{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.152","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 71.152","heading":"MATERIAL CHANGE IN INFORMATION; NEW CERTIFICATE.","body":"(a) Not later than the 60th day after an event occurs that causes the information in a certificate to become materially misleading, a registrant must file a new certificate complying with this chapter in the office in which the original or renewal certificate was filed.\n(b) An event that causes the information in a certificate to become materially misleading includes:\n(1) a change in the name, identity, entity, form of business or professional organization, or location of a registrant;\n(2) for a proprietorship or sole practitioner, a change in ownership; or\n(3) for a partnership:\n(A) the admission of a new partner or joint venturer; or\n(B) the end of a general partner's or joint venturer's association with the partnership.\n(c) A new certificate filed under this section is effective for a term not to exceed 10 years from the date the certificate is filed.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1442), Sec. 69, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PRACTICES","CHAPTER 71. ASSUMED BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL NAME","SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.71.htm#71.152","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"787d11298da1a440344c7bbd8475914a895a08365f5975f003167cbac2ae640a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}