Vermont § 825 - Corporate name

§ 825. Corporate name

• (a) The name of a domestic professional corporation and of a foreign professional corporation
  authorized to transact business in this State, in addition to satisfying the requirements
  of 11A V.S.A. §§ 4.01 and 15.06: (1) must contain the words “professional corporation,” “professional association,” “limited,”
  or “service corporation” or the abbreviation “P.C.,” “P.A.,” “LTD.,” or “S.C.”; (2) may not contain language stating or implying that it is incorporated for a purpose
  other than that authorized by section 821 of this title and its articles of incorporation; and (3) must conform with any rule promulgated by the licensing authority having jurisdiction
  over a professional service described in the corporation’s articles of incorporation. (b) 11A V.S.A. §§ 4.01 and 15.06 do not prevent the use of a name otherwise prohibited by those sections, if it is
  the personal name of a shareholder or former shareholder of the domestic or foreign
  professional corporation or the name of an individual who was associated with a predecessor
  of the corporation. (c) A person intending to operate a postsecondary school, as defined in 16 V.S.A. §§ 176 and 176a, shall apply for a certificate of approval from the State Board of Education prior
  to registering a name under this section. (Added 2001, No. 77 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)