NY Not for Profit Corp L § 301 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NPC - Not-For-Profit Corporation Article 3 - Corporate Name and Service of Process 301 - Corporate Name; General.

§ 301. Corporate name; general.  (a)    Except  as  otherwise  provided  in this chapter, the name of a domestic or foreign corporation:  (1)  Shall,  unless  the  corporation  is  formed  for  charitable  or religious  purposes,  or  for  purposes  for  which  the approval of the commissioner of social services or the public health and health planning council  is  required,  or  is  a  bar  association,  contain  the  word "corporation",  "incorporated" or "limited" or an abbreviation of one of such words; or, in the case of a foreign corporation, it shall, for  use in  this  state,  add  at  the  end  of its name one of such words or an abbreviation thereof.  (2) (A) Shall  be  such  as  to  distinguish  it  from  the  names  of corporations  of any kind, or a fictitious name of an authorized foreign corporation filed pursuant to article thirteen of this chapter, as  such names  appear  on the index of names of existing domestic and authorized foreign  corporations  of  any  kind,  including  fictitious  names   of authorized  foreign  corporations  filed pursuant to article thirteen of this chapter, in the department of state, division of corporations, or a name the right to which is reserved.  (B) Shall be such as to distinguish it from (i) the names of  domestic limited  liability  companies,  (ii)  the  names  of  authorized foreign limited liability companies, (iii) the fictitious  names  of  authorized foreign  limited liability companies, (iv) the names of domestic limited partnerships, (v) the names of authorized foreign limited  partnerships, or (vi) the fictitious names of authorized foreign limited partnerships, in  each  case,  as  such names appear on the index of names of existing domestic and authorized foreign limited liability  companies,  including fictitious  names  of authorized foreign limited liability companies, in the department of state, or on the index of names of  existing  domestic or  authorized  foreign limited partnerships, including fictitious names of authorized foreign limited partnerships, in the department of  state, or  names  the  rights to which are reserved; provided, however, that no corporation that was formed prior to the effective date of  this  clause and  no  foreign corporation that was qualified to conduct activities in this state prior to such effective date shall be required to change  the name  or  fictitious name it had on such effective date solely by reason of such name or fictitious name being indistinguishable from the name or fictitious name of any domestic or authorized foreign limited  liability company  or  limited  partnership or from any name the right to which is reserved by or on behalf of any domestic or  foreign  limited  liability company or limited partnership.  (3)  Shall  not  contain  any  word  or phrase, or any abbreviation or derivative thereof, the use of which  is  prohibited  or  restricted  by section  404  (Approvals,  notices and consents) or any other statute of this state, unless  in  the  latter  case  the  restrictions  have  been complied with.  (4)    Shall  not  contain  any word or phrase, or any abbreviation or derivative thereof, in a context which indicates  or  implies  that  the corporation,  if  domestic,  is formed or, if foreign, is authorized for any purpose or is possessed in this state of  any  power  other  than  a purpose  for  which, or a power with which, the domestic corporation may be and is formed or the foreign corporation is authorized.  (5) (A) Shall not  contain  any  of  the  following  phrases,  or  any abbreviation or derivative thereof:                               state police                               state trooper  (B)  Shall not contain any of the following words, or any abbreviation or derivative thereof:  acceptance             fidelity               mortgage  annuity                finance                savings  assurance              guaranty               surety  bank                   indemnity              title  bond                   insurance              trust  casualty               investment             underwriter  doctor                 lawyer  endowment              loan  unless  the  approval  of  the  superintendent  of financial services is attached  to  the  certificate  of  incorporation,  or  application  for authority  or amendment thereof; or that the word "doctor", "lawyer", or the phrase "state police" or  "state  trooper"  or  an  abbreviation  or derivation  thereof,  may  be  used  in  the  name  of a corporation the membership of which is composed exclusively of doctors,  lawyers,  state police officers or state troopers, respectively.  (6)    Shall  not contain any words or phrases, or any abbreviation or derivative thereof in a context which will tend to  mislead  the  public into  believing  that the corporation is an agency or instrumentality of the United States or the state of New York or a subdivision  thereof  or is a public corporation.  (7)    Shall  not  contain  the word "cooperative" or an abbreviation, contraction or derivative thereof.  (8)  Shall not contain any word or  phrase,  or  any  abbreviation  or derivation  thereof, which, separately, or in context, shall be indecent or obscene or shall ridicule  or  degrade  any  person,  group,  belief, business  or  agency  of  government  or  indicate or imply any unlawful activity.  (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, may,  in  the case  of  a  foundation organized for the sole purpose of publishing the literary works of a deceased person, include the word  "doctor"  or  any abbreviation  or  derivative  thereof  as part of its name if such word, abbreviation or derivative is used to identify the  person  whose  works are to be published.