New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-8. Registered office and registered agent
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-8
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partner: means a limited or general partner. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Principal office: means the place designated in the partnership agreement or the place of business of the limited partnership where the chief or principal affairs and business of the partnership are transacted. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
Registered office and registered agent. a. Every domestic and foreign limited partnership shall continuously maintain in this State a registered office, which may, but need not be a place of business maintained by it in the State of New Jersey and a registered agent having a business office identical with the registered office.
b. All the records required by section 9 of P.L. 1983, c. 489 (C. 42:2A-9) to be maintained shall be kept at the limited partnership’s principal office and upon five days’ written request by any partner, shall be made available at the registered office for the inspection and copying by any partner during ordinary business hours. The cost of copying shall be borne by the partner requesting copies.
c. The registered agent shall be an agent for service of process upon the limited partnership, and shall be an individual resident of this State, a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to do business in this State.
L. 1983, c. 489, s. 8; amended 1988,c.130,s.4.