District of Columbia Code Division V. Local Business Affairs § 29-105.06. Noncomplying name of foreign entity.

(a) A registered foreign entity whose name does not comply with § 29-103.01 for an entity of its type shall not register to do business in the District until it adopts, for the purpose of doing business in the District, an alternate name that complies with § 29-103.01. A registered foreign entity that registers under an alternate name under this subsection need not comply with subchapter I-C of Chapter 48 [Chapter 28] of Title 47. After registering to do business in the District with an alternate name, a registered foreign entity may do business in the District under:

(b) If a registered foreign entity changes its name to one that does not comply with § 29-103.01, it shall not do business in the District until it complies with subsection (a) of this section by amending its registration to adopt an alternate name that complies with § 29-103.01.