17-7664. Name of limited liability company. The name of each limited liability company as set forth in its articles of organization:

(a) Shall contain the words "limited liability company" or "limited company," or the abbreviation "L.L.C.," "L.C." or the designation "LLC" or "LC";

(b) may contain the name of a member or manager;

(c) must be such as to distinguish it upon the records with the secretary of state from the name on such records of any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, or limited liability company reserved, registered, formed or organized under the laws of the state of Kansas or qualified to do business or registered as a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership, foreign business trust, foreign partnership or foreign limited liability company in the state of Kansas, except that a limited liability company may register under any name which is not such as to distinguish it upon the records with the secretary of state from the name on such records of any domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, or limited liability company reserved, registered, formed, organized or qualified to do business under the laws of the state of Kansas with the written consent of the other domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, which written consent shall be filed with the secretary of state; and

(d) may contain the following words: "company," "association," "club," "foundation," "fund," "institute," "society," "union," "syndicate," "limited" or "trust" (or abbreviations of like import).

History: L. 1999, ch. 119, § 3; L. 2014, ch. 40, § 3; July 1.