(1) A registered limited liability partnership formed under the laws of another state, territory, district, or possession of the United States or another country shall not conduct business in this state until the partnership has registered with the department and paid a registration fee of $100.00.
  (2) The registration form shall contain the same information as required by section 44(1) and the address of its registered office and the name and address of its registered agent for service of process.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 449.47

  • 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (3) The registration is effective immediately upon filing with the department and payment of the registration fee and shall remain in effect for 1 year from the effective date under this section.
  (4) A registration may be renewed for 1 year by filing with the department a renewal registration and the payment of a renewal fee of $100.00.
  (5) Except as otherwise provided by this act, a foreign limited liability partnership shall be governed by the laws under which it was formed.
  (6) The name of a partnership doing business in this state under this section shall contain the words “limited liability partnership” or the abbreviation “L.L.P.” or “LLP” as the last words or letters of its name.