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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of the name of a limited partnership, including an alternate name for a foreign limited partnership whose name is not available, by delivering an application to the Department of State for filing. The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the department finds that the name of the limited partnership applied for is available, it must reserve the name for the applicant's exclusive use for a nonrenewable 120-day period.
(2) The owner of a reserved name of a limited partnership may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the Department of State a signed notice of the transfer that states the name and address of the transferee.
(3) The Department of State may revoke any reservation if, after a hearing, it finds that the application therefor or any transfer thereof was not made in good faith.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Florida Statutes Title XXXVI. Business Organizations § 620.11085. Reserved name - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xxxvi-business-organizations/fl-st-sect-620-11085/
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