Instructions For Form 501 - Application For Reservation Of Entity Name (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

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Items 3 and 4—Applicant Name and Address: Specify the name of the person for whom the

reservation is made. If the name is being reserved by a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability

company or other organized legal entity, select and complete option A. If an individual is reserving the

name, please select and complete option B. Once the application for reservation is filed, the name

reservation will be recorded exclusively in the name of the applicant or the applicant’s transferee if a

notice of transfer is filed with the appropriate fee.

Item 5—Execution: The applicant or applicant’s attorney or agent must sign the application for name

reservation. Prior to signing, please read the statements on this form carefully. A person commits an

offense under the Texas Business Corporation Act, the Texas Limited Liability Company Act or the

Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act if the person signs a document the person knows is false in any

material respect with the intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing. The

offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

Termination: A registrant may terminate the reservation of a name prior to the expiration of the

reservation period by filing an application to cancel the name reservation; no form is provided for this

purpose. The filing fee for cancellation of a corporate or professional association name reservation is

$15, cancellation of a limited partnership name reservation is $25, and cancellation of a limited liability

company name reservation is $10.

Fees and Delivery Instructions:

Entity Type

Fee

Domestic or foreign business corporation, non-profit corporation, professional corporation or

$40

professional association

Domestic or foreign limited liability company

$25

Domestic or foreign limited partnership

$50

Mail the completed form along with the correct filing fee to the address shown in the heading of this

form. The delivery address is James Earl Rudder Office Building, 1019 Brazos, Austin, Texas 78701.

Upon filing the reservation the secretary of state will issue a certificate of name reservation and return it

to the submitter. The telephone number is (512) 463-5555, TDD: (800) 735-2989, FAX: (512) 463-

5709.

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