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Minn. Stat. § 319B.05: FIRM NAME.
Where this section sits in the code
- BUSINESS, SOCIAL, AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
- CHAPTER 319B. PROFESSIONAL FIRMS
Subdivision 1. No implication of superiority.
The name of a professional firm must not imply or be used to imply superiority.
Subd. 2. Required name endings.
The name of a professional firm must end:
(1) in the case of a corporation, with any one of the following phrases, words, or abbreviations: "Professional Corporation"; "Professional Service Corporation"; "Service Corporation"; "Professional Association"; "Chartered"; "Limited"; "P.C."; "P.S.C."; "S.C."; "P.A."; or "Ltd.";
(2) in the case of a limited liability company, with any one of the following phrases or abbreviations: "Professional Limited Liability Company"; "Limited Liability Company"; "P.L.L.C."; "P.L.C."; or "L.L.C."; or
(3) in the case of a limited liability partnership, with any one of the following phrases or abbreviations: "Professional Limited Liability Partnership"; "Limited Liability Partnership"; "P.L.L.P."; or "L.L.P."
A permitted abbreviation may include or omit periods.
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