§ 33-41-1150 — Foreign limited liability partnership; State law and jurisdiction; liability for rendering professional services in state on behalf of foreign limited liability partnership.

(A) Subject to the Constitution of South Carolina and except as provided in subsection (B), the laws of the State or other jurisdiction under which a foreign limited liability partnership is organized shall govern the organization and internal affairs, the liability of partners for debts, obligations, and liabilities chargeable to the partnership, and the authority of partners of a foreign limited liability partnership transacting business in South Carolina. (B) A foreign limited liability partnership that has obtained a certificate of authority to transact business in South Carolina pursuant to Chapter 41 of Title 33 and its partners have no greater rights and privileges than a domestic limited liability partnership and its partners with respect to transactions and relationship with persons who are not members. The certificate of authority does not authorize the foreign limited liability partnership to exercise any powers or engage in any business in which a domestic limited liability partnership is forbidden to exercise or engage by the laws of this State. (C) An individual who renders professional services in this State on behalf of a foreign limited liability partnership is liable as set forth in Section 33-41-370(D).

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 448, SECTION 10.