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Massachusetts · Through amendments passed before May 31, 2026

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 3: Name of limited liability company

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  1. Part I
  2. Title XXII
  3. Chapter 156C

Section 3. The name of each limited liability company as set forth in its certificate of organization:

(1) shall contain the words ''limited liability company'', ''limited company'', or the abbreviation ''L.L.C.'', ''L.C.'', ''LLC'' or ''LC'';

(2) may contain the name of a member or manager; and

(3) may not be the same as, or deceptively similar to the name of any corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company reserved or organized under the laws of the commonwealth or licensed or registered as a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership or foreign limited liability company in the commonwealth, except with the written consent of said corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company previously filed with the state secretary.

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