LLC Name Reservation Requirements in Nevada
At a glance
| Governing law and optional reservation scope | Optional proposed-LLC name hold under NRS 86.176; formation is a separate filing (§ 86.201) |
|---|---|
| Who may apply and for which LLC or series name | Requester for any proposed LLC (§ 86.176(1)); no separate existing-LLC, foreign-LLC, name-change, or series route stated there |
| Name availability, designator, distinguishability, and consent | 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)) |
| Application, signer, form, and filing office | 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) |
| Reservation, renewal, transfer, and cancellation fees | $25 for LLC name reservation (§ 86.561(1)(f)); §§ 86.176 and 86.561 state no distinct renewal, transfer, or release fee |
| Term, start date, and statutory exclusive use | 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)) |
| Renewal, filing window, and repeat limits | § 86.176 states no renewal or repeat-application procedure, window, or term limit beyond its 90-day hold |
| Transfer notice, signer, and transferee details | § 86.176 states no reservation-transfer notice, signer, or transferee fields; SOS lists a separate name-consent-or-release form |
| Cancellation, withdrawal, revocation, and scope of name rights | 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 |
Requirements one by one
Name and reservation
NRS § 86.176(1) instructs the Secretary of State, on request, to reserve an available name for a proposed LLC for 90 days. Availability refers to § 86.171(1)–(2): the LLC name needs a statutory designator and must be distinguishable in the Secretary's records from other Title 7 entity and reserved names. A distinctive mark or lettering alone does not make a conflicting name distinguishable under § 86.171(3). The Secretary's name-reservation page offers a form and states that availability still controls. Section 86.557(1) requires a prescribed form for a Chapter 86 record filed with the Secretary.
Fee and effect of the hold
NRS § 86.561(1)(f) sets the LLC reservation charge at $25. During the hold, § 86.176(1) bars another entity from using or reserving that name in Nevada's Title 7 entity records without the original requester's written, acknowledged consent. Section 86.176(2) permits an injunction even after a conflicting entity record has been filed.
What trips people up
The statute gives a 90-day period but no formula identifying the precise starting event. Check the Secretary of State's recorded expiration before relying on a date. The SOS also lists a name consent or release form; §§ 86.176 and 86.561 do not describe a transfer filing, a renewal window, or a separate fee for consent or release. The $100 cancellation fee in § 86.561(1)(g) concerns a company certificate of cancellation, not release of a reserved name.
Common questions
Does the name hold form the LLC?
No. Under NRS § 86.201(1), legal organization requires filing articles of organization and paying the required formation fee. A reservation is a separate preliminary request.
Does a name hold resolve a trademark dispute?
No trademark outcome follows from § 86.176. Its stated effect concerns other entities forming, organizing, registering, or qualifying in the Secretary of State's records.
Statutes and sources
Nevada's current NRS Chapter 86 (§§ 86.171, 86.176, 86.201, 86.557, and 86.561) is stamped “Rev. 4/15/2026--2025” and was accessed September 23, 2026. The Nevada Secretary of State's name-reservation page was accessed the same day for its published form and release description.
Source links
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