Utah § 16-20-904 - Name limitations. (Effective 10/1/2026)

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§ 16-20-904. Name limitations. (Effective 10/1/2026)

Effective 10/1/2026
16-20-904. Name limitations.

(1)

The name of a domestic professional services company and of a foreign professional services company authorized to transact business in this state, in addition to complying with Sections 16-1a-302 and 16-1a-507:

(a)

may not contain language stating or implying that the domestic professional services company or foreign professional services company is formed for a purpose other than that authorized by:

(i)	the domestic professional services company's or foreign professional services company's certificate of organization; or

(ii)	Section 16-20-906;

(b)	must conform with any rule made by the regulating board having jurisdiction over a professional service described in the professional services company's certificate of organization; and

(c)

in lieu of the requirement of Subsection 16-1a-303(5), must contain the words "professional limited liability company" or the abbreviations "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" in:

(i)	its certificate of organization; and

(ii)	a report or document filed with the division.

(2)

Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), a professional services company may hold the professional service company out to the public under a name that does not contain the words "professional limited liability company" or the abbreviations "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" if that name complies with Subsection 16-1a-303(5).

(3)

Sections 16-1a-302 and 16-1a-507 do not prevent the use of a name otherwise prohibited by those sections if the name is:

(a)	the personal name of an individual member or individual former member of the professional services company; or

(b)	the name of an individual who was associated with a predecessor of the professional services company.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 92, 2026 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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