(a) Before doing business in the State of Delaware, a foreign limited liability partnership shall register with the Secretary of State by filing:

(1) A statement of foreign qualification which must contain:

a. The name of the foreign limited liability partnership which (i) satisfies the requirements of the state, territory, possession or other jurisdiction or country under whose law it is formed, (ii) ends with the words “Registered Limited Liability Partnership” or “Limited Liability Partnership,” the abbreviation “R.L.L.P.” or “L.L.P.” or the designation “RLLP” or “LLP” and (iii) complies with § 15-108(c) and (d) of this title;

b. The address of the registered office and the name and address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained by § 15-111 of this title;

c. The number of partners of the partnership; and

d. The future effective date or time (which shall be a date or time certain) of the statement of foreign qualification if it is not to be effective upon the filing of the statement of foreign qualification.

(2) A certificate, as of a date not earlier than 6 months prior to the filing date, issued by an authorized officer of the jurisdiction of its formation evidencing its existence. If such certificate is in a foreign language, a translation thereof, under oath of the translator, shall be attached thereto.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 15-1102

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Business: includes every trade, occupation and profession, the holding or ownership of property and any other activity for profit. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 15-101
  • Certificate: means a certificate of conversion to partnership under § 15-901 of this title, a certificate of conversion to a non-Delaware entity under § 15-903 of this title, a certificate of merger or consolidation or a certificate of ownership and merger under § 15-902 of this title, a certificate of partnership domestication under § 15-904 of this title, a certificate of transfer and a certificate of transfer and domestic continuance under § 15-905 of this title, a certificate of correction and a corrected certificate under § 15-118 of this title, and a certificate of termination of a certificate with a future effective date or time and a certificate of amendment of a certificate with a future effective date or time under § 15-105(i) of this title. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 15-101
  • Foreign limited liability partnership: means a partnership that:

    (i) Is formed under laws other than the laws of the State of Delaware; and

    (ii) Has the status of a limited liability partnership under those laws. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 15-101

  • 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.
  • Limited liability partnership: means a domestic partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under § 15-1001 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 15-101
  • Partnership: means an association of 2 or more persons formed under § 15-202 of this title, predecessor law or comparable law of another jurisdiction to carry on any business, purpose or activity. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 15-101
  • 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.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any state, territory, possession or other jurisdiction of the United States other than the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 15-101
  • Statement: means a statement of partnership existence under § 15-303 of this title, a statement of denial under § 15-304 of this title, a statement of dissociation under § 15-704 of this title, a statement of dissolution under § 15-805 of this title, a statement of qualification under § 15-1001 of this title, a statement of foreign qualification under § 15-1102 of this title, and an amendment or cancellation of any of the foregoing under § 15-105 of this title and a statement of correction and a corrected statement under § 15-118 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 15-101

(b) The status of a partnership as a foreign limited liability partnership is effective on the later of the filing of the statement of foreign qualification or the future effective date or time specified in the statement of foreign qualification. The status remains effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, until it is canceled pursuant to § 15-105(d), § 15-111(d) or § 15-111(i)(4) of this title or revoked pursuant to § 15-1003 of this title.

(c) An amendment or cancellation of a statement of foreign qualification is effective when it is filed or on the future effective date or time specified in the amendment or cancellation.

72 Del. Laws, c. 151, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 416, § ?34; 77 Del. Laws, c. 289, § ?19; 81 Del. Laws, c. 87, § 7; 82 Del. Laws, c. 257, § 8;

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