§ 605.0906, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 605. FLORIDA REVISED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT
Noncomplying name of foreign limited liability company.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) A foreign limited liability company whose name is unavailable under or whose name does not otherwise comply with s. 605.0112 shall use an alternate name that complies with s. 605.0112 to transact business in this state. An alternate name adopted for use in this state shall be cross-referenced to the actual name of the foreign limited liability company in the records of the department. If the actual name of the foreign limited liability company subsequently becomes available in this state or the foreign limited liability company chooses to change its alternate name, a copy of the record approving the change by its members, managers, or other persons having the authority to do so, and executed as required pursuant to s. 605.0203, shall be delivered to the department for filing.
(2) A foreign limited liability company that adopts an alternate name under subsection (1) and obtains a certificate of authority with the alternate name need not comply with s. 865.09.
(3) After obtaining a certificate of authority with an alternate name, a foreign limited liability company shall transact business in this state under the alternate name unless the company is authorized under s. 865.09 to transact business in this state under another name.
(4) If a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state changes its name to one that does not comply with s. 605.0112, it may not thereafter transact business in this state until it complies with subsection (1) and obtains an amended certificate of authority pursuant to s. 605.0907.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 259, ch. 2019-90.
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
The Florida Statutes
- § 605.0112, Fla. Stat.Name.Printed as s. 605.0112
- § 605.0203, Fla. Stat.Signing of records to be delivered for filing to department.Printed as s. 605.0203
- § 605.0907, Fla. Stat.Amendment to certificate of authority.Printed as s. 605.0907
- § 865.09, Fla. Stat.Fictitious name registration.Printed as s. 865.09
Cited by 5 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites § 605.0906, Fla. Stat.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 605.0211, Fla. Stat.Certificate of status.Printed as s. 605.0906(1)
- § 605.0902, Fla. Stat.Application for certificate of authority.Printed as s. 605.0906
- § 605.0909, Fla. Stat.Reinstatement following revocation of certificate of authority.Printed as s. 605.0906
- § 605.2205, Fla. Stat.Certificate of status for domestic or foreign protected series.Printed as s. 605.0906(1)
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