{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-319b.05","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 319B.05","heading":"FIRM NAME.","body":"Subdivision 1. No implication of superiority.\nThe name of a professional firm must not imply or be used to imply superiority.\nSubd. 2. Required name endings.\nThe name of a professional firm must end:\n(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.\";\n(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\n(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.\"\nA permitted abbreviation may include or omit periods.","path":["BUSINESS, SOCIAL, AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 319B. PROFESSIONAL FIRMS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/319B.05","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:42Z","sha256":"218e5da7230a5f8461d7111223ec2e76e4c224019e18dcd80188c7e922d62d3e","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-319b.04","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-319b.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}