Florida News Alert!!! |
| Prior to July 1, 2007, Florida Secretary of State did not provide name
protection for limited liability companies. This allowed multiple filings
to be recorded by different parties under the same LLC name. . |
| Effective July 1, 2007, the statute has been changed to provide the
same name protection for LLCs as allowed for other corporate entities.
The name of a proposed LLC cannot conflict with any other name on file
in the State's database, except those of fictitious names and general partnership
registrations. . |
| The State's official notice is below. |
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"Sections 608.406 and 608.407, Florida Statutes, were amended during the 2007 legislative session. Effective July 1, 2007, the name of a new limited liability company and the new name of an existing limited liability company must be distinguishable from the names of all other filings filed with the Division of Corporations, except for fictitious name registrations and general partnership registrations. The name must also contain the words "limited liability company," the abbreviation "L.L.C.," or the designation "LLC" as the last words of the name. "Limited Company," the abbreviation "L.C.," and the designation "LC," are no longer acceptable suffixes." |
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