2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 13 - Corporations and Associations
Chapter 15 - Uniform Limited Liability Company Act
Subchapter I - General Provisions
§ 1106. Name

Universal Citation: V.I. Code tit. 13, § 1106 (2019)
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  • (a) The name of a limited liability company must contain “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.”.

  • (b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the name of a limited liability company must be distinguishable upon the records of the office of the Lieutenant Governor from:

    • (1) the name of any corporation, limited partnership, or company incorporated, organized or authorized to transact business in the Virgin Islands;

    • (2) a name reserved or registered under section 1107 or 1108 of this chapter;

    • (3) a fictitious name approved under section 2005 of this chapter for a foreign company authorized to transact business in the Virgin Islands because its real name is unavailable.

  • (c) A limited liability company may apply to the office of the Lieutenant Governor for authorization to use a name that is not distinguishable upon the records of the office of the Lieutenant Governor from one or more of the names described in subsection (b) of this section. The Lieutenant Governor shall authorize use of the name applied for if:

    • (1) the present user, registrant, or owner of a reserved name consents to the use in a record and submits an undertaking in form satisfactory to the Lieutenant Governor to change the name to a name that is distinguishable upon the records of the office of the Lieutenant Governor from the name applied for; or

    • (2) the applicant delivers to the Lieutenant Governor a certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the applicant's right to use the name applied for in the Virgin Islands.

  • (d) A limited liability company may use the name, including a fictitious name, of another domestic or foreign company which is used in the Virgin Islands if the other company is organized or authorized to transact business in the Virgin Islands and the company proposing to use the name has:

    • (1) merged with the other company;

    • (2) been formed by reorganization with the other company; or

    • (3) acquired substantially all of the assets, including the name, of the other company.

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