(1) To register to do business in this state, a foreign entity must deliver a foreign registration statement to the secretary of state for filing. The statement must be executed by the entity and state:

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executed: means with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:

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Jurisdiction: when used to refer to a political entity, means the United States, a state, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of a foreign country. See Washington Code 23.95.105

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.

Jurisdiction of formation: means the jurisdiction whose law includes the organic law of an entity. See Washington Code 23.95.105

Limited partnership: includes a limited liability limited partnership. See Washington Code 23.95.105

Nonprofit corporation: means a domestic nonprofit corporation incorporated under or subject to chapter 24. See Washington Code 23.95.105

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 principal executive office of an entity, whether or not the office is located in this state. See Washington Code 23.95.105

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 Washington Code 23.95.105

Type of entity: means a generic form of entity:

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(a) The name of the foreign entity and, if the name does not comply with RCW 23.95.300, an alternate name adopted pursuant to RCW 23.95.525;

(b) The type of entity and, if it is a foreign limited partnership, whether it is a foreign limited liability limited partnership;

(c) The entity’s jurisdiction of formation;

(d) The street and mailing addresses of the entity’s principal office and, if the law of the entity’s jurisdiction of formation requires the entity to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing addresses of the office;

(e) The information required by RCW 23.95.415(1);

(f) The names and addresses of the entity’s governors and, if the entity is a business corporation or nonprofit corporation, the names and addresses of its officers;

(g) The date of the entity’s formation and period of duration;

(h) The nature of the entity’s business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in this state; and

(i) The date on which the entity first did, or intends to do, business in this state.

(2) The foreign entity shall deliver with the registration statement a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, issued no more than sixty days before the date of submission of the registration statement and duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of the entity’s records in the entity’s jurisdiction of formation.

Effective date—Contingent effective date—2015 c 176: See note following RCW 23.95.100.