Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-902 – Registration required; application
Before doing business in the State of Delaware, a foreign limited partnership shall register with the Secretary of State. In order to register, a foreign limited partnership shall submit to the Secretary of State:
(1) A copy executed by a general partner of an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, setting forth:
a. The name of the foreign limited partnership and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and do business in the State of Delaware;
b. The state, territory, possession or other jurisdiction or country where organized, the date of its organization and a statement from a general partner that, as of the date of filing, the foreign limited partnership validly exists as a limited partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
c. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in the State of Delaware;
d. The address of the registered office and the name and address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained by § 17-904(b) of this title;
e. A statement that the Secretary of State is appointed the agent of the foreign limited partnership for service of process under the circumstances set forth in § 17-910(b) of this title;
f. The name and business, residence or mailing addresses of each of the general partners; and
g. The date on which the foreign limited partnership first did, or intends to do, business in the State of Delaware.
(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.
(3) A fee as set forth in § 17-1107(a)(6) of this title shall be paid.
63 Del. Laws, c. 420, § ?1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 188, § ?1; 66 Del. Laws, c. 316, § ?65; 69 Del. Laws, c. 258, §§ ?43, 44; 75 Del. Laws, c. 31, § ?18; 77 Del. Laws, c. 288, § ?25; 81 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 15;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-902
- Foreign limited partnership: includes a partnership formed under the laws of any state or under the laws of any foreign country or other foreign jurisdiction consisting of 2 or more persons and having 1 or more general partners and 1 or more limited partners. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
- General partner: means a person who is named as a general partner in the certificate of limited partnership or similar instrument under which a limited partnership is formed if so required and who is admitted to the limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement or this chapter, and includes a general partner of the limited partnership generally and a general partner associated with a series of the limited partnership. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
- 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.
- Partner: means a limited or general partner. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
- 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. 17-101