1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to assumed names; providing for an exception from filing requirements; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 333.01, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 333.01, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Exception; name omits only legal entity designation. Subdivision 1 does 
1.8 	not apply to a person who carries on, conducts, or transacts a commercial business under a 
1.9 	name that is identical to the true name except for the designation required under section 
1.10 	302A.115, subdivision 1, paragraph (b); 319B.05, subdivision 2; 321.0108, paragraph (b) 
1.11 	or (c); 322B.12, subdivision 1, clause (2); 323A.1002; or similar law of this or another 
1.12 	state, provided that the designation otherwise appears at the end of the true name on 
1.13 	file in the Office of the Secretary of State.