§ 10-06-110

The exclusive right to the use of a corporate name may be reserved by a (1) person intending to organize a corporation under this chapter; (2) domestic corporation intending to change its name; (3) foreign corporation intending to apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state; (4) foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state and intending to change its name; or (5) person intending to organize a foreign corporation and to have it apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.