2015 Idaho Statutes
Title 30 - CORPORATIONS
Chapter 21 - IDAHO UNIFORM BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CODE
Part 3 - NAME OF ENTITY
Section 30-21-302 - NAME REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF ENTITIES.

ID Code § 30-21-302 (2015) What's This?

30-21-302. NAME REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF ENTITIES. (a) The name of a business corporation must contain the word "corporation," "incorporated," "company," or "limited," or the abbreviation "Corp.," "Inc.," "Co.," or "Ltd.," or words or abbreviations of similar import in another language; provided however, that if the word "company" or its abbreviation is used it shall not be immediately preceded by the word "and" or by an abbreviation of or symbol representing the word "and." If the business corporation is a professional entity, the name may alternatively contain the word "chartered," "professional association," or "professional corporation," or the abbreviation "P.A.," "P.C.," or "CHTD" or words or abbreviations of similar import in another language.
(b) The name of a limited partnership may contain the name of any partner. The name of a limited partnership that is not a limited liability limited partnership must contain the phrase "limited partnership" or the abbreviation "L.P." or "LP" and may not contain the phrase "limited liability limited partnership" or "registered limited liability limited partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.L.P.," "LLLP," "R.L.L.L.P.," or "RLLLP." If the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership, the name must contain the phrase "limited liability limited partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.L.P.," "LLLP," "R.L.L.L.P.," or "RLLLP" and may not contain the abbreviation "L.P." or "LP." If the limited partnership is a professional entity, the name may include the word "professional" before the word "limited" or the letter "P" at the beginning of any of the permitted abbreviations.
(c) The name of a limited liability partnership must contain the words "limited liability partnership" or "registered limited liability partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.P.," "R.L.L.P.," "LLP," or "RLLP." If the limited liability partnership is a professional entity, the name may include the word "professional" before the word "limited" or the letter "P" at the beginning of any of the permitted abbreviations.
(d) The name of a limited liability company must contain the phrase "limited liability company" or "limited company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C.," "LLC," "L.C.," or "LC." "Limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd.," and "company" may be abbreviated as "Co." If the limited liability company is a professional entity, the name may include the word "professional" before the word "limited" or the letter "P" at the beginning of any of the permitted abbreviations.
(e) The name of a limited cooperative association must contain the words "limited cooperative association" or "limited cooperative" or the abbreviation "L.C.A." or "LCA." "Limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd." "Cooperative" may be abbreviated as "Co-op.," "Coop.," "Co op," or "Coop." "Association" may be abbreviated as "Assoc.," "Assoc," "Assn.," or "Assn."
(f) The name of a statutory trust may contain the words "company," "association," "club," "foundation," "fund," "institute," "society," "union," "syndicate," "limited," or "trust," or words or abbreviations of similar import, and may contain the name of a beneficial owner, a trustee, or any other person.

History:
[30-21-302, added 2015, ch. 243, sec. 9, p. 769.]

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