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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55B-5 (2026)

Corporate name

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The corporate name used by professional corporations under this Chapter, except as limited by the licensing acts of the respective professions, shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 55D, provided that professional corporations may use the words "Professional Association, P.A.," "Professional Corporation," or "P.C." in lieu of the corporate designations specified in Chapter 55D, and provided further that licensing boards by regulations may make further corporate name requirements or limitations for the respective professions, but such regulations may not prohibit the continued use of any corporate name duly adopted in conformity with the General Statutes and with the pertinent licensing board regulations in effect at the date of such adoption. (1969, c. 718, s. 5; 1983, c. 22; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1024, s. 3; 2001-358, s. 25; 2001-387, ss. 173, 175(a); 2001-413, s. 6.)

 

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Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Harris v. Maready, 306 S.E.2d 799 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983).
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Harris v. Maready, 306 S.E.2d 799 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “An amended complaint, even where deemed done as a matter of right, does not relate back or substitute for, or correct an error in a summons which has never been amended.”
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