{"data":{"id":"us-gu/18-gca-171506","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"18 GCA § 171506","heading":"Noncomplying Name of Foreign Cooperative.","body":"(a) A foreign cooperative whose name does not comply with § 17113 may not register to do business in Guam until it adopts, for the purpose of doing business in Guam, an alternate name that complies with § 17117. A cooperative that registers under an alternate name under this Subsection need not comply with 18 GCA § 26101. After registering to do business in Guam with an alternate name, a cooperative shall do business in Guam under:\n(1) the alternate name;\n(2) the cooperative’s name, with the addition of its jurisdiction of formation; or\n(3) a name the cooperative is authorized to use under 18 GCA § 26101.\n(b) If a registered foreign cooperative changes its name to one that does not comply with § 17113, it may not do business in Guam until it complies with Subsection (a) of this Section by amending its registration to adopt an alternate name that complies with § 17117.","path":["Title 18: Business Structure and Function","Division 1 - Business Structure","Part 2 - Special Corporate Forms","Chapter 17: Guam Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act","ARTICLE 15: FOREIGN COOPERATIVES"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/18gc017.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T03:54:38Z","sha256":"a028575cfb5ecfe92de0a5dcd8463baaa5c59c4159e1fdef3d564404850fa7cf","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/18-gca-171505","next":"us-gu/18-gca-171507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}