Oregon Law
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648.005Definitions 648.007Requirement to register assumed business name and service mark; exceptions 648.008Optional registration of real and true name 648.010Registration of assumed business name; contents of application; designation of representative; effect 648.012Registration duty of Secretary of State 648.014Forms; rules 648.015[1963 c.551 §7; 1967 c.233 §3; 1969 c.154 §2; 1971 c.318 §13; 1981 c.633 §74; repealed by 1985 c.728 §110] 648.017Renewal of registration; fee; contents of application; rules; effect of failure to renew; notice 648.018Reactivation of assumed business name; application; notification of denial; appeal 648.020[Repealed by 1963 c.551 §21] 648.025Amendment of registration; application; statement of withdrawal, incapacity or death; designation of representative 648.029Alteration of registration to reflect corporate structure change 648.030[Repealed by 1963 c.551 §21] 648.035[1963 c.551 §5; 1967 c.233 §1; repealed by 1969 c.154 §10] 648.040[Repealed by 1963 c.551 §21] 648.045[1963 c.551 §4; repealed by 1981 c.633 §83] 648.050[Amended by 1955 c.661 §1; 1963 c.551 §8; 1969 c.154 §4; repealed by 1985 c.728 §110] 648.051When registration refused; affidavit of applicant; registration effective until canceled 648.055Cancellation of registration upon dissolution or when corporate authority withdrawn or revoked 648.057Cancellation of registration upon termination of business; signature of registrant; delivery 648.060[Amended by 1963 c.551 §9; repealed by 1967 c.152 §1 (648.061 enacted in lieu of 648.060)] 648.061Consent of nonresident persons to service of process 648.070Service of process on nonresident 648.080[Amended by 1963 c.551 §11; repealed by 1985 c.728 §110] 648.081False or fraudulent registration prohibited; cancellation of conflicting registration; effect on other remedies 648.090[Amended by 1963 c.551 §12; repealed by 1985 c.728 §110] 648.100[Amended by 1961 c.355 §2; repealed by 1963 c.551 §21] 648.105[1963 c.551 §13; repealed by 1983 c.717 §42] 648.110[Repealed by 1963 c.551 §21] 648.115Filing, service, copying and certification fees 648.125Rules 648.130[1971 c.194 §4; repealed by 1985 c.728 §110] 648.135Effect of violation of ORS 648.007; damages and attorney fees; effect on other laws 648.990Penalties 648.992Penalty for signing false document

Chapter 648 — Assumed Business Names

ORS 648.055 Cancellation of registration upon dissolution or when corporate authority withdrawn or revoked

(1)

If the only registrant of an assumed business name is a domestic corporation that has been dissolved, the Secretary of State may cancel the registration.

(2)

If the only registrant of an assumed business name is a foreign corporation whose authority to transact business in this state has been withdrawn or revoked, the Secretary of State may cancel the registration.

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2026-01-01

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