§ 25.15.010. Name set forth in certificate of formation
(1) The name of each limited liability company as set forth in its certificate of formation:
(a) Must contain the words "Limited Liability Company," the words "Limited Liability" and abbreviation "Co.," or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC";
(b) Except as provided in subsection (1)(d) of this section, may contain the name of a member or manager;
(c) Must not contain language stating or implying that the limited liability company is organized for a purpose other than those permitted by RCW 25.15.030;
(d) Must not contain any of the words or phrases:"Bank," "banking," "banker," "trust," "cooperative," "partnership," "corporation," "incorporated," or the abbreviations "corp.," "ltd.," or "inc.," or "LP," "L.P.," "LLP," "L.L.P.," or any combination of the words "industrial" and "loan," or any combination of any two or more of the words "building," "savings," "loan," "home," "association," and "society," or any other words or phrases prohibited by any statute of this state; and
(e) Must be distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from the names described in RCW 23B.04.010(1)(d) and 25.10.020(1)(d), and the names of any limited liability company reserved, registered, or formed under the laws of this state or qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company in this state.
(2) A limited liability company may apply to the secretary of state for authorization to use any name which is not distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from one or more of the names described in subsection (1)(e) of this section. The secretary of state shall authorize use of the name applied for if the other corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company consents in writing to the use and files with the secretary of state documents necessary to change its name or the name reserved or registered to a name that is distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from the name of the applying limited liability company.
(3) A name shall not be considered distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state by virtue of:
(a) A variation in any of the following designations for the same name: "Corporation," "incorporated," "company," "limited," "partnership," "limited partnership," "limited liability company," or "limited liability partnership," or the abbreviations "corp.," "inc.," "co.," "ltd.," "LP," "L.P.," "LLP," "L.L.P.," "LLC," or "L.L.C.";
(b) The addition or deletion of an article or conjunction such as "the" or "and" from the same name;
(c) Punctuation, capitalization, or special characters or symbols in the same name; or
(d) Use of abbreviation or the plural form of a word in the same name.
(4) This chapter does not control the use of assumed business names or "trade names."
[1998 c 102 § 9; 1996 c 231 § 5; 1994 c 211 § 102.]
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