Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 590 - RULES OF OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
Chapter 590-7 - COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS
Subject 590-7-20 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES - NAME
Rule 590-7-20-.05 - Contested Cases
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The Secretary of State is not authorized to intervene in a private name infringement action. The Secretary of State may provide certified copies of any public document filed pursuant to the Code and the rules promulgated thereunder.
(2) The Secretary of State may, prior to the issuance of a certificate of organization or a certificate of authority, revoke a name certificate if the name certificate is issued for a name which is not distinguishable from the name of another entity or name reservation filed with the Secretary of State or the name contains any word whose use is restricted by any provision of the Code and rules promulgated thereunder.
(3) In the event that a certificate of organization or a certificate of authority has been issued by the Secretary of State and the name is not distinguishable from the name of another entity filed with the Secretary of State under Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, or the name contains any word whose use is restricted by any provision of the Code or rules promulgated thereunder, the following actions may be taken:
O.C.G.A. §§ 14-5-23, 14-11-1105, and 14-11-1106.