805 ILCS 206/1102
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 805 - BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS|805 ILCS 206/ - Uniform Partnership Act (1997).|Article 11 - Foreign Limited Liability Partnership

Sec. 1102.     Statement of foreign qualification.(a) Before transacting or continuing to transact business in this State, a  foreign limited liability  partnership must file a statement of qualification or a renewal statement under  Section 1001;  provided, however, that the statement must contain:(1) the name of the foreign limited liability     partnership which satisfies the requirements of the state or other jurisdiction under whose law it is formed and ends with "Registered Limited Liability Partnership", "Limited Liability Partnership", "R.L.L.P.", "L.L.P.", "RLLP", or "LLP";(2) the street address of the partnership's chief     executive office and, if different, the street address of an office of the partnership in this State, if any;(3) the name and street address of the partnership's     agent for service of process;(4) a brief statement of the business in which the     partnership engages;(5) a deferred effective date, if any; and(6) a document or documents sufficient under the laws     of the state or jurisdiction in which the limited liability partnership is organized to constitute official certification of current status in good standing as a registered limited liability partnership under the laws of that state or jurisdiction.(b) A foreign partnership may not use an assumed or fictitious name in the  conduct of its  business to intentionally misrepresent the geographic origin or location of  the partnership.  This subsection (b) does not apply to any foreign limited liability  partnership that has gross  annual revenues in excess of $100,000,000.(c) A person shall not advertise or cause to be listed in a  telephone directory an  assumed or fictitious business name that intentionally misrepresents where  the business is  actually located or operating or falsely states that the business is located  or operating in the  area covered by the telephone directory. This subsection (c) does not apply  to a telephone  service provider or to the publisher or distributor of a telephone  service directory, unless  the conduct prescribed in this subsection (c) is on behalf of that telephone  service provider or  that publisher or distributor.  This subsection (c) does not apply to any foreign limited liability  partnership that has gross  annual revenues in excess of $100,000,000.(d) A foreign limited liability partnership that violates this Section  is guilty of a petty  offense and must be fined not less than $501 and not more than $1,000. A  foreign limited  liability partnership is guilty of an additional offense for each additional  day in violation of this  Section.(e) The agent of a foreign limited liability partnership for service of  process  must be an  individual who is a resident of this State or other person authorized to do  business in this State.(f) The status of a partnership as a foreign limited liability partnership  is effective on the later  of the filing of the statement of foreign qualification or a date specified in  the statement. The  status remains effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, unless the  partnership  voluntarily withdraws by filing a statement of withdrawal, in which event the  status of the  partnership as a foreign limited liability partnership shall terminate on the  date such statement is  filed or, if later, a date specified on the statement.(g) An amendment or cancellation of a statement of foreign qualification is  effective when it is  filed or on a deferred effective date specified in the amendment or  cancellation.(h) The Secretary of State shall register as a limited liability  partnership any foreign limited  liability partnership that submits a completed application with the required  fee.    (Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03.)