North Dakota Code 45-22-20 – Transaction of business by a foreign limited liability partnership without registration
1. A foreign limited liability partnership transacting business in this state may not maintain any cause of action in any court of this state until the partnership registers with the secretary of state.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 45-22-20
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Partnership: includes a limited liability partnership registered under chapter 45-22. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. The failure of a foreign limited liability partnership to register with the secretary of state does not impair the validity of any contract or act of the foreign limited liability partnership or prevent the foreign limited liability partnership from defending any claim for relief in any court of this state.
3. A limitation on the personal liability of a partner is not waived solely by the foreign limited liability partnership transacting business in this state without having filed a registration with the secretary of state.
4. A foreign limited liability partnership, by transacting business in this state without registering with the secretary of state, appoints the secretary of state as the agent upon whom any notice, process, or demand may be served.