(a) The exclusive right to the use of a name may be reserved by:
(1) Any person intending to organize a limited partnership under this chapter and to adopt that name;
(2) Any domestic limited partnership or any foreign limited partnership registered in this state which, in either case, intends to adopt that name;
(3) Any foreign limited partnership intending to register in this state and adopt that name; and
(4) Any person intending to organize a foreign limited partnership and intending to have it register in this state and adopt that name.
(b) The reservation shall be made by filing with the Secretary of the State an application, executed by the applicant, to reserve a specified name. If the Secretary of the State finds that the name is available for use by a domestic or foreign limited partnership, he shall reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of one hundred twenty days. The right to the exclusive use of a reserved name may be transferred to any other person by filing in the office of the Secretary of the State a notice of the transfer, executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved and specifying the name and address of the transferee.
(c) Any person for whom a specified limited partnership name has been reserved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may, during the period for which such name is reserved, terminate such reservation by filing in the office of the Secretary of the State an application for cancellation of reservation of limited partnership name, together with the applicable fee.
(P.A. 79-440, S. 3; P.A. 93-363, S. 18; P.A. 94-123, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 93-363 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provision prohibiting same applicant from reserving same name until more than 60 days after expiration of last 120-day period for which applicant reserved name; P.A. 94-123 added Subsec. (c) authorizing the cancellation of the reservation of a limited partnership name and specifying the procedure therefor.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 610 - Uniform Limited Partnership Act
Section 34-10. - Formation of limited partnership; certificate of limited partnership.
Section 34-10a. - Execution of certificates.
Section 34-10b. - Filing requirements.
Section 34-10d. - Delivery of certificates to limited partners.
Section 34-11. - Authorized types of business.
Section 34-12. - Form of contributions by partner.
Section 34-13a. - Reservation of name.
Section 34-13b. - Specified office and agent for service of process.
Section 34-13c. - Records to be kept.
Section 34-13e. - Annual report.
Section 34-13f. - Failure to file report. Incorrect report.
Section 34-14. - Liability for false statement in certificates.
Section 34-15. - Liability of limited partners to third parties.
Section 34-15a. - Voting rights of limited partners.
Section 34-15b. - Voting rights of general partners.
Section 34-16. - Admission of additional limited partners.
Section 34-17. - General powers and liabilities of general partners.
Section 34-17a. - Admission of additional general partners.
Section 34-18. - Rights of limited partner.
Section 34-19. - Person erroneously believing himself a limited partner not a general partner, when.
Section 34-20a. - Sharing of profits and losses by partners.
Section 34-20b. - Distributions and allocation of cash or other assets to partners.
Section 34-20c. - Distributions in cash to partner; distributions in kind, when permitted.
Section 34-20e. - Partner's right to distribution.
Section 34-21. - Business transactions of partner with partnership.
Section 34-24. - Limitation on amount of distribution.
Section 34-25a. - Liability of partner upon return of any part of his contribution.
Section 34-26. - Nature of partnership interest.
Section 34-27b. - Withdrawal of general partner; damages.
Section 34-27c. - Withdrawal of limited partner; notice.
Section 34-28. - Person ceases to be general partner, when.
Section 34-28a. - Nonjudicial dissolution of limited partnership.
Section 34-28b. - Judicial dissolution of limited partnerships.
Section 34-28c. - Winding up of limited partnership.
Section 34-30. - Rights of judgment creditor to charge partnership interest of partner.
Section 34-31. - Order of distribution of assets upon winding up of limited partnership.
Section 34-32. - Amendment of certificate.
Section 34-32a. - Cancellation of certificate.
Section 34-32c. - Reinstatement after cancellation.
Section 34-33. - Amendment or cancellation of certificate by court order.
Section 34-33a. - Merger of limited partnerships.
Section 34-33b. - Consolidation of limited partnerships.
Section 34-33c. - Approval of plan of merger or consolidation by general and limited partners.
Section 34-33d. - Certificate of merger or consolidation.
Section 34-33e. - Effective date of merger or consolidation. Abandonment.
Section 34-33f. - Effect of merger or consolidation.
Section 34-34. - Contributor as party to proceedings affecting partnership.
Section 34-34a. - Derivative actions, right of action by limited partner.
Section 34-34b. - Derivative actions, proper plaintiff.
Section 34-34c. - Derivative actions, pleading.
Section 34-34d. - Derivative actions, expenses.
Section 34-35. - Citation of chapter.
Section 34-36. - Construction of chapter.
Section 34-37. - Applicability of the rules of law and equity.
Section 34-38. - Partnerships formed prior to October 1, 1979.
Section 34-38b. - Partnerships existing on October 1, 1986.
Section 34-38f. - Foreign limited partnerships, governing law.
Section 34-38g. - Foreign limited partnerships, registration with Secretary of the State.
Section 34-38h. - Foreign limited partnerships, issuance of registration by Secretary of the State.
Section 34-38i. - Foreign limited partnerships, name under which registered.
Section 34-38j. - Foreign limited partnerships, changes and amendments to registration.
Section 34-38k. - Foreign limited partnerships, cancellation of registration.
Section 34-38l. - Foreign limited partnerships, transaction of business without registration.
Section 34-38n. - Fees payable to the Secretary of the State for limited partnership documents.
Section 34-38p. - Foreign limited partnerships. Appointment of agent for service of process.
Section 34-38q. - Foreign limited partnerships, service of process upon statutory agent.
Section 34-38s. - Foreign limited partnerships. Annual report.
Section 34-38t. - Foreign limited partnerships. Failure to file report. Incorrect report.
Section 34-38u. - Foreign limited partnerships. Revocation of certificate of registration.