Sec. 34-406. (Formerly Sec. 34-81s). Domestic and foreign limited liability partnerships: Name.
Sec. 34-406. (Formerly Sec. 34-81s). Domestic and foreign limited liability
partnerships: Name. (a) The name of a registered limited liability partnership or a
foreign registered limited liability partnership operating in this state shall contain the
words "Registered Limited Liability Partnership" or "Limited Liability Partnership" or
the abbreviation "L.L.P." or "LLP" as the last words or letters of its name.
(b) The name of a registered limited liability partnership or foreign registered limited liability partnership shall be such as to distinguish it upon the records of the Secretary
of the State from: (1) The name of any registered limited liability partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company or corporation existing under the laws of this
state; (2) the name of any foreign registered limited liability partnership, foreign limited
partnership, foreign limited liability company or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state; (3) any name reserved under section 34-407 or reserved or
registered under section 33-656, 33-657, 33-1045, 33-1046, 33-1047, 34-13, 34-13a or
34-103; or (4) the name of any other entity whose name is carried upon the records of
the Secretary of the State as organized or authorized to transact business or conduct
affairs in this state.
(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply if the applicant
files with the Secretary of the State a certified copy of a final decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction establishing the prior right of the applicant to the use of such
name in this state.
(P.A. 94-218, S. 20, 28; P.A. 96-256, S. 193, 209; 96-271, S. 182, 254; P.A. 04-240, S. 19; 04-257, S. 56.)
History: P.A. 94-218 effective January 1, 1996; P.A. 96-256 amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to Secs. 33-424
and 33-425 with Secs. 33-1045, 33-1046 and 33-1047, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (b) to
replace references to Secs. 33-287 and 33-288 with Secs. 33-656 and 33-657, respectively, effective January 1, 1997; Sec.
34-81s transferred to Sec. 34-406 in 1997; P.A. 04-240 amended Subsec. (b)(3) by adding reference to Sec. 34-13a and
making a technical change in and added Subsec. (b)(4) re name of other entity carried on records of the Secretary of the
State; P.A. 04-257 made a technical change in Subsec. (b)(3), effective June 14, 2004.