16.01.160 Reservation of Name

(a) The exclusive right to the use of a name may be reserved by:

(1) Any person intending to organize an Entity under this title and to adopt that name;

(2) Any domestic corporation or any foreign corporation registered within the Territory which, in either case, proposes to change its name; and

(b) The reservation of a specified name shall be made by filing a signed application with the Tribal Secretary, specifying the name to be reserved and the name and address of the applicant. If the Tribal Secretary, in his or her sole discretion, finds that the name is available for use, the Tribal Secretary shall reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of 120 days.

(c) A fee shall be paid at the time of the initial reservation of any name, at the time of the renewal of any such reservation and at the time of the filing of a notice of the transfer or cancellation of any such reservation.