Arizona Laws 29-1102. Name
The name of a limited liability partnership shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 29-1102
- Business: includes every trade, occupation and profession. See Arizona Laws 29-1001
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Limited liability partnership: means a partnership or limited partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under section 29-1101. See Arizona Laws 29-1001
- Limited partnership: means a limited partnership created under chapter 3 of this title, predecessor law or comparable law of another jurisdiction. See Arizona Laws 29-1001
- 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.
- Partnership: means an association or entity formed under section 29-1012, a predecessor law or a comparable law of another jurisdiction. See Arizona Laws 29-1001
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 29-1001
1. Contain the words "registered limited liability partnership", "limited liability partnership", the abbreviation "R.L.L.P.", "L.L.P." or the designation "RLLP" or "LLP", in uppercase or lowercase letters, except that the name of a limited liability partnership that is also a limited partnership under section 29-367 may contain the abbreviations "R.L.L.L.P.", "L.L.L.P." or the designation "RLLLP" or "LLLP", in uppercase or lowercase letters, in which case the requirements of section 29-302, paragraph 1 are deemed satisfied.
2. Not contain the words "association", "corporation" or "incorporated" or an abbreviation of these words.
3. Be distinguishable from the name of a limited liability company, limited partnership or corporation existing under the laws of this state or a foreign limited liability company, limited partnership or corporation authorized to transact business in this state, or a name the exclusive right to which, at the time, is reserved in the manner provided under the laws of this state or a trade name registered pursuant to Title 44, Chapter 10, Article 3.1. This paragraph does not apply if the applicant files with the secretary of state either of the following:
(a) The written consent of the holder of the name to use the same name and one or more words are added or deleted to make the name distinguishable from the other name.
(b) A certified copy of a final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the prior right of the applicant to use the name applied for in this state.