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Current through October 23, 2012
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (d) of this section, the name of a domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership, and the name under which a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership may register to do business in the District, shall be distinguishable on the records of the Mayor from any:
(1) Name of another domestic filing entity or limited liability partnership;
(2) Name of a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership that is registered to do business in the District under subchapter V of this chapter;
(3) Name that is reserved under § 29-103.03;
(4) Name that is registered under § 29-103.04; or
(5) Assumed name registered under subchapter I-C of Chapter 28 of Title 47.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply if the other entity or the person for which the name is reserved or registered consents in a record to the use of the name and submits an undertaking in a form satisfactory to the Mayor to change its name to a name that is distinguishable on the records of the Mayor from any name in any category of names in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, in determining whether a name is the same as or not distinguishable on the records of the Mayor from the name of another entity, words, phrases, or abbreviations indicating the type of entity, such as "corporation", "corp. ", "incorporated", "Inc.", "professional corporation", "PC", "professional association", "PA", "Limited", "Ltd.", "limited partnership", "limited liability partnership", "LLP", "registered limited liability partnership", "RLLP", "limited liability limited partnership", "LLLP", "registered limited liability limited partnership", "RLLLP", "limited liability company", or "LLC", shall not be taken into account.
(d) The holder of a name under subsection (a) of this section may consent in a record to the use of a name that is not distinguishable on the records of the Mayor from its name except for the addition of a word, phrase, or abbreviation indicating the type of entity described in subsection (c) of this section. In such a case, the holder need not change its name pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(e) An entity name shall not contain the words "bank", "banking", "credit union", "insurance", or words of similar import, without the prior approval of the Mayor.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 18-378, see notes under § 29-101.01.
