Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.007
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.007, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 9.007. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP.
Official statutory text
(a) A foreign limited liability partnership registers by filing an application for registration under this section as provided by Chapter 4.
(b) The application for registration must state:
(1) the partnership's name;
(2) the federal taxpayer identification number of the partnership;
(3) the partnership's jurisdiction of formation;
(4) the date of initial registration as a limited liability partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of formation;
(5) the date the foreign entity began or will begin to transact business in this state;
(6) that the partnership exists as a valid limited liability partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;
(7) the number of partners at the date of the statement;
(8) each business or activity that the partnership proposes to pursue in this state, which may be stated to be any lawful business or activity under the laws of this state;
(9) the address of the principal office of the partnership;
(10) the address of the initial registered office and the name and address of the initial registered agent for service of process required to be maintained under Section 152.904; and
(11) that the secretary of state is appointed the agent of the partnership for service of process under the same circumstances as set forth by Section 5.251 for a foreign filing entity.
(c) Subchapter K, Chapter 152, governs the registration of a foreign limited liability partnership to transact business in this state.
(b) The application for registration must state:
(1) the partnership's name;
(2) the federal taxpayer identification number of the partnership;
(3) the partnership's jurisdiction of formation;
(4) the date of initial registration as a limited liability partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of formation;
(5) the date the foreign entity began or will begin to transact business in this state;
(6) that the partnership exists as a valid limited liability partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;
(7) the number of partners at the date of the statement;
(8) each business or activity that the partnership proposes to pursue in this state, which may be stated to be any lawful business or activity under the laws of this state;
(9) the address of the principal office of the partnership;
(10) the address of the initial registered office and the name and address of the initial registered agent for service of process required to be maintained under Section 152.904; and
(11) that the secretary of state is appointed the agent of the partnership for service of process under the same circumstances as set forth by Section 5.251 for a foreign filing entity.
(c) Subchapter K, Chapter 152, governs the registration of a foreign limited liability partnership to transact business in this state.
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