2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 34 - Limited Partnerships, Partnerships, Professional Associations, Limited Liability Companies and Statutory Trusts
Chapter 610 - Uniform Limited Partnership Act
Section 34-38g - Foreign limited partnerships, registration with Secretary of the State.

Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited partnership shall register with the Secretary of the State. In order to register, a foreign limited partnership shall submit to the Secretary of the State a signed copy of the application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, signed and sworn to by a general partner and setting forth: (1) The name of the foreign limited partnership and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and transact business in the state; (2) the state and date of its formation; (3) the general character of the business it proposes to transact in this state; (4) the name and address of the agent in this state for service of process on the foreign limited partnership required to be maintained by section 34-38p and an acceptance of such appointment signed by the agent appointed if other than the Secretary of the State; (5) the address of the office required to be maintained in the state of its organization by the laws of that state, or, if not so required, of the principal office of the foreign limited partnership; (6) the name and business address of each general partner; (7) the address of the office at which is kept a list of the names and addresses of the limited partners and their capital contributions, together with an undertaking by the foreign limited partnership to keep those records until the foreign limited partnership registration in this state is cancelled or withdrawn; and (8) the date the foreign limited partnership commenced transacting business in this state.

(P.A. 79-440, S. 48; P.A. 86-379, S. 24; P.A. 89-116, S. 7; P.A. 90-228, S. 5, 8; P.A. 93-363, S. 22; P.A. 04-240, S. 11.)

History: P.A. 86-379 amended provisions re appointment of agent, adding language re secretary of state as agent for service of process, acceptance of appointment by agent if other than secretary of state, and added Subdivs. (6) and (7) re names and addresses of general partners and address of office where list of names, addresses and contributions of limited partners is kept; P.A. 89-116 made technical changes re copies of application and signing of acceptance of appointment of agent; P.A. 90-228 added “the date the foreign limited partnership commenced transacting business in this state” as Subdiv. (8) to be included in the application; P.A. 93-363 changed “two signed copies or one signed copy and one conformed” to “a signed” copy; P.A. 04-240 amended Subdiv. (4) by replacing provisions re agent for service “whom the foreign limited partnership elects to appoint” and re the persons or entities authorized to be the agent with provision re agent required to be maintained by Sec. 34-38p and by making technical changes.

See Sec. 34-38b re inapplicability of provisions as amended by P.A. 86-379 to partnerships existing before October 1, 1986.