NY LLC L § 204 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LLC - Limited Liability Company Law Article 2 - Formation 204 - Limited Liability Company Name.

§  204.  Limited  liability  company  name.  The  name of each limited liability company as set forth in its articles of organization:  (a) shall contain without abbreviation the  words  "Limited  Liability Company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC";  (b)  (1)  shall  be such as to distinguish it from the name of (i) any domestic limited liability company, (ii) any authorized foreign  limited liability  company  or  (iii) a fictitious name of an authorized foreign limited liability company filed pursuant to section eight hundred two of this chapter, in each case, as such names appear on the index  of  names of  existing domestic and authorized foreign limited liability companies of any type or kind, including fictitious names  of  authorized  foreign limited  liability companies filed pursuant to section eight hundred two of this chapter, in the department of state, or names the right to which are reserved;  (2) shall be such as to distinguish it from (i) the names of  domestic business  corporations,  domestic  not-for-profit corporations and other domestic corporations of any type or kind that are formed by a filing in the department of state, (ii) the names of authorized  foreign  business corporations,  authorized  foreign not-for-profit corporations and other authorized foreign corporations of any type or kind that are  authorized to do business or conduct activities in this state by reason of a filing in  the  department  of  state, (iii) the fictitious names of authorized foreign  business  corporations,   authorized   foreign   not-for-profit corporations  and  other  authorized foreign corporations of any type or kind that are authorized to do business or conduct  activities  in  this state  by  reason of a filing in the department of state, (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 corporations of any type  or  kind,  including  fictitious  names  of   authorized   foreign corporations  of any type or kind, 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 limited liability company that was formed prior to the effective date of this paragraph and no  foreign limited  liability  company  that  was  qualified to do business 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 corporation or limited partnership or from any name the right to which is  reserved  by or  on  behalf  of  any  domestic  or  foreign  corporation  or  limited partnership;  (c) shall, unless the limited liability  company  or  foreign  limited liability company shall have complied with the provisions of section one hundred  thirty  of  the  general  business law, be the name used by the limited liability company in its conduct of business;  (d) shall not contain any word  or  phrase,  or  any  abbreviation  or derivative  thereof, the use of which is prohibited or restricted by any other statute of this state, unless in the latter case the  restrictions have been complied with;  (e)  shall  not  contain  the following phrases or any abbreviation or derivative thereof:             board of trade                state police             chamber of commerce           state trooper             community renewal             tenant relocation              corporation                   urban development             incorporated                  urban relocation             partnership  (f)  shall  not  contain  the  following words, or any abbreviation or derivative thereof:             acceptance                    guaranty             annuity                       indemnity             assurance                     insurance             attorney                      investment             bank                          lawyer             benefit                       loan             bond                          mortgage             casualty                      savings             doctor                        surety             endowment                     title             fidelity                      trust             finance                       underwriter unless the approval of  the  superintendent  of  financial  services  is attached  to the articles of organization or unless the word "doctor" or "lawyer" or an abbreviation or derivative thereof is used in  a  context that  clearly  denotes  a  purpose  other  than  the  practice of law or medicine;  (g) shall not, unless the approval of the state department  of  social services  is attached to the articles of organization or application for authority, contain the word  "blind"  or  "handicapped."  Such  approval shall  be  granted  by the state department of social services if in its opinion the word  "blind"  or  "handicapped"  as  used  in  the  limited liability  company's  proposed  name will not tend to mislead or confuse the  public  into  believing  that  the  limited  liability  company  is organized  for  charitable or nonprofit purposes related to the blind or the handicapped; and  (h) shall not, unless the approval of the attorney general is attached to the articles of organization or application  for  authority,  contain the  word  "exchange"  or  any  abbreviation or derivative thereof. Such approval shall not be granted by the attorney general if in his  or  her opinion  the  use  of  the  word  "exchange"  in  the  limited liability company's proposed name would falsely imply that the  limited  liability company  conducts  its  business at a place where trade is carried on in securities or commodities by brokers, dealers or merchants.  (i) shall not contain  the  following  terms:  "school,"  "education," "elementary,"     "secondary,"     "kindergarten,"    "prekindergarten," "preschool,"  "nursery  school,"  "museum,"   "history,"   "historical," "historical society," "arboretum," "library," "college," "university" or other  term  restricted  by  section  two  hundred  twenty-four  of  the education  law;  "conservatory,"  "academy,"  or  "institute"   or   any abbreviation or derivative of such terms, shall have endorsed thereon or annexed thereto the consent of the commissioner of education.