805 ILCS 206/1001
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 805 - BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS|805 ILCS 206/ - Uniform Partnership Act (1997).|Article 10 - Limited Liability Partnership

Sec. 1001.     Statement of qualification.(a) A partnership may become a limited liability partnership pursuant to  this Section.(b) The terms and conditions on which a partnership becomes a limited  liability partnership  must be approved by the vote necessary to amend the partnership agreement  except, in the case  of a partnership agreement that expressly considers obligations to contribute  to the partnership,  the vote necessary to amend those provisions.(c) After the approval required by subsection (b) of this Section, a  partnership may become a  limited liability partnership by filing a statement of qualification with the  Secretary of State. The  statement must contain:(1) the name of the partnership;(2) the street address of the partnership's chief     executive office and, if different, the street address of an office in this State, if any;(3) the name and street address of the partnership's     agent for service of process;(4) the number of partners;(5) a brief statement of the business in which the     partnership engages;(6) a statement that the partnership applies for     qualification as a limited liability partnership; and(7) a deferred effective date, if any, of an     application for status as a limited liability partnership.(d) The agent of a 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.(e) The status of a partnership as a limited liability partnership is  effective on the later of the  filing of the statement or a date specified in the statement and the receipt by  the Secretary of  State of the required fee. The status remains effective for one year after the  date  a statement of qualification is filed, 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 limited liability partnership shall terminate on the  date such statement is  filed or, if later, a date specified on the statement.(f) The status of a partnership as a limited liability partnership and the  liability of its partners  is not affected by errors or later changes in the information required to be  contained in the   statement of qualification under subsection (c) of this Section.(g) The filing of a statement of qualification establishes that a  partnership has satisfied all  conditions precedent to the qualification of the partnership as a limited  liability partnership.(h) An amendment or cancellation of a statement of qualification is  effective when it is filed  or on a deferred effective date specified in the amendment or cancellation.(i) The Secretary of State shall register as a limited liability partnership  any partnership that  submits a completed application with the required fee.(j) The Secretary of State shall provide statements for registration  application, renewal of  registration and voluntary cancellation.    (Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03.)