2020 Georgia Code
Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 9 - Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
Article 12 - Applicability
§ 14-9-1203. Nonrenewable One-Year Name Reservation for Partnerships Existing Prior to July 1, 1988

1. The intent of this Code section is to ensure an orderly transition to a centralized filing system for limited partnerships and to give existing limited partnerships an opportunity to establish name availability and other files with the Secretary of State to permit an orderly implementation of this chapter.
2. In order to preserve the availability of its name, a domestic limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership existing prior to July 1 of the year in which this chapter becomes effective may file with the Secretary of State a nonrenewable one-year name reservation after April 15 and before July 1 of the year in which this chapter becomes effective. Any of such limited partnerships which do not so file shall be subject to the name restrictions of Code Section 14-9-102.

(Code 1981, §14-9-1203, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1.)

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, the cross reference at the end of the Code section was corrected.

Note to Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act A domestic or foreign limited partnership existing prior to July 1, 1988 may preserve the availability of its name by filing a one-year name reservation prior to July 1, 1988. A limited partnership that does not do so is subject to Section 14-9-102, particularly including the rule that its name be distinguishable from a limited partnership that has already filed, as by having to add distinguishing notations under Section 14-9-102(b)(2).

Prior Georgia Law There is no comparable provision.

Comparison With Official RULPA There is no comparable provision in the official version.

Cross-Reference Rules regarding partnership name: § 14-9-102.