Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 78 - Private Corporations
NAME OF CORPORATION
Section 78.020 - Distinguishing proposed name from name of existing business entity: Use of certain words or abbreviations following main body of name

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 78.020

Current through September 16, 2024

1. If one or more of the following words or abbreviations follow the main body of the proposed name of a corporation, such words or abbreviations shall be deemed not to be part of the proposed name for the purposes of determining whether the proposed name is distinguishable from the name of an existing business entity:

(a) Business Trust, B.T. or BT;

(b) Chartered or Chtd.;

(c) Company or Co.;

(d) Corporation or Corp.;

(e) Incorporated, Incorp. or Inc.;

(f) Limited or Ltd.;

(g) L.C. or LC;

(h) Limited-Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC;

(i) Limited-Liability Limited Partnership, L.L.L.P. or LLLP;

(j) Limited-Liability Partnership, L.L.P. or LLP;

(k) Limited Partnership, L.P. or LP; and

(l) Professional Corporation, Professional Corp., Prof. Corp., P.C. or PC.

2. If one or more of the following words follow the main body of the proposed name of a corporation, such words shall be deemed to be part of the proposed name for the purposes of determining whether the proposed name is distinguishable from the name of an existing business entity:

(a) And Associates;

(b) Association;

(c) Casino;

(d) Club;

(e) Consortium;

(f) Enterprise or Enterprises;

(g) Family;

(h) Foundation;

(i) Group;

(j) Hotel;

(k) Motel;

(l) Organization;

(m) Partners;

(n) Resort; and

(o) Unlimited.

Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by R098-00, eff. 9-25-2000; A by R069-11, 12-30-2011

NRS 78.039, 78.185

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