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Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 1–503

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  1. Article - Corporations and Associations

(a) An entity name may not contain language stating or implying that the entity is organized for a purpose other than that allowed by the entity’s:

(1) Articles of incorporation, if the entity is a corporation;

(2) Articles of organization, if the entity is a limited liability company;

(3) Certificate of limited liability partnership, if the entity is a limited liability partnership;

(4) Certificate of limited partnership, if the entity is a limited partnership; or

(5) Articles of incorporation, if the entity is a professional corporation.

(b) The name of a limited partnership may not contain the name of a limited partner unless:

(1) It is also the name of a general partner; or

(2) The business of the limited partnership had been carried on under the name before the admission of that limited partner.

(c) Except for words specified in § 1–502(f) of this subtitle, the name of a professional corporation may not use any other word, abbreviation, affix, or prefix that indicates it is a corporation.

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