South Carolina § 33-42-30 - Name.
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§ 33-42-30. Name.
The name of each limited partnership as set forth in its certificate of limited partnership:
(1) shall contain the words "limited partnership" or the abbreviation "LP", or "L.P.";
(2) may not contain the name of a limited partner unless (i) it is also the name of a general partner or the corporate name of a corporate general partner, or (ii) the business of the limited partnership had been carried on under the name before the admission of that limited partner;
(3) may not be the same as, or deceptively similar to, the name of any corporation or limited partnership organized under the laws of this State or licensed or registered as a foreign corporation or limited partnership in this State; and
(4) which complies with subsection (1) is not in violation of the provision in Section 33-4-101 of the South Carolina Business Corporation Act of 1988 authorizing the use of "limited" or any abbreviation of that word in the name of a corporation.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 491, SECTION 1; 1985 Act No. 11, SECTIONS 3, 4; 1986 Act No. 533, SECTION 1; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 3.
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Section 33-42-30 ("Name.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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