California · Corporations Code

CORP §28150: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person proposing to transact or transacting business in this state, other than a licensee, shall use any name or title that indicates that it is a capital

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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person proposing to transact or transacting business in this state, other than a licensee, shall use any name or title that indicates that it is a capital access company or otherwise represent that it is a capital access company or that it is a licensee. (b) Any company that proposes to apply for a license or that has applied for a license, may, before being issued a license, use a name or title that indicates that it is a capital access company if it meets all of the following requirements: (1) The company appends to the name the designation “proposed,” “in organization,” or “in formation,” or any similar designation that the commissioner may approve. The designation shall be set forth at least as conspicuously as the name or title. (2) The company performs only those acts that may be necessary to (A) apply for and obtain the license and (B) prepare to commence transacting business as a licensee. (3) The company does not represent that it is a licensee.

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