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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1803. Corporate name.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1803. Corporate name.

The name of a benefit corporation shall satisfy the requirements of Code Section 14-2-401; provided, however, that in lieu of the use of a word or abbreviation as required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 14-2-401, the phrase “benefit corporation” or “public benefit corporation” or the abbreviation “BC” or “PBC” may be used.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-1803, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 305, § 1-1/HB 230.