N.Y. Limited Liability Company Law § 204: Limited liability company name

§ 204. Limited liability company name. The name of each limited

liability company as set forth in its articles of organization:

(a) shall contain without abbreviation the words "Limited Liability

Company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC";

(b) (1) shall be such as to distinguish it from the name of (i) any

domestic limited liability company, (ii) any authorized foreign limited

liability company or (iii) a fictitious name of an authorized foreign

limited liability company filed pursuant to section eight hundred two of

this chapter, in each case, as such names appear on the index of names

of existing domestic and authorized foreign limited liability companies

of any type or kind, including fictitious names of authorized foreign

limited liability companies filed pursuant to section eight hundred two

of this chapter, in the department of state, or names the right to which

are reserved;

(2) shall be such as to distinguish it from (i) the names of domestic

business corporations, domestic not-for-profit corporations and other

domestic corporations of any type or kind that are formed by a filing in

the department of state, (ii) the names of authorized foreign business

corporations, authorized foreign not-for-profit corporations and other

authorized foreign corporations of any type or kind that are authorized

to do business or conduct activities in this state by reason of a filing

in the department of state, (iii) the fictitious names of authorized

foreign business corporations, authorized foreign not-for-profit

corporations and other authorized foreign corporations of any type or

kind that are authorized to do business or conduct activities in this

state by reason of a filing in the department of state, (iv) the names

of domestic limited partnerships, (v) the names of authorized foreign

limited partnerships, or (vi) the fictitious names of authorized foreign

limited partnerships, in each case, as such names appear on the index of

names of existing domestic and authorized foreign corporations of any

type or kind, including fictitious names of authorized foreign

corporations of any type or kind, in the department of state, or on the

index of names of existing domestic or authorized foreign limited

partnerships, including fictitious names of authorized foreign limited

partnerships, in the department of state, or names the rights to which

are reserved; provided, however, that no limited liability company that

was formed prior to the effective date of this paragraph and no foreign

limited liability company that was qualified to do business in this

state prior to such effective date shall be required to change the name

or fictitious name it had on such effective date solely by reason of

such name or fictitious name being indistinguishable from the name or

fictitious name of any domestic or authorized foreign corporation or

limited partnership or from any name the right to which is reserved by

or on behalf of any domestic or foreign corporation or limited

partnership;

(c) shall, unless the limited liability company or foreign limited

liability company shall have complied with the provisions of section one

hundred thirty of the general business law, be the name used by the

limited liability company in its conduct of business;

(d) shall not contain any word or phrase, or any abbreviation or

derivative thereof, the use of which is prohibited or restricted by any

other statute of this state, unless in the latter case the restrictions

have been complied with;

(e) shall not contain the following phrases or any abbreviation or

derivative thereof:

board of trade state police

chamber of commerce state trooper

community renewal tenant relocation

corporation urban development

incorporated urban relocation

partnership

(f) shall not contain the following words, or any abbreviation or

derivative thereof:

acceptance guaranty

annuity indemnity

assurance insurance

attorney investment

bank lawyer

benefit loan

bond mortgage

casualty savings

doctor surety

endowment title

fidelity trust

finance underwriter

unless the approval of the superintendent of financial services is

attached to the articles of organization or unless the word "doctor" or

"lawyer" or an abbreviation or derivative thereof is used in a context

that clearly denotes a purpose other than the practice of law or

medicine;

(g) shall not, unless the approval of the state department of social

services is attached to the articles of organization or application for

authority, contain the word "blind" or "handicapped." Such approval

shall be granted by the state department of social services if in its

opinion the word "blind" or "handicapped" as used in the limited

liability company's proposed name will not tend to mislead or confuse

the public into believing that the limited liability company is

organized for charitable or nonprofit purposes related to the blind or

the handicapped; and

(h) shall not, unless the approval of the attorney general is attached

to the articles of organization or application for authority, contain

the word "exchange" or any abbreviation or derivative thereof. Such

approval shall not be granted by the attorney general if in his or her

opinion the use of the word "exchange" in the limited liability

company's proposed name would falsely imply that the limited liability

company conducts its business at a place where trade is carried on in

securities or commodities by brokers, dealers or merchants.

(i) shall not contain the following terms: "school," "education,"

"elementary," "secondary," "kindergarten," "prekindergarten,"

"preschool," "nursery school," "museum," "history," "historical,"

"historical society," "arboretum," "library," "college," "university" or

other term restricted by section two hundred twenty-four of the

education law; "conservatory," "academy," or "institute" or any

abbreviation or derivative of such terms, shall have endorsed thereon or

annexed thereto the consent of the commissioner of education.