179.0114 Permitted names.
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179.0114 Permitted names.
(1)The name of a limited partnership may contain the name of any partner.
(2)The name of a limited partnership that is not a limited liability limited partnership must contain the words “limited partnership,” or a variation of these words that differs only with respect to the capitalization of letters, or the abbreviation “LP” or a variation of this abbreviation that differs only with respect to capitalization of letters or punctuation, and may not contain the phrase “limited liability limited partnership,” or a variation of these words that differs only with respect to the capitalization of letters, or the abbreviation “LLLP” or a variation of this abbreviation that differs only with respect to capitalization of letters or punctuation.
(3)The name of a limited liability limited partnership must contain the phrase “limited liability limited partnership,” or a variation of these words that differs only with respect to the capitalization of letters, or the abbreviation “LLLP” or a variation of this abbreviation that differs only with respect to capitalization of letters or punctuation, and may not contain the words “limited partnership” other than in the phrase “limited liability limited partnership” or the abbreviation “LP” other than in the abbreviation “LLLP.”
(4)The name of a limited partnership, and the name under which a foreign limited partnership may register to do business in this state, must be distinguishable on the records of the department from all of the following:
(a)Any name of an existing person whose formation required the filing of a record by the department and which is not at the time administratively dissolved.
(b)Any name of a limited liability partnership whose statement of qualification is in effect.
(c)Any name under which a person is registered to do business in this state by a filing of a record by the department.
(d)Any name that is reserved under s. 179.0115 or other law of this state providing for the reservation of a name by a filing of a record by the department.