What are examples of valid business name control codes?
Here's a table of valid business name control codes for different example business names, with an explanation of how the rules for determining control codes were applied to produce the code.
| Business Name | Name Control Code | Rule(s) |
| Sumac Field Plow Inc. | SUMA | Use the first four significant characters of the corporation name. |
| 11th Street Inc. | 11TH | Use the first four significant characters of the corporation name. |
| P & P Company | P&PC | Use the first four significant characters of the corporation name. Include "&", but exclude the blank spaces. |
| Y-Z Drive Co | Y-ZD | Include "-", but omit the blank space for the next valid character. |
| John Hackberry PA | JOHN | Use the first four significant characters of the corporation name. |
| ELM | ELM | "!" and blank space are not valid. Omit both, but include the next valid character. |
| OAK! Tre | OAKT | "!" and blank space are not valid. Omit both, but include the next valid character. |
| The Willow Co. | WILL | "The" is followed by two words, so exclude "the" from the code. |
| The Hawthorn | THEH | "The" is followed by a single word, so include "the", omit the blank space, and include the next valid character. |