Section 17452.

(a) If the Secretary of State finds that an application for registration conforms to law and all requisite fees have been paid, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of registration to transact intrastate business in this state, subject, however, to any licensing requirements imposed by the laws of this state. However, no certificate of registration shall be issued for a foreign limited liability company to transact intrastate business in this state under a name that falls within the prohibitions of subdivision (c) of Section 17052.

(b) If the name of a foreign limited liability company does not satisfy the requirements of Section 17052, to obtain or maintain a certificate of registration, a foreign limited liability company may either:

(1) Add the words "limited liability company" or the abbreviation "LLC" to its name for use in this state.

(2) Use an assumed name that is available, and that satisfies the requirements of Section 17052, provided the foreign limited liability company agrees that it will use the assumed name in all its dealings with the Secretary of State and in the conduct of its affairs in this state. The assumed name may be the name of the foreign limited liability company with the addition of some distinguishing word or words acceptable to the Secretary of State or a name available for the name of a domestic limited liability company pursuant to Section 17052. Any foreign limited liability company that has made such an agreement with the Secretary of State shall not do business in this state except under the name agreed upon, as long as the agreement remains in effect.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1200, Sec. 27. Effective September 30, 1994. Repealed as of January 1, 2014, pursuant to Section 17657. Thereafter, see Title 2.6, commencing with Section 17701.01.)