The Court of Chancery shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any foreign limited partnership, or any agent thereof, from doing any business in the State of Delaware if such foreign limited partnership has failed to register under this subchapter or if such foreign limited partnership has secured a certificate of the Secretary of State under § 17-903 of this title on the basis of false or misleading representations. The Attorney General shall, upon the Attorney General’s own motion or upon the relation of proper parties, proceed for this purpose by complaint in any county in which such foreign limited partnership is doing or has done business.

63 Del. Laws, c. 420, § ?1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 188, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-908

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
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