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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 311

In light of the general provisions of §2-415,
the language of this section would appear to
be superfluous unless intended to permit a
person to serve as both president and
vice-president and/or to permit a person to
execute a document in more than one capacity,
Clarifying legislation may be appropriate.

5-109, CORPORATE NAME - IN GENERAL.

(A)   USE OF "CHARTERED," "PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION,"
OR "P.A." REQUIRED.

THE CORPORATE NAME OF A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
SHALL CONTAIN THE WORDS "CHARTERED" OR "PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATION" OR THE ABBREVIATION "P.A."

(B)   USE OF CERTAIN WORDS PROHIBITED.

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION MAY NOT USE IN ITS
CORPORATE NAME:

(1)    ANY WORD OR ABBREVIATION FOR "COMPANY,"
"CORPORATION," OR "INCORPORATED"; OR

(2)    EXCEPT FOR THE WORDS SPECIFIED IN
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION ANY OTHER WORD,
ABBREVIATION, AFFIX, OR   PREFIX WHICH INDICATES THAT IT IS
A CORPORATION.

(C)   EXCEPTION.

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION MAY OMIT THE WORDS
"CHARTERED" OR "PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION" OR THE
ABBREVIATION "P.A." FROM ITS CORPORATE NAME WHEN
PERFORMING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND EXERCISING ITS
AUTHORIZED POWERS, IF:

(1)   THE CORPORATION HAS REGISTERED THE NAME
TO BE USED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 2, § 18 OF
THE CODE; AND

(2)   THE NAME TO BE USED IS THE SAME AS ITS
CORPORATE NAME EXCEPT FOR THE WORDS AUTHORIZED BY THIS
SUBSECTION TO BE OMITTED,

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 23, §440 (a). The requirement of §440(a)
for inclusion of the last name of at least one
stockholder in a professional corporations
name has been placed in § 5-110.

In subsection (c) (1) of this section, the
phrase "in the manner provided by Article 2,