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N.Y. LLC Law § 804

This is the official text of N.Y. LLC Law § 804, part of New York’s LLC Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "LLC Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Amendments to application for authority

Official statutory text

§ 804. Amendments to application for authority. (a) A foreign limited\nliability company may amend its application for authority from time to\ntime if the amendments contain only such provisions as might be lawfully\ncontained in an application for authority at the time of making such\namendment. To accomplish such amendment, a certificate, entitled\n"Certificate of amendment of ... (name of foreign limited liability\ncompany) under section eight hundred four of the Limited Liability\nCompany Law," shall be signed by an authorized person and delivered to\nthe department of state. The certificate shall set forth:\n (1) the name of the foreign limited liability company as it appears on\nthe index of names of existing domestic and authorized foreign limited\nliability companies of any type or kind in the department of state, and\nthe fictitious name, if any, the foreign limited liability company has\nagreed to use in this state pursuant to section eight hundred two of\nthis article;\n (2) the jurisdiction of its organization;\n (3) the date it was authorized to do business in this state;\n (4) each amendment effected thereby; and\n (5) if the true name of the foreign limited liability company is to be\nchanged, a statement that the change of name has been effected under the\nlaws of the jurisdiction of its formation and the date the change was so\neffected.\n (b) Every foreign limited liability company that has received a filing\nreceipt entitled "Certificate of authority of... (name of foreign\nlimited liability company) under section eight hundred five of the\nLimited Liability Company Law," evidencing authority as provided herein,\nshall, within ninety days after it has changed its name in the\njurisdiction of its formation, file an amendment to its application with\nthe department of state under subdivision (a) of this section.\n * (c) In the case of a foreign limited liability company that is also\na reporting company, such reporting company shall amend its application\nfor authority upon any change in the beneficial owner information\nrequired pursuant to section eight hundred ten of this article.\n * NB Effective and Repealed January 1, 2026\n

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