Cite as: 18 CNCA § 140

A. A corporation or other business entity doing business in Cherokee Nation under any name other than its legal name shall file a report with the Office of the Principal Chief or his authorized representative setting forth the trade name under which the business is carried on, a brief description of the kind of business transacted under the name, the address wherein the business is to be carried on, the legal name and the name and address of its registered agent in Cherokee Nation. The report shall be executed, acknowledged, and filed in accordance with 18 CNCA § 7. The trade name adopted shall be such as to be distinguishable upon the records in the Office of the Principal Chief or his authorized representative from:

1. Names of other business entitles organized under the laws of Cherokee Nation 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 Cherokee Nation then existing or which existed at any time during the preceding three (3) years; or

3. Trade names or fictitious names filed with the Office of the Principal Chief or his authorized representative; or

4. Names reserved with the Office of the Principal Chief or his authorized representative.

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.

Historical Data

LA 16–96, eff. July 15, 1996.