Utah Code 48-3a-1104. Name limitations
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(1) The name of a domestic professional services company and of a foreign professional services company authorized to transact business in this state, in addition to complying with Sections 48-3a-108 and 48-3a-906:
Terms Used In Utah Code 48-3a-1104
- Certificate of organization: means the certificate required by Section 48-3a-201. See Utah Code 48-3a-102
- Division: means the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 48-3a-102
- 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.
- Member: means a person that:(14)(a) has become a member of a limited liability company under Section 48-3a-401 or was a member in a company when the company became subject to this chapter under Section 48-3a-1405; and(14)(b) has not dissociated under Section 48-3a-602. See Utah Code 48-3a-102
- Professional services: means a personal service provided by:
(1)(a) a public accountant holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 26a, Certified Public Accountant Licensing Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of public accounting;(1)(b) an architect holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 3a, Architects Licensing Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of architecture;(1)(c) an attorney granted the authority to practice law by the:(1)(c)(i) Utah Supreme Court; or(1)(c)(ii) one or more of the following that licenses or regulates the authority to practice law in a state or territory of the United States other than Utah:(1)(c)(ii)(A) a supreme court;(1)(c)(ii)(B) a court other than a supreme court;(1)(c)(ii)(C) an agency;(1)(c)(ii)(D) an instrumentality; or(1)(c)(ii)(E) a regulating board;(1)(d) a chiropractor holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 73, Chiropractic Physician Practice Act, or any subsequent law regulating the practice of chiropractics;(1)(e) a doctor of dentistry holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 69, Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of dentistry;(1)(f) a professional engineer registered under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of engineers and land surveyors;(1)(g) a naturopath holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 71, Naturopathic Physician Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of naturopathy;(1)(h) a nurse licensed under Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 44a, Nurse Midwife Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of nursing;(1)(i) an optometrist holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 16a, Utah Optometry Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of optometry;(1)(j) an osteopathic physician or surgeon holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of osteopathy;(1)(k) a pharmacist holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of pharmacy;(1)(l) a physician, surgeon, or doctor of medicine holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of medicine;(1)(m) a physician assistant holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice as a physician assistant;(1)(n) a physical therapist holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 24b, Physical Therapy Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of physical therapy;(1)(o) a podiatric physician holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 5a, Podiatric Physician Licensing Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of podiatry;(1)(p) a psychologist holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 61, Psychologist Licensing Act, or any subsequent law regulating the practice of psychology;(1)(q) a principal broker, associate broker, or sales agent holding a license under Title 61, Chapter 2f, Real Estate Licensing and Practices Act, or a subsequent law regulating the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate;(1)(r) a clinical or certified social worker holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 60, Part 2, Social Worker Licensing Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of social work;(1)(s) a mental health therapist holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 60, Mental Health Professional Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of mental health therapy;(1)(t) a veterinarian holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 28, Veterinary Practice Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of veterinary medicine; or(1)(u) an individual licensed, certified, or registered under Title 61, Chapter 2g, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, or a subsequent law regulating the practice of appraising real estate. See Utah Code 48-3a-1101- Professional services company: means a limited liability company organized in accordance with Part 11, Professional Services Companies. See Utah Code 48-3a-102
- Regulating board: means the entity organized pursuant to state law that licenses and regulates the practice of the profession that a limited liability company is organized to provide. See Utah Code 48-3a-1101
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 48-3a-102
(1)(a) may not contain language stating or implying that it is formed for a purpose other than that authorized by:(1)(a)(i) its certificate of organization; or(1)(a)(ii) Section 48-3a-1106;(1)(b) must conform with any rule made by the regulating board having jurisdiction over a professional service described in the professional services company’s certificate of organization; and(1)(c) in lieu of the requirement of Subsection 48-3a-108(1), must contain the words “professional limited liability company” or the abbreviations “P.L.L.C.” or “PLLC” in:(1)(c)(i) its certificate of organization; and(1)(c)(ii) a report or document filed with the division.(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), a professional services company may hold itself out to the public under a name that does not contain the words “professional limited liability company” or the abbreviations “P.L.L.C.” or “PLLC” if that name complies with Subsection 48-3a-108(1).(3) Sections 48-3a-108 and 48-3a-906 do not prevent the use of a name otherwise prohibited by those sections if the name is:(3)(a) the personal name of an individual member or individual former member of the professional services company; or(3)(b) the name of an individual who was associated with a predecessor of the professional services company. - Professional services: means a personal service provided by: