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

Terms Used In Utah Code 48-2e-911

  • Division: means the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 48-2e-102
  • Foreign limited partnership: means an unincorporated entity formed under the law of a jurisdiction other than this state which would be a limited partnership if formed under the law of this state. See Utah Code 48-2e-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.
  • Limited partnership: means an entity formed under this chapter or which becomes subject to this chapter under 11, or Section 48-2e-1205. See Utah Code 48-2e-102
  • 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.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Registered agent: means an agent of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership which is authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the limited partnership. See Utah Code 48-2e-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 Utah Code 48-2e-102
(a)  the name of the foreign limited partnership and its jurisdiction of formation;

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

(c)  that the foreign limited partnership revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf in this state; and

(d)  an address to which service of process may be made under Subsection (2).

(2)  After the withdrawal of the registration of a partnership, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign limited partnership was registered to do business in this state may be made pursuant to Subsection 16-17-301(2).

Enacted by Chapter 412, 2013 General Session