§ 17-102 — Name set forth in certificate

Delaware § 17-102

• Jurisdiction: Delaware
• Title: 6
• Ch. 17: LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
• Subch.: General Provisions

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The name of each limited partnership as set forth in its certificate of limited partnership:

(1) Shall contain the words “Limited Partnership” or the abbreviation “L.P.” or the designation “LP” or, in the case of a limited partnership that is formed as or becomes a limited liability limited partnership, shall contain the words, abbreviation or designation required by § 17-214(a) of this title;

(2) May contain the name of a partner;

(3) Must be such as to distinguish it upon the records in the office of the Secretary of State from the name on such records of any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, statutory trust, limited liability company, registered series of a limited liability company or registered series of a limited partnership reserved, registered, formed or organized under the laws of the State of Delaware or qualified to do business or registered as a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership, foreign statutory trust, foreign partnership or foreign limited liability company in the State of Delaware; provided, however, that a limited partnership may register under any name which is not such as to distinguish it upon the records in the office of the Secretary of State from the name on such records of any domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, statutory trust, limited liability company, registered series of a limited liability company, registered series of a limited partnership, or foreign limited partnership reserved, registered, formed or organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with the written consent of the other corporation, partnership, statutory trust, limited liability company, registered series of a limited liability company, registered series of a limited partnership, or foreign limited partnership, which written consent shall be filed with the Secretary of State; provided further, that, if on July 31, 2011, a limited partnership is registered (with the consent of another limited partnership) under a name which is not such as to distinguish it upon the records in the office of the Secretary of State from the name on such records of such other domestic limited partnership, it shall not be necessary for any such limited partnership to amend its certificate of limited partnership to comply with this subsection;

(4) May contain the following words: “Company,” “Association,” “Club,” “Foundation,” “Fund,” “Institute,” “Society,” “Union,” “Syndicate,” “Limited,” “Public Benefit” or “Trust” (or abbreviations of like import); and

(5) Shall not contain the word “bank,” or any variation thereof, except for the name of a bank reporting to and under the supervision of the State Bank Commissioner of this State or a subsidiary of a bank or savings association (as those terms are defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, at 12 U.S.C. § 1813), or a limited partnership regulated under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, 12 U.S.C. § 1841 et seq., or the Home Owners’ Loan Act, as amended, 12 U.S.C. § 1461 et seq.; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to prevent the use of the word “bank,” or any variation thereof, in a context clearly not purporting to refer to a banking business or otherwise likely to mislead the public about the nature of the business of the limited partnership or to lead to a pattern and practice of abuse that might cause harm to the interests of the public or this State as determined by the Division of Corporations in the Department of State.

Legislative History

6 Del. C. 1953, § 1705; 59 Del. Laws, c. 105, § 1 ; 63 Del. Laws, c. 420, § 1 ; 65 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 1 ; 66 Del. Laws, c. 316, § 4 ; 69 Del. Laws, c. 258, § 2 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 78, § 1 ; 72 Del. Laws, c. 386, § 1 ; 73 Del. Laws, c. 73, § 3 ; 73 Del. Laws, c. 329, § 17 ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 414, § 2 ; 78 Del. Laws, c. 97, § 1 ; 78 Del. Laws, c. 272, § 1 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 356, § 1 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 3 ; 82 Del. Laws, c. 46, § 2 ; 82 Del. Laws, c. 258, § 2