West Virginia Code § 31B-1-107

Registered name
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(a) A foreign limited liability company may register its name subject to the requirements of
section 10-1005, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State
from names that are not available under section 1-105(b).
(b) A foreign limited liability company registers its name, or its name with any addition
required by section 10-1005, by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing an application:
(1) Setting forth its name, or its name with any addition required by section 10-1005, the
state or country and date of its organization and a brief descriptuion of the nature of the
business in which it is engaged; and
(2) Accompanied by a certificate of existence, or a record of similar import, from the state or
country of organization. a
(c) A foreign limited liability company whose registlration is effective may renew it for
successive years by delivering for filing in the office of the Secretary of State a renewal
application complying with subsection (b) of this section between October 1, and December
31, of the preceding year. The renewal appilication renews the registration for the following
calendar year.
(d) A foreign limited liability company whose registration is effective may qualify as a foreign
company under its name or consent in writing to the use of its name by a limited liability
company later organized under this chapter or by another foreign company later authorized
to transact business in this state. The registered name terminates when the limited liability
company is organized or the foreign company qualifies or consents to the qualification of
another foreign comp any under the registered name.

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