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4-47-902. Application for certificate of authority.
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4-47-902. Application for certificate of authority.
(a) Before transacting business in this State, a foreign limited partnership shall apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this State by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application must state:
(1) the name of the foreign limited partnership and, if the name does not comply with § 4-47-108, an alternate name adopted pursuant to § 4-47-905(a);
(2) the name of the State or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized;
(3) the street and mailing address of the foreign limited partnership's principal office and, if the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign limited partnership is organized require the foreign limited partnership to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing address of the required office;
(4) the information required by § 4-20-105(a) concerning the foreign limited partnership's initial agent for service of process in this State;
(5) the name and street and mailing address of each of the foreign limited partnership's general partners; and
(6) whether the foreign limited partnership is a foreign limited liability limited partnership.
(b) A foreign limited partnership shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence or a record of similar import signed by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of the foreign limited partnership's publicly filed records in the State or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-47-902
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4-47-902. Application for certificate of authority.
(a) Before transacting business in this State, a foreign limited partnership shall apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this State by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application must state:
(1) the name of the foreign limited partnership and, if the name does not comply with § 4-47-108, an alternate name adopted pursuant to § 4-47-905(a);
(2) the name of the State or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized;
(3) the street and mailing address of the foreign limited partnership's principal office and, if the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign limited partnership is organized require the foreign limited partnership to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing address of the required office;
(4) the information required by § 4-20-105(a) concerning the foreign limited partnership's initial agent for service of process in this State;
(5) the name and street and mailing address of each of the foreign limited partnership's general partners; and
(6) whether the foreign limited partnership is a foreign limited liability limited partnership.
(b) A foreign limited partnership shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence or a record of similar import signed by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of the foreign limited partnership's publicly filed records in the State or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized.
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4-20-105. Appointment of registered agent.
(a) A registered agent filing must state:
(1) the name of the represented entity's commercial registered agent; or
(2) if the entity does not have a commercial registered agent, the name and address of the entity's noncommercial registered agent:
(A) the name and address of the entity's registered agent; or
(B) the title of an office or other position with the entity if service of process is to be sent to the person holding that office or position, and the address of the business office of that person.
(b) The appointment of a registered agent pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (2) is an affirmation by the represented entity that the agent has consented to serve as such.
(c) The Secretary of State shall make available in a record as soon as practicable a daily list of filings that contain the name of a registered agent. The list must:
(1) be kept available for at least 14 calendar days;
(2) list in alphabetical order the names of the registered agents; and
(3) state the type of filing and name of the represented entity making the filing.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-20-105
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-20-105. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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4-47-108. Name.
(a) The name of a limited partnership may contain the name of any partner.
(b) The name of a limited partnership that is not a limited liability limited partnership must contain the phrase “limited partnership” or the abbreviation “L.P.” or “LP” and may not contain the phrase “limited liability limited partnership” or the abbreviation “LLLP” or “L.L.L.P.”.
(c) The name of a limited liability limited partnership must contain the phrase “limited liability limited partnership” or the abbreviation “LLLP” or “L.L.L.P.” and must not contain the abbreviation “L.P.” or “LP.”
(d) Unless authorized by subsection (e), the name of a limited partnership must be distinguishable in the records of the Secretary of State from:
(1) the name of each person other than an individual incorporated, organized, or authorized to transact business in this State; and
(2) each name reserved under § 4-47-109 or other state laws allowing the reservation or registration of business names, including fictitious name statutes.
(e) A limited partnership may apply to the Secretary of State for authorization to use a name that does not comply with subsection (d). The Secretary of State shall authorize use of the name applied for if, as to each conflicting name:
(1) the present user, registrant, or owner of the conflicting name consents in a signed record to the use and submits an undertaking in a form satisfactory to the Secretary of State to change the conflicting name to a name that complies with subsection (d) and is distinguishable in the records of the Secretary of State from the name applied for;
(2) the applicant delivers to the Secretary of State a certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the applicant's right to use in
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-47-108
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-47-108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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4-47-905. Noncomplying name of foreign limited partnership.
(a) A foreign limited partnership whose name does not comply with § 4-47-108 may not obtain a certificate of authority until it adopts, for the purpose of transacting business in this State, an alternate name that complies with § 4-47-108. A foreign limited partnership that adopts an alternate name under this subsection and then obtains a certificate of authority with the name need not comply with § 4-32-108. After obtaining a certificate of authority with an alternate name, a foreign limited partnership shall transact business in this State under the name unless the foreign limited partnership is authorized under § 4-32-108 to transact business in this State under another name.
(b) If a foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this State changes its name to one that does not comply with § 4-47-108, it may not thereafter transact business in this State until it complies with subsection (a) and obtains an amended certificate of authority.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-47-905
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-47-905. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.