate organizer, name-change, or registered-series route specified (§ 48-249-107(a)) |
Secretary must find proposed name compliant with § 48-249-106 and available; LLC wording, record distinguishability, and written-consent/undertaking, judgment, or shared-agent exception (§§ 48-249-106–107) |
File with Secretary of State; state applicant name/address and proposed name; document signed by submitting person or authorized representative, with name/capacity; current SS-9425 asks email (§§ 48-249-107(a), -1005) |
$20 application; $20 transfer or cancellation notice (§ 48-249-1007(a)(4), (6)); current Secretary forms confirm |
If compliant and available, applicant gets exclusive use for four months; § 48-249-107(a) gives no separate start-time formula |
After four-month expiration, same or any other party may reapply; no pre-expiry renewal or advance priority stated (§ 48-249-107(a)) |
Holder files signed transfer notice with Secretary naming reserved name and transferee name/address; $20 (§§ 48-249-107(b), -1007(a)(6)) |
Holder may cancel by executed notice naming reserved name and holder name/address; $20; § 48-249-107 has no agency-revocation procedure; unfair-competition and mark rights preserved by § 48-249-106(h) |
| Texas verified 2026-09-22 | Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code ch. 5, subch. C; optional reservation by any person, separate from formation or foreign registration (§§ 5.001, 5.101) |
Any person may apply for exclusive name hold; general subchapter protects existing domestic/registered foreign entities and registered-series names (§§ 5.101, 5.102) |
Name must be distinguishable from six listed record categories; notarized consent can permit a later reservation unless same name; final court judgment offers separate route. LLC/registered-series designators apply (§§ 5.002, 5.056, 5.0561, 5.102) |
File application naming proposed name with Secretary of State; applicant or applicant’s agent/attorney signs; fee accompanies application (§§ 5.101, 5.103) |
$40 reservation application and each renewal application; $15 transfer notice; no fee for written withdrawal (§§ 4.151(2)-(3), 5.1041, 5.105) |
Exclusive use reserved until earlier of 121st day after application accepted for filing or filed withdrawal notice (§§ 5.103-5.104) |
Successive 120-day renewal periods allowed by new application and fee during 30 days before current expiration (§ 5.105) |
Reserved-name holder files signed transfer notice with Secretary of State stating transferee name/address (§ 5.106) |
Applicant may withdraw by written notice, fee free; subch. C states no separate revocation or cancellation process. Reservation does not override federal, Texas, or common-law name rights (§§ 5.001, 5.104, 5.1041) |
| Utah verified 2026-10-01 | Shared entity-name reservation under Utah Code § 16-1a-304; entity includes LLC (§ 16-1a-101(41)) |
Any person may apply; § 16-1a-304 names no separate LLC-series or name-change applicant route; foreign name registration is distinct (§ 16-1a-305) |
Available entity name; distinguishable from listed entity, DBA, reserved, and registered names; LLC designator; limited consent and judgment exceptions (§§ 16-1a-302 to -304) |
File applicant name/address and proposed name with Division; signed entity filing, written unless electronic delivery allowed; paper typed, computer-generated or machine-printed (§§ 16-1a-202, -304) |
Division's posted FY2026 schedule lists $22 for name reservation; § 16-1a-304 sets no dollar amount or separate transfer/renewal/cancellation fee |
Exclusive use for 120 calendar days after the day Division reserves an available name (§ 16-1a-304(2)) |
§ 16-1a-304 states no reservation-renewal or reapplication window; distinct foreign-name registration permits successive one-year renewals (§ 16-1a-305(5)) |
Reserver transfers by signed notice in a record delivered to Division, stating transferee name/address (§ 16-1a-304(3)) |
§ 16-1a-304 specifies no postreservation cancellation or revocation; § 16-1a-205 permits withdrawal of an entity filing before it takes effect; reservation concerns entity records, not trademark or domain rights |
| Vermont verified 2026-09-23 | Optional LLC name hold under 11 V.S.A. § 4006, which sends applicants to the general business-name rule in § 1652 |
Any person may apply; §§ 4006 and 1652 do not distinguish domestic, foreign, preformation, name-change, or registered-series applicants |
Secretary must find name available; ordinary LLC name needs a listed designator and must differ from existing entities and listed reserved names. Consent plus undertaking or final judgment can authorize conflicting name use (§§ 4005, 1652) |
Deliver application to Secretary of State stating applicant name/address and proposed name; § 1652 states no application signature or medium requirement |
$25 application; $20 transfer notice; $20 withdrawal notice (§ 4012(a)(5), (6), (21)); no separate renewal fee listed |
Exclusive use for 120 days if Secretary finds name available; § 1652 states no separate start-date formula |
§ 1652 states no renewal, filing window, additional term, or same-applicant repeat limit; it does not expressly forbid a later new application |
Owner files transfer notice with Secretary stating transferee name/address; $20 fee (§§ 1652(b), 4012(a)(6)); check the office’s signing requirements |
§ 4012(a)(21) prices a withdrawal notice at $20; § 1652 gives no contents, timing, cancellation, or revocation process. Hold alone does not form an LLC or settle mark, domain, or actual-use rights |
| Virginia verified 2026-09-22 | Optional LLC name reservation under Virginia LLC Act § 13.1-1013; reserved name may later support listed formation, name-change, and foreign-registration filings |
Any person; expressly includes foreign-LLC designated name; owner may use reserved name for listed domestic/foreign LLC and other entity filings (§ 13.1-1013(A), (D)) |
Reservation requires record distinguishability; applicant need not include LLC designator at reservation stage, but later entity name must comply; domestic LLC use-consent exception is separate (§§ 13.1-1012, -1013(A), (D)) |
Apply to State Corporation Commission; § 13.1-1013 does not itemize applicant fields or application signer; general filing rules require legible document, any mandatory form, and fee (§ 13.1-1003) |
$10 each for reservation application, renewal application, and transfer notice (§ 13.1-1005(3)) |
Commission reserves distinguishable name for applicant’s exclusive use for 120-day period; § 13.1-1013(A) gives no separate start-date formula |
Owner may renew for successive 120-day periods by applying within 45 days before expiration; no count limit stated (§ 13.1-1013(B)) |
Owner delivers notice signed by original applicant, specifying transferee name/address; $10 filing fee (§§ 13.1-1013(C), 13.1-1005(3)(b)) |
§ 13.1-1013 gives no cancellation, withdrawal, or agency-revocation procedure; use in later filings remains subject to entity-specific name rules (§ 13.1-1013(D)) |
| Washington verified 2026-09-22 | General entity-name reservation under RCW 23.95.310 applies to LLCs; optional filing separate from LLC formation under RCW 25.15.071 |
Any person may apply for entity name, including foreign entity alternate name under RCW 23.95.525; § 23.95.310 has no separate registered-series or name-change applicant category |
Secretary must find name available; record distinguishability from existing domestic, registered foreign, reserved, and registered names; LLC designator/restricted words and separate consent or final-judgment use paths (§§ 23.95.300, .305(5), .310) |
Deliver application to Secretary of State stating applicant name/address and proposed name; general entity-filing execution, medium, fee, and possible conformed-copy rules apply (§§ 23.95.200, .310) |
RCW 23.95.260 delegates fee schedule to Secretary of State rules; current official schedule lists $30 reservation filing, with no separate transfer price displayed there |
Secretary reserves available name for applicant’s exclusive use for 180 days; § 23.95.310 gives no separate start-date formula |
§ 23.95.310 states no renewal, reapplication window, or repeat limit; separate foreign-name registration renewal under § 23.95.315 is a different filing |
Owner delivers executed notice in a record to Secretary; transferee must be a person that is not an individual; notice states transferee name/address (§ 23.95.310(2)) |
§ 23.95.310 states no applicant cancellation or agency revocation procedure; chapter separately leaves assumed/trade names outside its control (§ 23.95.300(5)) |
| West Virginia verified 2026-09-23 | West Virginia Uniform LLC Act § 31B-1-106; optional LLC name hold, distinct from articles of organization (§ 31B-2-202) and foreign registered name (§ 31B-1-107) |
Any person may reserve an LLC name, expressly including an unavailable-name foreign company's fictitious name; § 31B-1-106 lists no separate series applicant route or organizer/member prerequisite |
Secretary checks availability; LLC name needs listed designator and record distinction from entities, reserved/registered names, and foreign fictitious names; consent/undertaking, final judgment, and merger/reorganization/acquisition exceptions govern use (§§ 31B-1-105 to -106) |
Deliver application naming applicant and address and proposed name to Secretary; § 31B-1-106 does not itself name application signer/form. For a record filed by/on behalf an LLC, § 31B-2-205 supplies management-form signer; § 31B-2-206 governs medium |
$15 for each 120-day reservation period, including the one renewal; § 59-1-2(a)(4) does not separately price a transfer notice |
If available, exclusive use by applicant for one 120-day period; § 31B-2-206 ordinarily makes accepted record effective at filing or same-day stated time; renewal adds one 120-day period (§§ 31B-1-106, 31B-2-206) |
One additional 120-day renewal; no later reservation by same or associated persons within one calendar year after last period expires. Section 31B-1-106 states no renewal-filing window |
Reservation owner delivers signed transfer notice to Secretary stating transferee name/address; § 31B-1-106(b) states no separate transfer term or fee |
Section 31B-1-106 states no applicant cancellation, withdrawal, or agency revocation route; reservation is separate from LLC formation under § 31B-2-202 and foreign name registration under § 31B-1-107 |
| Wyoming verified 2026-09-23 | Optional Wyoming LLC name reservation under W.S. § 17-29-109; LLC formation uses separate articles (§ 17-29-201) |
Any person; includes unavailable foreign-LLC assumed/fictitious name. § 17-29-109 lists no separate name-change or series applicant route |
Secretary must find name available; LLC designator and records-distinguishability rules apply (§§ 17-29-108, -109; 17-16-401(b), (f)); § 17-16-401(c) addresses corporate consent |
Applicant name/address and proposed name; deliver to Secretary for filing (§ 17-29-109(a)); general signed-record and permitted-medium rules (§§ 17-29-203, -205) |
§ 17-29-210(a)(iv) authorizes cost-based fees where no fee is fixed; current Secretary of State LLC schedule lists $60 for 'Any Other Filing'; no separate reservation/transfer line |
Secretary reserves available name for applicant's exclusive use for 120 days; § 17-29-109(a) gives no separate start-date formula |
§ 17-29-109 states no renewal method, filing window, or repeat limit; do not import the corporate name rule in § 17-16-402 |
Owner transfers by signed notice filed with Secretary, stating transferee name/address (§ 17-29-109(b)) |
§ 17-29-109 states no applicant cancellation or agency revocation route; entity-name reservation alone does not settle formation, trademark, trade-name, or domain rights |
Every jurisdiction we can source is here: 49 of 51, verified against the statute. Ohio and Wisconsin are absent because those states publish no official statute text we are permitted to read and quote, and we will not fill the gap from a secondary source. If that changes, the rows go up.
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