(a) Except as provided in Article V of the Illinois Insurance Code, before transacting business in this State, a foreign limited liability company shall be admitted to do so by the Secretary of State. In order to be admitted, a foreign limited liability company shall submit to the Office of the Secretary of State an application for admission to transact business as a foreign limited liability company setting forth all of the following:
         (1) The name of the foreign limited liability company
    
and, if different, the name under which it proposes to transact business in this State.
        (2) The jurisdiction, date of its formation, and
    
period of duration.
        (3) A certificate stating that the company is in
    
existence under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein it is organized executed by the Secretary of State of that jurisdiction or by some other official that may have custody of the records pertaining to limited liability companies (or affidavit from an appropriate official of the jurisdiction that good standing certificates are not issued or other evidence of existence which the Secretary of State shall deem appropriate).
        (4) The name and business address of the proposed
    
registered agent in this State, which registered agent shall be an individual resident of this State, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation having a place of business in, and authorized to do business in, this State; if the registered agent is a corporation, the corporation must be authorized by its articles of incorporation to act as a registered agent.
        (5) The address, including street and number, rural
    
route number or 911 address, where applicable, of its principal place of business.
        (6) The purpose or purposes for which it was
    
organized and the purpose or purposes which it proposes to conduct in the transaction of business in this State.
        (7) A statement whether the limited liability company
    
is managed by a manager or managers or whether management of the limited liability company is vested in the members.
        (8) A statement that the Secretary of State is
    
appointed the agent of the foreign limited liability company for service of process under the circumstances set forth in subsection (b) of Section 1-50.
        (9) All additional information that may be necessary
    
or appropriate in order to enable the Secretary of State to determine whether the limited liability company is entitled to transact business in this State.
    (b) No foreign limited liability company shall transact in this State any business that a limited liability company formed under the laws of this State is not permitted to transact. A foreign limited liability company admitted to transact business in this State shall, until admission is revoked as provided in this Act, enjoy the same, but no greater, rights and privileges as a limited liability company formed under the laws of this State.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 805 ILCS 180/45-5

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) The acceptance and filing by the Office of the Secretary of State of a foreign limited liability company’s application shall admit the foreign limited liability company to transact business in the State.
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