{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-14a.3-020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 14A.3-020","heading":"Reserved name.","body":"(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name, including a fictitious name for a\nforeign entity whose real name is not available, by delivering an application to the\nSecretary of State for filing. The application shall set forth the real name and\naddress of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the Secretary of\nState finds that the name applied for is distinguishable from any name of record\nwith the Secretary of State, that name shall be reserved for the applicant's exclusive\nuse for a o ne hundred twenty (120) day period. During the thirty (30) days prior to\nthe expiration of a reservation, the holder thereof may apply to renew the\nreservation on such form as shall be provided by the Secretary of State. The renewal\nshall be effective as o f the expiration of the current reservation and shall renew the\nreservation for an additional one hundred twenty (120) days from the otherwise\napplicable expiration.\n(2) A reserved name shall satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010.\n(3) The applicant hol ding a reserved name may transfer the reservation to another\nperson by delivering to the Secretary of State a signed notice of the transfer that\nstates the name and address of the transferee.\n(4) The holder of a reserved name may cancel the reservation by delivery to the\nSecretary of State of a notice of cancellation, executed by the applicant for whom\nthe name is reserved, that states the reserved name and its initial date of reservation.\n(5) It shall not be necessary that a foreign entity desiring to rese rve a name be qualified\nto transact business in this Commonwealth.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36546","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:32Z","sha256":"1ddd39e7b3504252f56bf0f3ecc8813c489d13f71e67d2c33f0b00eb10c024f3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-14a.3-010","next":"us-ky/krs-14a.3-030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}