§18-1140.

§18-1140.
   
                                TRADE NAMES
                                      
   A. A corporation or other business entity doing business in this state
   under any name other than its legal name shall file a report with the
   Secretary of State setting forth the legal name of the corporation or
   business entity, the jurisdiction of organization of the corporation
   or business entity, the trade name under which the business is carried
   on, a brief description of the kind of business transacted under the
   name, and the address wherein the business is to be carried on. The
   report shall be executed by a representative of the business entity
   authorized to sign on its behalf. In the case of a corporation, the
   report shall be signed and filed in accordance with Section 1007 of
   this title. The trade name adopted shall be such as to be
   distinguishable upon the records in the Office of the Secretary of
   State from:
   
   1. Names of other business entities organized under the laws of this
   state and filed with the Secretary of State then existing or which
   existed at any time during the preceding three (3) years; or
   
   2. Names of foreign business entities qualified to do business in this
   state and filed with the Secretary of State then existing or which
   existed at any time during the preceding three (3) years; or
   
   3. Trade names or fictitious names filed with the Secretary of State;
   or
   
   4. Names reserved with the Secretary of State.
   
   B. As used in this section, "business entity" means a corporation, a
   business trust, a common law trust, a limited liability company, or
   any unincorporated business, including any form of partnership.