Montana Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations § 35-2-307. Registered name of foreign corporation

(1) A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name with any change required by 35-2-826, if the name is distinguishable in the records of the secretary of state from:

(2) A foreign corporation shall register its corporate name, or its corporate name with any change required by 35-2-826, by delivering to the secretary of state, for filing, an application setting forth:

(3) The name is registered for the applicant's exclusive use on the effective date of the application.

(4) A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may renew it for successive years by delivering to the secretary of state, for filing, a renewal application that complies with the requirements of subsection (2). The renewal application must be delivered between October 1 and December 31 of the preceding year. The renewal application renews the registration for the following calendar year.

(5) A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may continue to qualify as a foreign corporation under that name or consent in writing to the use of that name by a corporation later incorporated under this chapter or by another foreign corporation later authorized to transact business in this state. The registration terminates when the foreign corporation is incorporated as a domestic corporation or the foreign corporation qualifies or consents to the qualification of another foreign corporation under the registered name.