Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.12
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Section 10A-1-5.12 Reservation of Certain Names Prohibited; Exceptions
Official statutory text
(a) The Secretary of State may not reserve a name that is the same as, or not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from:
(1) the name of an existing filing entity; the name of a general partnership that has an effective statement of partnership, statement of not for profit partnership, or statement of limited liability partnership on file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 8A;
(2) the name of a foreign filing entity that has a registration under Article 7; or
(3) a name that is reserved under this division.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the other entity or the person for whom the name is reserved consents in writing to the subsequent reservation of a name not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State, and submits an undertaking in form satisfactory to the Secretary of State to change its name to a name that is distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the name applied for or, if the conflict is with a reserved or registered name, transfers its reservation to the applicant pursuant to Section 10A-1-5.16.
(1) the name of an existing filing entity; the name of a general partnership that has an effective statement of partnership, statement of not for profit partnership, or statement of limited liability partnership on file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 8A;
(2) the name of a foreign filing entity that has a registration under Article 7; or
(3) a name that is reserved under this division.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the other entity or the person for whom the name is reserved consents in writing to the subsequent reservation of a name not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State, and submits an undertaking in form satisfactory to the Secretary of State to change its name to a name that is distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the name applied for or, if the conflict is with a reserved or registered name, transfers its reservation to the applicant pursuant to Section 10A-1-5.16.
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