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California Code of Regulations
Title 2
Division 7. Secretary of State
Chapter 8.5. Business Entity Names
Chapter 8.5. Business Entity Names
State of California
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21000
Rules of General Application.
21001
Definitions.
21001.1
Corporate Names.
21001.2
Limited Liability Company Names.
21001.3
Limited Partnership Names.
21002
Punctuation & Symbols.
21003
Names That Are Likely to Mislead the Public.
21004
Distinguishable in the Records of the Secretary of State.
21004.5
Additional Guidelines Regarding Deceptively Similar and Substantially the Same As. [Repealed]
21005
Name Reservations, Verbal Opinions & Court Judgments.
21005.5
Distinguishable in the Records of the Secretary of State. [Renumbered]
21006
Matters Not Considered When Comparing Business Entity Names.
21007
Additional Guidelines. [Renumbered]
21008
Matters Not Considered When Comparing Business Entity Names. [Renumbered]
21009
Limited Partnerships Governed by the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2008. [Renumbered]