The name of a partnership following the filing of a certificate of reinstatement shall be determined as follows:

(a) if the partnership is listed in the Secretary of State‘s records as a partnership that has been dissolved, then the name of a partnership following reinstatement shall be that partnership name at the time of reinstatement if that partnership name complies with Article 5 of Chapter 1 at the time of reinstatement; and

Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-8A-8.12

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) if that partnership name does not comply with Article 5 of Chapter 1, the name of the partnership following reinstatement shall be that partnership name followed by the word “reinstated.”