Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-57

  • 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.
  • Foreign limited partnership: means a partnership formed under the laws of any state other than this State and having as partners one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
  • General partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and named in the certificate of limited partnership as a general partner. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
  • Partner: means a limited or general partner. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
  • 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.
  • Principal office: means the place designated in the partnership agreement or the place of business of the limited partnership where the chief or principal affairs and business of the partnership are transacted. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
  • Secretary of State: refers to the State Treasurer, based upon the transfer of the functions, powers and duties of the Division of Commercial Recording, established pursuant to section 1 of P. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
Application for certificate of authority to transact business. Before transacting business in this State, a foreign limited partnership shall file in the office of the Secretary of State an application executed by a general partner setting forth:

a. The name of the foreign limited partnership and, if different, the name under which it proposes to transact business in this State;

b. The name and business address of each general partner;

c. The amount of cash and a description and statement of the agreed value of the other property or services contributed by all partners and which all partners have agreed to contribute in the future;

d. The state and date of its formation;

e. The general character of the business it proposes to transact in this State;

f. The name and address, including the actual location as well as the postal designation, if different, of the agent for service of process on the foreign limited partnership whom the foreign limited partnership designates who must 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;

g. A statement that the Secretary of State is appointed the agent of the foreign limited partnership for service of process if the agent cannot be found or served with the exercise of reasonable diligence; and

h. The address of the office required to be maintained in the state of its organization by the laws of that state or if not so required, of the principal office of the foreign limited partnership.

i. If the Secretary of State finds that the application conforms to law and the requisite fees have been paid, he shall issue to the foreign limited partnership a certificate of authority to transact business in this State.

L. 1983, c. 489, s. 56; amended 1984, c.245,s.10; 1988,c.130,s.27.