Ohio Code 1776.82 – Name of limited liability partnership
(A) The name of a limited liability partnership shall contain “registered limited liability partnership,” “registered partnership having limited liability,” “limited liability partnership,” “R.L.L.P.,” “P.L.L.,” “L.L.P.,” “RLLP,” “PLL,” or “LLP.”
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1776.82
- 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.
- Foreign limited liability partnership: means a partnership formed under laws other than the laws of this state and that has the status of a limited liability partnership under those laws. See Ohio Code 1776.01
- Limited liability partnership: means a partnership that files a statement of qualification under section 1776. See Ohio Code 1776.01
- 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 of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for-profit formed under section 1776. See Ohio Code 1776.01
- 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, except that as used in sections 1776. See Ohio Code 1776.01
(B) The name of a domestic registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership shall be distinguishable upon the records in the office of the secretary of state from all of the following:
(1) The name of any other limited liability partnership registered in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 1775 of the Revised Code, whether domestic or foreign;
(2) The name of any domestic corporation that is formed under Chapter 1701. or 1702. of the Revised Code or any foreign corporation that is registered pursuant to Chapter 1703 of the Revised Code;
(3) The name of any limited liability company registered in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to Chapter 1705. or 1706. of the Revised Code, whether domestic or foreign;
(4) The name of any limited partnership registered in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to Chapter 1782 of the Revised Code, whether domestic or foreign;
(5) Any trade name the exclusive right to which is at the time in question registered in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to Chapter 1329 of the Revised Code.
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