Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 7. PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

14-7-6. Name.

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The name of a professional 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 by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of that Code section, the word ‘‘associated,’’ the phrase ‘‘professional association,’’ the phrase ‘‘professional corporation,’’ or an abbreviation of any of them may be used.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1970, p. 243, § 6; Ga. L. 1989, p. 946, § 108.

Administrative rules and regulations

Reservation of Corporate Name, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Office of Secretary of State, Commissioner of Corporations, Chapter 590-7-2.

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