13.1-1054 - Name.

§ 13.1-1054. Name.

No certificate of registration shall be issued to a foreign limited liabilitycompany unless the name of such limited liability company satisfies therequirements of § 13.1-1012. If the name of a limited liability company doesnot satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-1012, to obtain or maintain acertificate of registration:

1. The foreign limited liability company may add the words "limitedcompany" or "limited liability company," or their abbreviations "L.C.,""LC," "L.L.C." or "LLC," to its name for use in this Commonwealth; or

2. If its real name is unavailable, the foreign limited liability company mayuse a designated name that is available, and which satisfies the requirementsof § 13.1-1012, if it informs the Commission of the designated name.

(1991, c. 168; 1992, c. 574; 1996, c. 265.)