Subject to the Constitution of this state: The laws of the state under which a foreign limited partnership is organized govern its organization and internal affairs and the liability of its limited partners regardless of whether the foreign limited partnership procured or should have procured a certificate of authority under this chapter; and A foreign […]
A foreign limited partnership transacting business in this state shall procure a certificate of authority to do so from the Secretary of State. In order to procure a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, a foreign limited partnership shall submit to the Secretary of State an application for a certificate of authority […]
Each foreign limited partnership that is required to obtain a certificate of authority to do business in this state shall continuously maintain in this state an agent for service of process on the foreign limited partnership. An agent for service of process must be an individual resident of this state, a domestic corporation, professional corporation, […]
If the Secretary of State finds that an application for certificate of authority conforms to law and all requisite fees and any penalty due pursuant to Code Section 14-9-907 have been paid, he shall: Stamp or otherwise endorse his official title and the date and time of receipt on the application; File in his office […]
A foreign limited partnership may apply for a certificate of authority with the Secretary of State under any name, whether or not it is the name under which it is registered in its state of organization, that could be registered by a domestic limited partnership. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, […]
A foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this state must obtain an amended certificate of authority from the Secretary of State if it changes its name or its state of organization. The requirements of Code Sections 14-9-902 and 14-9-903 for obtaining an original certificate of authority shall apply to obtaining an amended certificate […]
A foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this state may apply for a certificate of withdrawal by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing an application that sets forth: The name of the limited partnership and the name of the jurisdiction under whose law it is organized; That it is not transacting […]
A foreign limited partnership transacting business in this state may not maintain an action, suit, or proceeding in a court of this state until it has obtained a certificate of authority. The failure of a foreign limited partnership to obtain a certificate of authority does not impair the validity of any contract or act of […]
The Attorney General may maintain an action to restrain a foreign limited partnership from transacting business in this state in violation of this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 14-9-908 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1. Code Commission notes. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, “Attorney General” was capitalized in the […]
