(a)  A registered foreign limited liability partnership may withdraw its registration by delivering a statement of withdrawal to the secretary of state for filing. The statement of withdrawal must state:

(1)  The name of the partnership and its jurisdiction of formation;

(2)  That the partnership is not doing business in this state and that it withdraws its registration to do business in this state;

(3)  That the limited liability partnership revokes the authority of its registered agent in this state to accept service of process and consents that service of process in any action, suit, or proceeding based upon any cause of action arising in this state during the time the limited liability partnership was authorized to transact business in this state may subsequently be made on the limited partnership by service on the secretary of state in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; and

(4)  The post office address to which the secretary of state may mail a copy of any process against the limited liability partnership that is served on the secretary of state.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-1013

  • Business: includes every trade, occupation, and profession. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102
  • Foreign limited liability partnership: means a foreign partnership whose partners have limited liability for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the foreign partnership under a provision similar to § 7-12. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102
  • 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.
  • Registered agent: means an agent of a limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership which is authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the partnership. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102

(b)  After the withdrawal of the registration of a foreign limited liability partnership, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the partnership was registered to do business in this state may be made pursuant to § 7-12.1-912.

History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.