1998 Minnesota Statutes

     319B.05 Firm name. 

    Subdivision 1.    No implication of superiority.  The 
 name of a professional firm must not imply or be used to imply 
 superiority. 

    Subd. 2.    Required name endings.  The name of a 
 professional firm must end: 

    (1) in the case of a corporation, with any one of the 
 following phrases, words, or abbreviations:  "Professional 
 Corporation"; "Professional Service Corporation"; "Service 
 Corporation"; "Professional Association"; "Chartered"; 
 "Limited"; "P.C."; "P.S.C."; "S.C."; "P.A."; or "Ltd."; 

    (2) in the case of a limited liability company, with any 
 one of the following phrases or abbreviations:  "Professional 
 Limited Liability Company"; "Limited Liability Company"; 
 "P.L.L.C."; "P.L.C."; or "L.L.C."; or 

    (3) in the case of a limited liability partnership, with 
 any one of the following phrases or abbreviations:  
 "Professional Limited Liability Partnership"; "Limited Liability 
 Partnership"; "P.L.L.P."; or "L.L.P." 

    A permitted abbreviation may include or omit periods. 

    HIST: 1997 c 22 art 1 s 5