New York § 1512 - 1512Corporate name
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 1512 — 1512Corporate name, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1512. 1512Corporate name
§ 1512. Corporate name. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a professional service corporation, including a design professional service corporation, may contain any word which, at the time of incorporation, could be used in the name of a partnership practicing a profession which the corporation is authorized to practice, and may not contain any word which could not be used by such a partnership. Provided, however, the name of a professional service corporation may not contain the name of a deceased person unless (1) such person's name was part of the corporate name at the time of such person's death; or (2) such person's name was part of the name of an existing partnership and at least two-thirds of such partnership's partners become shareholders of the corporation. (b) The name of a professional service corporation shall end with the words "Professional Corporation" or the abbreviation "P.C." The name of a design professional service corporation shall end with the words "design professional corporation" or the abbreviation "D.P.C." The provisions of subparagraph one of paragraph (a) of section 301 of this chapter shall not apply to a professional service corporation.
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Section 1512 ("1512Corporate name") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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