Delaware § 17-902 Registration required; application

Delaware Statutes

§ 17-902 — Registration required; application

Delaware·Title 6·Ch. 17 LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS·Subch. Foreign Limited Partnerships

Before doing business in the State of Delaware, a foreign limited partnership shall register with the Secretary of State. In order to register, a foreign limited partnership shall submit to the Secretary of State:

(1)A copy of an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, executed by any person authorized to execute the application on behalf of the foreign limited partnership, setting forth: a. The name of the foreign limited partnership and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and do business in the State of Delaware; b. The state, territory, possession or other jurisdiction or country where organized, the date of its organization and a statement from a general partner that, as of the date of filing, the foreign limited partnership validly ex

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Before doing business in the State of Delaware, a foreign limited partnership shall register with the Secretary of State. In order to register, a foreign limited partnership shall submit to the Secretary of State:

(1) A copy of an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, executed by any person authorized to execute the application on behalf of the foreign limited partnership, setting forth:

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

b. The state, territory, possession or other jurisdiction or country where organized, the date of its organization and a statement from a general partner that, as of the date of filing, the foreign limited partnership validly exists as a limited partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;

c. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in the State of Delaware;

d. The address of the registered office and the name and address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained by § 17-904(b) of this title;

e. A statement that the Secretary of State is appointed the agent of the foreign limited partnership for service of process under the circumstances set forth in § 17-910(b) of this title;

f. The name and business, residence or mailing addresses of each of the general partners; and

g. The date on which the foreign limited partnership first did, or intends to do, business in the State of Delaware.

(2) A certificate, as of a date not earlier than 6 months prior to the filing date, issued by an authorized officer of the jurisdiction of its formation evidencing its existence. If such certificate is in a foreign language, a translation thereof, under oath of the translator, shall be attached thereto.

(3) A fee as set forth in § 17-1107(a)(6) of this title shall be paid.

Delaware § 17-902 (Registration required; application) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Legislative History

63 Del. Laws, c. 420, § 1 ; 65 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 1 ; 66 Del. Laws, c. 316, § 65 ; 69 Del. Laws, c. 258, §§ 43, 44 ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 31, § 18 ; 77 Del. Laws, c. 288, § 25 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 15 ; 85 Del. Laws, c. 46, § 10