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LA Rev Stat § 9:3403 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3403. Contract of partnership; required content; use of names

RS 3403 - Contract of partnership; required content; use of names  A.(1) A contract of partnership filed for registry with the secretary of state shall contain the name and taxpayer identification number of the partnership, the municipal address of its principal place of business in this state, and the name and the municipal address of each partner, including partners in commendam, if any.  (2) The failure to include the taxpayer identification number of the partnership shall not invalidate nor cause the secretary of state to reject the contract.  (3) The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the contract of partnership.  B. If the secretary of state receives for filing a partnership agreement that includes in the partnership name the word "bank", "banker", "banking", "savings", "safe deposit", "trust", "trustee", "building and loan", "homestead", "credit union", or any other word of similar import, the secretary of state shall not file the partnership agreement until the secretary of state receives satisfactory evidence that written notice of the proposed use of that name was delivered to the office of financial institutions at least fourteen days prior to the filing made with the secretary of state.  C. If the secretary of state receives for filing a partnership agreement that includes in the partnership name the word "engineer", "engineering", "surveyor", or "surveying", the secretary of state shall not file the partnership agreement until the secretary of state receives either of the following:  (1) Satisfactory evidence that written notice of the proposed use of that name was delivered to the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board at least ten days prior to the filing made with the secretary of state.  (2) A written waiver of the ten-day notice prescribed in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, signed by the executive secretary or any officer of the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board.  D. If the secretary of state receives for filing a partnership agreement that includes in the partnership name the word "architect", "architectural", or "architecture", the secretary of state shall not file the partnership agreement until the secretary of state receives either of the following:  (1) Satisfactory evidence that written notice of the proposed use of that name was delivered to the Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners at least ten days prior to the filing made with the secretary of state.  (2) A written waiver of the ten-day notice prescribed in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, signed by the executive director or any member of the Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners.  Acts 1990, No. 745, §1; Acts 2018, No. 560, §1, eff. May 28, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 19, §1, eff. May 28, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3404 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3404. Contract amendment

RS 3404 - Contract amendment  An amendment to a contract of partnership shall be filed for registry in the same manner as an original contract of partnership. Until filed for registry, such amendment shall not be effective as to third persons. An amendment to a contract of partnership that is not registered with the secretary of state shall be accompanied by an original copy of the contract of partnership, or a certified copy, and all previous amendments. Acts 1980, No. 151, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3405 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3405. Registration; endorsement; issuance of certificate; effect

RS 3405 - Registration; endorsement; issuance of certificate; effect When all fees have been paid, the secretary of state shall register the contract of partnership, or a certified copy, or the statement of a foreign partnership, in the Central Registry for Contracts of Partnership created for that purpose, endorse on all documents delivered the month, day, year, and hour of filing, and shall issue a certificate of registry certifying that the contract of partnership or statement of the foreign partnership is filed and registered. The certificate of registry shall be conclusive evidence of due registration. A contract, statement, or amendment that is duly registered is deemed registered as of the time of filing. Acts 1980, No. 151, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1999, No. 342, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3406 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3406. Recorder of mortgages; filings

RS 3406 - Recorder of mortgages; filings  A multiple original of the contract of partnership, or a copy certified by the secretary of state, and a copy of the certificate of registry, shall be filed for registry with the recorder of mortgages of the parish in which the partnership maintains its principal place of business. Failure to file these documents with the recorder of mortgages as provided by this Section shall not affect the title of immovable property as being in the partnership or the status of a partner in commendam, or a limited partner. Acts 1980, No. 151, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3407 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3407. Delivery in advance of effective date

RS 3407 - Delivery in advance of effective date  Prior to its effective date, a contract of partnership or a statement of a foreign partnership may be delivered to the secretary of state for filing and registration on any specified month, day, year, and hour on or before the thirtieth day after the day of delivery. Acts 1980, No. 151, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3408 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3408. Filing within five days of execution; effect

RS 3408 - Filing within five days of execution; effect  A contract of partnership or a statement of a foreign partnership filed for registry with the secretary of state within five days of execution, exclusive of legal holidays, is deemed filed for registry on the month, day, year, and hour of execution. Acts 1980, No. 151, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3409 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3409. Annual report

RS 3409 - Annual report  A. Each year on or before the anniversary date of registration with the secretary of state, any partner shall make and sign in the partnership name a report to the secretary of state, stating:  (1) The municipal address, which shall not be a post office box only, of its principal place of business in this state.  (2) The names and municipal addresses, which shall not be post office boxes only, for each partner.  (3) The taxpayer identification number of the partnership. The failure to include the taxpayer identification number of the partnership shall not invalidate nor cause the secretary of state to reject the report.  B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the annual report.  C. Any partnership registered with the secretary of state prior to August 15, 1997, shall file an annual report on the next anniversary date of registration.  D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a partnership which does not have a written agreement.  Acts 1997, No. 989, §1; Acts 2019, No. 19, §1, eff. May 28, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3410 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3410. Filing and copying fees

RS 3410 - Filing and copying fees A. The secretary of state shall be paid fees as provided in R.S. 49:222 in advance, for the use and benefit of the state, by every registered partnership: (1) For filing a contract of partnership. (2) For certified copies. (3) For additional certificates. (4) For filing an annual report. B. The secretary of state shall be paid fees as provided in R.S. 49:222 in advance, for the use and benefit of the state, by every registered foreign partnership: (1) For filing partnership registration statements and amended registration statements. (2) For termination of registration. (3) For filing an annual report. Acts 1997, No. 989, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1186, §1; Acts 2008, No. 913, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3421 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3421. Foreign partnership; definition

RS 3421 - Foreign partnership; definition  A foreign partnership is a partnership formed under the laws of any state of the United States, country, territory, possession, province, or commonwealth, other than the state of Louisiana. Added by Acts 1980, No. 152, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3422 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3422. Registration

RS 3422 - Registration  A.(1) For a foreign partnership to enjoy the rights, privileges and juridical status of a Louisiana partnership, it must file for registry with the secretary of state in the Central Registry for Contracts of Partnership created by R.S. 9:3401 a statement containing all of the following information:  (a) The name and taxpayer identification number of the partnership.  (b) The jurisdiction of its formation.  (c) The designation of an agent for service of process within this state, including his name and municipal address.  (d) The name and municipal address of at least one of its general partners who gives consent under R.S. 9:3424.  (e) The municipal address of its principal place of business outside of this state.  (f) The municipal address of its principal place of business in this state. If the partnership does not have a principal place of business in this state, then the location at the municipal address of the agent for service of process is deemed to be the partnership's principal place of business in this state.  (g) If the partnership intends to own immovable property in Louisiana in the partnership name.  (h) If any of the partners are to have limited liability recognized in Louisiana.  (i) An affidavit executed by a general partner who certifies the correctness of the information and that he has the authority to make the certification.  (2) The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the statement of registry.  (3) The failure to include the taxpayer identification number of the partnership shall not invalidate nor cause the secretary of state to reject the contract.  (4) The articles of partnership shall not be filed with the registration statement; however, by registering the partnership, the partnership agrees to furnish a true copy of its articles of partnership to the secretary of state within thirty days of his written request.  B. If material information contained in the statement was inaccurate when made or if the facts described have changed making the statement inaccurate in any material respect, the foreign partnership shall promptly file with the secretary of state an amended or supplemental statement correcting the inaccurate information.  C. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 338, §2.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 152, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1986, No. 338, §§1, 2; Acts 1990, No. 745, §1; Acts 2019, No. 19, §1, eff. May 28, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3423 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3423. Ownership of immovable property; limitation of liability

RS 3423 - Ownership of immovable property; limitation of liability  To own immovable property in this state or to have the limited liability of any partners of a limited partnership recognized, a foreign partnership must be registered in accordance with R.S. 9:3422. Added by Acts 1980, No. 152, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1987, No. 479, §1, eff. July 9, 1987. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 479, §2.}}
LA Rev Stat § 9:3424 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3424. Service of process

RS 3424 - Service of process A. A foreign partnership registered in accordance with R.S. 9:3422 and the general partner who certified the documents as required by R.S. 9:3422 consent to be served with process in this state through the designated agent for service of process for any purpose permitted by law. B. Failure to maintain a designated agent for service of process shall constitute appointment of the secretary of state of this state as the designated agent for service of process. Upon receipt of service of process the secretary of state shall ascertain the domiciliary post office address of the foreign partnership, and shall send the original papers served to the foreign partnership by registered or certified mail, or by commercial courier as defined in R.S. 13:3204(D), when the person to be served is located outside of this state. The secretary of state shall retain in his office true copies of these papers, on which he shall note the date, the manner and other particulars of the service, and of the disposition made of the original papers. Added by Acts 1980, No. 152, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1987, No. 479, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1999, No. 395, §1; Acts 2012, No. 544, §1. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 479, §2.}}
LA Rev Stat § 9:3425 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3425. Effect of registry

RS 3425 - Effect of registry  The organization, internal affairs, and liability of limited partners of a foreign partnership that is duly registered under this Chapter shall be governed by the laws of the state under which it is organized. A foreign partnership may not be denied registration by reason of any difference between those laws and the laws of this state. Added by Acts 1980, No. 152, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1995, No. 847, §2, eff. June 27, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3426 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3426. Amendment of statement

RS 3426 - Amendment of statement  A foreign partnership duly registered under this Chapter shall amend its filings in this state to reflect changes in its certificate of partnership by complying with R.S. 9:3422(A). Until the registration form is filed for registry, such changes or amendments shall not be effective as to third persons. Added by Acts 1980, No. 152, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1986, No. 340, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3427 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3427. Termination

RS 3427 - Termination  A duly registered foreign partnership may terminate its registration by written notification to the secretary of state by a person who certifies that he is a partner of the partnership and has the authority to terminate the registration. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the termination.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 152, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2019, No. 19, §1, eff. May 28, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3428 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3428. Annual report

RS 3428 - Annual report  A. Each year on or before the anniversary date of registration with the secretary of state, a partner shall make and sign in the partnership name a report to the secretary of state, stating:  (1) The municipal address of its principal place of business outside of this state.  (2) The name and municipal address, which shall not be a post office box only, of the agent for service of process within this state.  (3) The name and municipal address of the partner who has the authority of the partnership to make this report.  (4) The taxpayer identification number of the partnership.  B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the annual report.  C. Any foreign partnership registered with the secretary of state prior to August 15, 1997, shall file an annual report on the next anniversary date of registration.  D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a partnership which does not have a written agreement.  Acts 1997, No. 989, §1; Acts 2019, No. 19, §1, eff. May 28, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3431 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3431. Nature of partner's liability in ordinary partnership and in registered limited liability partnership

RS 3431 - Nature of partner's liability in ordinary partnership and in registered limited liability partnership  A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary contained in Civil Code Article 2817, a partner in a registered limited liability partnership shall not be individually liable for the liabilities and obligations of the partnership arising from errors, omissions, negligence, incompetence, malfeasance, or willful or intentional misconduct committed in the course of the partnership business by another partner or a representative of the partnership. B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as being in derogation of any rights which any person may have by law against a partner in a registered limited liability partnership because of any fraud practiced upon him, or because of any breach of professional duty or other negligent or wrongful act by such partner, or in derogation of any right which the registered limited liability partnership may have against any such partner because of any fraud practiced upon it by him. C. Subsection A of this Section shall not affect the liability of a partner for his virile share of liabilities and obligations of the partnership arising from any cause other than those specified in said Subsection A. D. Subsection A of this Section shall not affect the liability of partnership assets for partnership liabilities and obligations. E. A partner, which by reason of Subsection A of this Section is not subject to liability, is not a proper party to a proceeding by or against a registered limited liability partnership, the object of which is to enforce the liabilities and obligations described in Subsection A of this Section. Acts 1992, No. 780, §1, eff. July 7, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 475, §3, eff. June 9, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3432 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3432. Registered limited liability partnerships

RS 3432 - Registered limited liability partnerships A. To become a registered limited liability partnership, a partnership shall file with the secretary of state an application stating the name of the partnership, the address of its principal office, the number of partners, and a brief statement of the business in which the partnership engages. B. The application shall be executed by a majority in interest of the partners or by one or more partners authorized by a majority in interest of the partners. C. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in R.S. 49:222 made payable to the secretary of state. D. The secretary of state shall register or renew any partnership that submits a completed application with the required fee. E. Registration is effective for one year after the date the registration is filed, unless voluntarily withdrawn by filing with the secretary of state a written withdrawal notice executed by a majority in interest of the partners or by one or more partners authorized by a majority in interest of the partners. F. The secretary of state may provide forms for application for or renewal of registration. Acts 1992, No. 780, §1, eff. July 7, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 913, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3433 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3433. Name of registered limited liability partnership

RS 3433 - Name of registered limited liability partnership  A. A registered limited liability partnership's name shall contain the words "registered limited liability partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.P." as the last words or letters of its name.  B. If the secretary of state receives for filing a registered limited liability partnership registration that includes in the partnership name the word "bank", "banker", "banking", "savings", "safe deposit", "trust", "trustee", "building and loan", "homestead", "credit union", or any other word of similar import, the secretary of state shall not file the registration until the secretary of state receives satisfactory evidence that written notice of the proposed use of that name was delivered to the office of financial institutions at least fourteen days prior to the filing made with the secretary of state.  C. If the secretary of state receives for filing a registered limited liability partnership registration that includes in the partnership name the word "engineer", "engineering", "surveyor", or "surveying", the secretary of state shall not file the registration until the secretary of state receives either of the following:  (1) Satisfactory evidence that written notice of the proposed use of that name was delivered to the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board at least ten days prior to the filing made with the secretary of state.  (2) A written waiver of the ten-day notice prescribed in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, signed by the executive secretary or any officer of the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board.  D. If the secretary of state receives for filing a registered limited liability partnership registration that includes in the partnership name the word "architect", "architectural", or "architecture", the secretary of state shall not file the registration until the secretary of state receives either of the following:  (1) Satisfactory evidence that written notice of the proposed use of that name was delivered to the Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners at least ten days prior to the filing made with the secretary of state.  (2) A written waiver of the ten-day notice prescribed in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, signed by the executive director or any member of the Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners.  Acts 1992, No. 780, §1, eff. July 7, 1992; Acts 2018, No. 560, §1, eff. May 28, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3434 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3434. Restrictions on distributions

RS 3434 - Restrictions on distributions  A partner that is not liable under R.S. 9:3431(A) shall not be individually liable for the return of a distribution from the partnership to satisfy the liabilities and obligations described in said Subsection A except to the extent that the partner is required to return the distribution in a revocatory action brought in accordance with Chapter 12 of Title IV of Book III of the Civil Code. Acts 1993, No. 475, §3, eff. June 9, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3435 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3435. Provisions applicable to registered limited liability partnerships

RS 3435 - Provisions applicable to registered limited liability partnerships  A registered limited liability partnership is a partnership as defined in Article 2801 of the Civil Code, and the provisions of Title XI of Book III of the Civil Code apply to registered limited liability partnerships to the extent that they are consistent with the provisions of this Chapter. Upon lapse or termination of registration, the affected registered limited liability partnership shall continue as a partnership under Title XI of Book III of the Civil Code, but without application of this Chapter. Acts 1993, No. 475, §3, eff. June 9, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 9:3441 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§3441. Terms defined

RS 3441 - Terms defined  As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:  (1) "Constituent entity" means each entity that is a party to a merger or consolidation under this Chapter. (2) "New entity" means the entity into which constituent entities consolidate, as identified in the agreement or certificate of consolidation provided for in this Chapter. (3) "Surviving entity" means the constituent entity surviving a merger, as identified in the agreement or certificate of merger provided for in this Chapter. Acts 1992, No. 780, §1, eff. July 7, 1992.