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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-9A-22. Use of surname of limited partner in partnership name; liability of limited partner if surname improperly used.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-9A-22. Use of surname of limited partner in partnership name; liability of limited partner if surname improperly used.

(a) The surname of a limited partner shall not appear in the partnership name, unless:

(1) It is also the surname of a general partner; or

(2) Prior to the time when the limited partner became such, the business had been carried on under a name in which his surname appeared.

(b) A limited partner whose name appears in a partnership name contrary to subsection (a) of this Code section is liable as a general partner to partnership creditors who extend credit to the partnership without actual knowledge that he is not a general partner.

## History

Ga. L. 1952, p. 375, § 5; Code 1981, § 14-9-22; Code 1981, § 14-9A-22, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1.

## Cross References

Registration of partnership name which does not disclose individual ownership of trade, business, or profession carried on under such name, § 10-1-490 et seq.