Idaho Statutes Title 26. Banks and Banking § 26-2711. Use of BIDCO name restricted--Exception

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person transacting business in this state, other than a licensee, shall not use a name or title which indicates that the person is a business and industrial development corporation including, but not limited to, use of the term “BIDCO,” and shall not otherwise represent that the person is a business and industrial development corporation or a licensee.

(2) Before being issued a license under this chapter, an Idaho corporation that proposes to apply for a license or that applies for a license may perform, under a name that indicates that the corporation is a business and industrial development corporation, the acts necessary to apply for and obtain a license and to otherwise prepare to commence transacting business as a licensee. Such a corporation shall not represent that it is a licensee until after the license has been obtained. A licensee shall not misrepresent the meaning or effect of its license.