Connecticut General Statutes 34-13 – Name
The name of each limited partnership as set forth in its certificate of limited partnership:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 34-13
- Certificate of limited partnership: means the certificate referred to in section 34-10 and the certificate as amended or restated. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-9
- 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 partnership: means a partnership formed under the laws of any state other than this state and having as partners one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-9
- General partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and named in the certificate of limited partnership as a general partner. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-9
- Limited partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a limited partner in accordance with the partnership agreement. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-9
- Other entity: means any association or legal entity, other than a domestic or foreign limited partnership, organized to conduct business, including, but not limited to, a corporation, general partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint stock company, business trust, statutory trust and real estate investment trust. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-9
- Partner: means a limited or general partner. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-9
- 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: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-9
(1) Shall contain without abbreviation the words “limited partnership”;
(2) May not contain the name of a limited partner unless it is also the name of a general partner or the business of the limited partnership had been carried on under that name before the admission of that limited partner; and
(3) Shall be such as to distinguish it upon the records in the office of the Secretary of the State from the name of (A) any corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company organized under the laws of this state or licensed or registered as a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership or foreign limited liability company in this state, or (B) 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.