{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-1-503","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 1–503","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(1) Articles of incorporation, if the entity is a corporation;\n(2) Articles of organization, if the entity is a limited liability company;\n(3) Certificate of limited liability partnership, if the entity is a limited liability partnership;\n(4) Certificate of limited partnership, if the entity is a limited partnership; or\n(5) Articles of incorporation, if the entity is a professional corporation.\n(b) The name of a limited partnership may not contain the name of a limited partner unless:\n(1) It is also the name of a general partner; or\n(2) The business of the limited partnership had been carried on under the name before the admission of that limited partner.\n(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.","path":["Article - Corporations and Associations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca\u0026section=1-503","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:43Z","sha256":"0e7f3c5c3b22cfe8664bf5cb499cdfaced3a9b81633092028e9dcf931a46bb1e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-1-502","next":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-1-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}