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<section article="gca" article_name="Corporations and Associations" number="1-502" future_version_removed="true" title_number="1" title_name="General Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Entity Names">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The name of a corporation must include one of the following words or an abbreviation of one of the following words:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Company”, if it is not preceded by the word “and” or a symbol for the word “and”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Corporation”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>“Incorporated”; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>“Limited”.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a corporation is a benefit corporation, the name of the benefit corporation must include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The words “benefit corporation”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Benefit Corp.”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The words “benefit company”, if not preceded by the word “and” or a symbol for the word “and”; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>“Benefit Co.”, if not preceded by the word “and” or a symbol for the word “and”.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The name of a limited liability company must include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The words “limited liability company”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“L.L.C.”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>“LLC”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>“L.C.”; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>“LC”.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a limited liability company is a benefit limited liability company, the name of the benefit limited liability company must include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The words “benefit limited liability company”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Benefit L.L.C.”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>“Benefit LLC”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>“Benefit L.C.”; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>“Benefit LC”.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The name of a limited liability partnership must include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The words “limited liability partnership”;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“L.L.P.”; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“LLP”.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The name of a limited partnership must include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The words “limited partnership”;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“L.P.”; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“LP”.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The name of a limited liability limited partnership must include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The words “limited liability limited partnership”;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“L.L.L.P.”; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“LLLP”.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The corporate name of a professional corporation must include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The word “chartered”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The abbreviation “chtd.”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The words “professional association”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The abbreviation “P.A.”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>The words “professional corporation”; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>The abbreviation “P.C.”.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A professional corporation need not use any word specified under paragraph (1) of this subsection if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The corporation has registered the name to be used in the manner provided in § 1–406 of this title; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The name is the same as its corporate name except for the allowable omissions.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
