Business Names Prohibited in New York

New York business name prohibited words information and statutes

New York Business Name Prohibited Words

The following are the words that are prohibited by the State of New York in certain types of business names. You will want to review the prohibited words below and verify that your entity type is not affected. For additional information, you can review the applicable statutes. For more info on restricted name rules, please see our restricted words page Business Names Restricted in New York page.

Prohibited Words	Entity Type(s) Affected	Statute(s)
attorney	LLC	LLCL §204(f) Judiciary Law §485
board of trade	Corp. LLC LP	BCL §301(a)(5)(A) LLCL §204(e) PL §121-102(3)(A)
chamber of commerce	Corp. LLC LP	BCL §301(a)(5)(A) LLCL §204(e) PL §121-102(3)(A)
community renewal	Corp. LLC LP	BCL §301(a)(5)(A) LLCL §204(e) PL §121-102(3)(A)
corporation	LLC	LLCL §204(e)
cooperative	Corp. Nonprofit Corp. LLC LP	Cooperative Corporations Law §3(j)
cooperation	Corp. Nonprofit Corp. LLC LP	Cooperative Corporations Law §3(j)
incorporated	LLC	LLCL §204(e)
partnership	LLC	LLCL §204(e)
redevelopment	Corp. Nonprofit Corp.	The only exception is that is can be used for redevelopment companies under the Private Housing Finance Law §205(3)
state police or state trooper	Corp. LLC LP	The only exception is that it can be used by a Nonprofit Corporation whose membership is composed exclusively of state police or state troopers. BCL §301(a)(5)(A) LLCL §204(e) PL §121-102(3)(A)
tenant relocation	Corp. LLC LP	BCL §301(a)(5)(A) LLCL §204(e) PL §121-102(3)(A)
urban development	Corp. LLC LP	BCL §301(a)(5)(A) LLCL §204(e) PL §121-102(3)(A)
urban relocation	Corp. LLC LP	BCL §301(a)(5)(A) LLCL §204(e) PL §121-102(3)(A)

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