608.506  Name of foreign limited liability company.--

(1)  A foreign limited liability company is not entitled to file an application for a certificate of authority unless the name of such limited liability company satisfies the requirements of s. 608.406. If the limited liability company name of a foreign limited liability company does not satisfy the requirements of s. 608.406, the foreign limited liability company, to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in this state may use a fictitious name to transact business in this state if it delivers to the Department of State for filing a copy of the consent of its managing members or managers, adopting the fictitious name. The fictitious name adopted shall satisfy the requirements of s. 608.406.

(2)  If a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state changes its corporate name to one that does not satisfy the requirements of s. 608.406, it may not transact business in this state under the changed name until it adopts a name satisfying the requirements of s. 608.406 and obtains an amended certificate of authority under s. 608.504.