NY Pship L § 121-1500 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PTR - Partnership Article 8-B - Registered Limited Liability Partnerships 121-1500 - Registered Limited Liability Partnership.

§   121-1500.   Registered   limited   liability  partnership.  (a)(I) Notwithstanding the education law or any other provision of law,  (i)  a partnership  without  limited  partners  each  of  whose  partners  is a professional authorized by law to render a professional  service  within this  state  and  who  is  or  has  been engaged in the practice of such profession in such partnership or a predecessor entity, or  will  engage in  the  practice of such profession in the registered limited liability partnership within thirty days of the date of the effectiveness  of  the registration  provided  for in this subdivision or a partnership without limited partners each of whose partners is a professional, at least  one of  whom  is  authorized  by law to render a professional service within this state and who is or has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  such profession  in  such partnership or a predecessor entity, or will engage in the practice of such profession in the registered  limited  liability partnership  within  thirty days of the date of the effectiveness of the registration provided  for  in  this  subdivision,  (ii)  a  partnership without   limited   partners   authorized  by,  or  holding  a  license, certificate, registration or permit issued by  the  licensing  authority pursuant  to  the  education law to render a professional service within this state, which renders or intends  to  render  professional  services within  this state, or (iii) a related limited liability partnership may register as a registered limited liability partnership  by  filing  with the department of state a registration which shall set forth:  (1) the name of the registered limited liability partnership;  (2)  the  address  of  the principal office of the partnership without limited partners;  (3) the profession or professions to be practiced by such  partnership without limited partners and a statement that it is eligible to register as  a  registered  limited liability partnership pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section;   * (4) a designation  of  the  secretary  of  state  as  agent  of  the partnership without limited partners upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within or without this state to which the  secretary  of  state shall mail a copy of any process against it or served upon it;   * NB Effective until January 1, 2023   * (4) a designation  of  the  secretary  of  state  as  agent  of  the partnership without limited partners upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within or without this state to which the  secretary  of  state shall mail a copy of any process against it or served upon it. The partnership without limited partners may include  an email  address  to  which the secretary of state shall email a notice of the fact that process against it has been electronically served upon him or her;   * NB Effective January 1, 2023  (5)  if  the  partnership  without  limited  partners  is  to  have  a registered  agent,  its  name  and address in this state and a statement that the registered agent is to be the agent of the partnership  without limited partners upon whom process against it may be served;  (6)  that  the  partnership  without  limited  partners  is  filing  a registration for status as a registered limited liability partnership;  (7) if the registration of the partnership without limited partners is to be effective on a date later than the time of filing, the  date,  not to  exceed  sixty  days  from  the date of such filing, of such proposed effectiveness;  (8) if all or specified partners of the registered  limited  liability partnership  are  to  be liable in their capacity as partners for all or specified debts, obligations or liabilities of  the  registered  limited  liability  partnership  as  authorized  pursuant  to  subdivision (d) of section twenty-six of this chapter, a statement that  all  or  specified partners  are  so  liable  for such debts, obligations or liabilities in their   capacity   as  partners  of  the  registered  limited  liability partnership  as  authorized  pursuant  to  subdivision  (d)  of  section twenty-six of this chapter; and  (9)  any  other  matters  the  partnership  without  limited  partners determines to include in the registration.  (II) (A) Within one hundred twenty days after the  effective  date  of the  registration,  a  copy  of  the  same  or  a  notice containing the substance  thereof  shall  be  published  once  in  each  week  for  six successive weeks, in two newspapers of the county in which the principal office  of  the  registered  limited liability partnership is located in this state, one newspaper printed weekly and one newspaper to be printed daily, to be designated by the county clerk. When such county is located within a city with a population of one million or more, such designation shall be as though the copy or notice were a notice or advertisement  of judicial   proceedings.  Proof  of  the  publication  required  by  this subparagraph, consisting  of  the  certificate  of  publication  of  the registered   limited   liability  partnership  with  the  affidavits  of publication annexed thereto, must be filed, with a fee of fifty dollars, with the department of state. Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of law,  if  the  office of the registered limited liability partnership is located in a county wherein a weekly or daily newspaper of  the  county, or  both,  has  not  been  so  designated  by the county clerk, then the publication herein required shall be made in a weekly or daily newspaper of any county, or both, as the case may be, which is contiguous to, such county,  provided  that  any  such  newspaper  meets   all   the   other requirements  of  this  subparagraph.  A  copy  or notice published in a newspaper other than the  newspaper  or  newspapers  designated  by  the county  clerk shall not be deemed to be one of the publications required by this paragraph. The  notice  shall  include:  (1)  the  name  of  the registered  limited liability partnership; (2) the date of filing of the registration with the department of state; (3) the  county  within  this state, in which the principal office of the registered limited liability partnership  is  located;  (3-a)  the  street  address  of the principal business location, if any; (4) a statement that the secretary  of  state has  been  designated  as  agent  of  the  registered  limited liability partnership upon whom process against it may  be  served  and  the  post office  address  within  or without this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against it  served  upon  him  or her;  (5)  if  the registered limited liability partnership is to have a registered agent, his or her name and address within this  state  and  a statement that the registered agent is to be the agent of the registered limited  liability  partnership  upon  whom  process  against  it may be served; (6) if the registered limited liability partnership is to have a specific date of dissolution in addition to the  events  of  dissolution set  forth  in  section  sixty-two of this chapter, the latest date upon which the registered limited liability partnership is to  dissolve;  and (7)  the character or purpose of the business of such registered limited liability partnership. Where, at any time after completion of the  first of  the  six weekly publications required by this subparagraph and prior to the completion of the sixth  such  weekly  publication,  there  is  a change  in  any  of  the  information contained in the copy or notice as published, the registered limited liability partnership may complete the remaining  publications  of  the  original  copy  or  notice,  and   the registered  limited  liability  partnership  shall  not  be  required to publish any further or amended copy or notice. Where, at any time  after  completion of the six weekly publications required by this subparagraph, there  is  a  change  to any of the information contained in the copy or notice as published, no further or amended publication or  republication shall  be  required  to be made. If within one hundred twenty days after its formation, proof of such publication, consisting of the  certificate of  publication of the registered limited liability partnership with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed thereto has not been filed with the department of state, the  authority  of  such  registered limited  liability  partnership  to  carry  on,  conduct or transact any business  in  this  state  shall  be  suspended,  effective  as  of  the expiration  of  such  one  hundred  twenty  day period. The failure of a registered limited liability partnership to cause such copy or notice to be published and such  certificate  of  publication  and  affidavits  of publication  to  be  filed  with the department of state within such one hundred twenty day period or the suspension of such  registered  limited liability  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on,  conduct or transact business in this state pursuant to this subparagraph shall not limit  or impair  the  validity  of any contract or act of such registered limited liability partnership, or any right or remedy of any other  party  under or by virtue of any contract, act or omission of such registered limited liability  partnership,  or the right of any other party to maintain any action or special proceeding on any such contract, act or  omission,  or right  of  such  registered  limited liability partnership to defend any action or special proceeding in this state, or result in any partner  or agent  of  such registered limited liability partnership becoming liable for the contractual obligations or other liabilities of  the  registered limited  liability partnership. If, at any time following the suspension of a registered limited liability partnership's authority to  carry  on, conduct   or   transact   business   in  this  state  pursuant  to  this subparagraph, such registered limited liability partnership shall  cause proof  of  publication  in  substantial  compliance  with the provisions (other than the one hundred twenty day  period)  of  this  subparagraph, consisting  of  the certificate of publication of the registered limited liability  partnership  with  the  affidavits  of  publication  of   the newspapers  annexed  thereto,  to be filed with the department of state, such suspension  of  such  registered  limited  liability  partnership's authority to carry on, conduct or transact business shall be annulled.  (B)(1)  A  registered  limited  liability partnership which was formed prior to the effective date of this subparagraph and which complied with the publication and filing requirements of this paragraph as  in  effect prior  to  such  effective  date  shall  not  be  required  to  make any publication or republication or any filing  under  subparagraph  (A)  of this  paragraph, and shall not be subject to suspension pursuant to this paragraph.  (2)  Within  twelve  months  after  the   effective   date   of   this subparagraph,  a  registered  limited  liability  partnership  which was formed prior to such effective date and which did not  comply  with  the publication and filing requirements of this paragraph as in effect prior to  such  effective  date  shall publish a copy of its registration or a notice containing the substance thereof in the  manner  required  (other than  the  one hundred twenty day period) by this paragraph as in effect prior to such  effective  date  and  file  proof  of  such  publication, consisting  of  the certificate of publication of the registered limited liability  partnership  with  the  affidavits  of  publication  of   the newspapers annexed thereto, with the department of state.  (3)  If  a registered limited liability partnership that is subject to the provisions of clause two of this  subparagraph  fails  to  file  the required proof of publication with the department of state within twelve  months  after  the effective date of this subparagraph, its authority to carry on, conduct or transact  any  business  in  this  state  shall  be suspended, effective as of the expiration of such twelve month period.  (4)  The failure of a registered limited liability partnership that is subject to the provisions of clause two of this  subparagraph  to  fully comply  with the provisions of said clause two or the suspension of such registered  limited  liability  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on, conduct  or transact any business in this state pursuant to clause three of this subparagraph shall not impair  or  limit  the  validity  of  any contract or act of such registered limited liability partnership, or any right  or  remedy of any other party under or by virtue of any contract, act or omission of such registered limited liability partnership, or the right of any other party to maintain any action or special proceeding on any such contract, act or omission, or right of such registered  limited liability partnership to defend any action or special proceeding in this state,  or  result  in  any  partner or agent of such registered limited liability partnership becoming liable for the contractual obligations or other liabilities of the registered limited liability partnership.  (5) If, at any time following the suspension of a  registered  limited liability  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on,  conduct or transact business in this state, pursuant to clause three of  this  subparagraph, such  registered  limited  liability  partnership  shall  cause proof of publication in substantial compliance with the  provisions  (other  than the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period)  of  subparagraph  (A)  of  this paragraph,  consisting  of  the  certificate  of  publication   of   the registered   limited   liability  partnership  with  the  affidavits  of publication of the newspapers annexed thereto,  to  be  filed  with  the department   of  state,  such  suspension  of  such  registered  limited liability partnership's authority  to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact business shall be annulled.  (6)  For  the  purposes  of  this  subparagraph,  a registered limited liability partnership which was formed prior to the  effective  date  of this  subparagraph shall be deemed to have complied with the publication and filing requirements of this paragraph as in  effect  prior  to  such effective  date  if (A) the registered limited liability partnership was formed on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine and prior to such effective date and the registered limited liability  partnership filed  at least one affidavit of the printer or publisher of a newspaper with the department of state at any time prior to such  effective  date, or  (B) the registered limited liability partnership was formed prior to January first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, without regard  to  whether the  registered  limited  liability  partnership did or did not file any affidavit of the printer or publisher of a newspaper with the  secretary of state.  (C)  The  information in a notice published pursuant to this paragraph shall be presumed to be in  compliance  with  and  satisfaction  of  the requirements of this paragraph.  (b)  The registration shall be executed by one or more partners of the partnership without limited partners.  (c) The registration shall be accompanied by  a  fee  of  two  hundred dollars.  (d)  A  partnership  without  limited  partners  is  registered  as  a registered limited liability partnership at the time of the  payment  of the  fee required by subdivision (c) of this section and the filing of a completed registration with the department of  state  or  at  the  later date,  if  any, specified in such registration, not to exceed sixty days from the date of such filing. A  partnership  without  limited  partners that  has  been registered as a registered limited liability partnership  is for all purposes the same entity that existed before the registration and continues to be a partnership without  limited  partners  under  the laws of this state. The status of a partnership without limited partners as  a  registered limited liability partnership shall not be affected by changes in the information stated in the registration after  the  filing of the registration. If a partnership without limited partners that is a registered   limited  liability  partnership  dissolves,  a  partnership without limited partners which  is  the  successor  to  such  registered limited  liability  partnership  (i) shall not be required to file a new registration and shall be deemed to have filed the registration filed by the registered limited liability partnership pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, as well as any  withdrawal  notice  filed  pursuant  to subdivision (f) of this section, any statement or certificate of consent filed  pursuant to subdivision (g) of this section or any certificate of amendment filed pursuant to subdivision (j) of  this  section  and  (ii) shall be bound by any revocation of registration pursuant to subdivision (g)  of  this  section  and  any  annulment  thereof  of  the  dissolved partnership without limited  partners  that  was  a  registered  limited liability  partnership.  For  purposes  of  this  section, a partnership without limited partners is a successor to a partnership without limited partners that was  a  registered  limited  liability  partnership  if  a majority of the total interests in the current profits of such successor partnership  without  limited  partners  are  held  by  partners  of the predecessor partnership without limited partners that was  a  registered limited  liability  partnership  who  were  partners of such predecessor partnership immediately prior to the  dissolution  of  such  predecessor partnership.  (e)  If  the  signed registration delivered to the department of state for filing complies as to form with the  requirements  of  law  and  the filing  fee  required  by  any  statute of this state has been paid, the registration shall be filed and indexed by the department of state.  (f) A registration may be withdrawn by filing with the  department  of state  a  written  withdrawal notice executed by one or more partners of the registered limited liability partnership, with a filing fee of sixty dollars.  A  withdrawal  notice  must  include:  (i)  the  name  of  the registered  limited  liability  partnership  (and if it has been changed since registration, the name under which it was  registered);  (ii)  the date the registration was filed with the department of state pursuant to subdivision  (a)  of  this  section; (iii) the address of the registered limited liability partnership's principal office; (iv) if the withdrawal of the registered limited liability partnership is to be effective on  a date  later  than the time of filing, the date, not to exceed sixty days from the date of such filing, of  such  proposed  effectiveness;  (v)  a statement acknowledging that the withdrawal terminates the partnership's status as a registered limited liability partnership; and (vi) any other information  determined by the registered limited liability partnership. A withdrawal notice terminates  the  status  of  the  partnership  as  a registered  limited  liability  partnership as of the date of filing the notice or as of the later date, if any, specified in the notice, not  to exceed  sixty  days  from  the  date  of such filing. The termination of registration shall not be affected by errors in the  information  stated in  the withdrawal notice. If a registered limited liability partnership is dissolved, it shall within thirty days after the winding  up  of  its affairs   is  completed  file  a  withdrawal  notice  pursuant  to  this subdivision.  (g) Each registered limited liability partnership shall, within  sixty days  prior  to  the  fifth  anniversary  of  the  effective date of its registration and every five years thereafter, furnish a statement to the  department of state setting  forth:  (i)  the  name  of  the  registered limited  liability partnership, (ii) the address of the principal office of the registered limited liability partnership, (iii) the  post  office address  within  or  without  this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process accepted against it served upon him  or her, which address shall supersede any previous address on file with the department  of  state  for this purpose, and (iv) a statement that it is eligible to register  as  a  registered  limited  liability  partnership pursuant  to  subdivision  (a)  of  this section. The statement shall be executed by one or more partners of  the  registered  limited  liability partnership.  The  statement  shall  be  accompanied  by a fee of twenty dollars  if  submitted  directly  to  the  department  of   state.   The commissioner  of  taxation  and  finance  and the secretary of state may agree to allow registered limited liability partnerships to provide  the statement  specified  in  this subdivision on tax reports filed with the department of taxation and finance in lieu of statements filed  directly with  the  secretary  of  state  and  in  a  manner  prescribed  by  the commissioner of  taxation  and  finance.  If  this  agreement  is  made, starting  with  taxable  years  beginning on or after January first, two thousand sixteen, each registered limited liability partnership required to file the statement specified in this subdivision that is  subject  to the  filing  fee imposed by paragraph three of subsection (c) of section six hundred fifty-eight of the tax  law  shall  provide  such  statement annually  on  its  filing  fee payment form filed with the department of taxation  and  finance  in  lieu  of  filing  a  statement  under   this subdivision  with  the  department  of  state.  However, each registered limited liability partnership required to file a  statement  under  this section  must  continue to file a statement with the department of state as required by this  section  until  the  registered  limited  liability partnership  in  fact  has  filed  a  filing  fee  payment form with the department  of  taxation  and  finance  that   includes   all   required information.   After   that   time,  the  registered  limited  liability partnership shall continue to provide annually the  statement  specified in  this  subdivision  on  its  filing  fee  payment form in lieu of the statement required by this subdivision. The commissioner of taxation and finance  shall  deliver  the  completed  statement  specified  in   this subdivision  to  the  department  of state for filing. The department of taxation and finance must, to the extent feasible, also include in  such delivery   the   current   name  of  the  registered  limited  liability partnership,  department  of  state  identification  number   for   such registered  limited  liability  partnership,  the  name,  signature  and capacity of the signer of the statement, name and street address of  the filer  of  the statement, and the email address, if any, of the filer of the statement. If a registered limited liability partnership  shall  not timely  file  the statement required by this subdivision, the department of state may, upon sixty days' notice mailed  to  the  address  of  such registered   limited   liability   partnership  as  shown  in  the  last registration or statement or certificate  of  amendment  filed  by  such registered  limited liability partnership, make a proclamation declaring the registration of such registered limited liability partnership to  be revoked pursuant to this subdivision. The department of state shall file the original proclamation in its office and shall publish a copy thereof in  the  state register no later than three months following the date of such proclamation. This shall not apply to registered limited  liability partnerships  that  have  filed a statement with the department of state through the department of taxation and finance. Upon the publication  of such  proclamation  in  the  manner  aforesaid, the registration of each registered limited liability  partnership  named  in  such  proclamation  shall   be   deemed  revoked  without  further  legal  proceedings.  Any registered limited  liability  partnership  whose  registration  was  so revoked may file in the department of state a statement required by this subdivision.  The  filing  of  such  statement  shall have the effect of annulling all of the proceedings theretofore taken for the revocation of the registration of such registered limited liability partnership  under this  subdivision  and  (1) the registered limited liability partnership shall thereupon have such powers, rights, duties and obligations  as  it had  on  the  date of the publication of the proclamation, with the same force and effect as if such proclamation had not been made or  published and  (2)  such  publication  shall  not  affect the applicability of the provisions of subdivision (b) of section twenty-six of this  chapter  to any  debt, obligation or liability incurred, created or assumed from the date of publication of the proclamation through the date of  the  filing of the statement with the department of state. If, after the publication of  such proclamation, it shall be determined by the department of state that the name  of  any  registered  limited  liability  partnership  was erroneously included in such proclamation, the department of state shall make appropriate entry on its records, which entry shall have the effect of annulling all of the proceedings theretofore taken for the revocation of  the  registration  of  such registered limited liability partnership under  this  subdivision  and  (A)  such  registered  limited  liability partnership shall have such powers, rights, duties and obligations as it had  on  the  date of the publication of the proclamation, with the same force and effect as if such proclamation had not been made or  published and  (B)  such  publication  shall  not  affect the applicability of the provisions of subdivision (b) of section twenty-six of this  chapter  to any  debt, obligation or liability incurred, created or assumed from the date of publication of the proclamation through the date of  the  making of  the  entry  on  the  records  of the department of state. Whenever a registered limited liability partnership whose registration was  revoked shall have filed a statement pursuant to this subdivision or if the name of  a  registered limited liability partnership was erroneously included in a proclamation and such proclamation was annulled, the department  of state shall publish a notice thereof in the state register.  (h)  The  filing  of  a  withdrawal  notice  by  a  registered limited liability partnership pursuant to subdivision (f)  of  this  section,  a revocation  of  registration pursuant to subdivision (g) of this section and the filing of a certificate of amendment pursuant to subdivision (j) of this section shall not affect the applicability of the provisions  of subdivision  (b)  of  section  twenty-six  of  this chapter to any debt, obligation  or  liability  incurred,  created  or  assumed   while   the partnership  was  a  registered  limited  liability partnership. After a withdrawal  or  revocation  of  registration,  the  partnership  without limited  partners  shall  for  all  purposes remain the same entity that existed during registration and continues to be  a  partnership  without limited partners under the laws of this state.  (i)  The  department of state shall remove from its active records the registration  of  a  registered  limited  liability  partnership   whose registration has been withdrawn or revoked.  (j)  A  registration  or  statement filed with the department of state under this section may be  amended  or  corrected  by  filing  with  the department  of  state a certificate of amendment executed by one or more partners of the registered limited liability partnership. No later  than ninety  days  after  (i)  a change in the name of the registered limited liability partnership or  (ii)  a  partner  of  the  registered  limited liability partnership becomes aware that any statement in a registration or  statement  was  false  in  any material respect when made or that an  event has occurred which makes the registration or statement  inaccurate in  any  material  respect, the registered limited liability partnership shall file a certificate of amendment. The filing of  a  certificate  of amendment   shall  be  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  sixty  dollars.  The certificate of amendment shall set forth: (i) the name  of  the  limited liability  partnership and, if it has been changed, the name under which it was registered and (ii) the date of filing its  initial  registration or statement.   * (j-1)  A  certificate  of  change which changes only the post office address to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against a registered limited liability partnership served  upon  him  or the address of the registered agent, provided such address being changed is the address of a person, partnership or corporation whose address, as agent,  is  the  address  to  be  changed  or who has been designated as registered agent for such registered limited liability partnership shall be signed and delivered to the department of state by  such  agent.  The certificate  of  change  shall set forth: (i) the name of the registered limited liability partnership and, if it  has  been  changed,  the  name under  which  it was originally filed with the department of state; (ii) the date of filing of its  initial  registration  or  notice  statement; (iii)  each  change effected thereby; (iv) that a notice of the proposed change was mailed to the limited  liability  partnership  by  the  party signing  the  certificate not less than thirty days prior to the date of delivery to the department of state  and  that  such  limited  liability partnership has not objected thereto; and (v) that the party signing the certificate  is the agent of such limited liability partnership to whose address the secretary of state is required to mail copies of process  or the  registered  agent,  if  such  be the case. A certificate signed and delivered under this subdivision shall not be deemed to effect a  change of  location of the office of the limited liability partnership in whose behalf such certificate is filed. The certificate  of  change  shall  be accompanied by a fee of five dollars.   * NB Effective until January 1, 2023   * (j-1)  A  certificate  of  change which changes only the post office address to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against a registered limited liability partnership served  upon  him  or her,  and/or  the  email  address  to which the secretary of state shall email  a  notice  of  the  fact  that  process  against  it   has   been electronically served upon the secretary of state, and/or the address of the registered agent, provided such address being changed is the address of  a person, partnership or corporation whose address, as agent, is the address to be changed, and/or the email address  being  changed  is  the email  address of a person, partnership or other corporation whose email address, as agent, is the email address to be changed,  and/or  who  has been   designated  as  registered  agent  for  such  registered  limited liability partnership shall be signed and delivered to the department of state by such agent. The certificate of change shall set forth: (i)  the name of the registered limited liability partnership and, if it has been changed,  the  name  under  which  it  was  originally  filed  with  the department of state; (ii) the date of filing of its initial registration or notice statement; (iii) each change effected  thereby;  (iv)  that  a notice  of  the  proposed  change  was  mailed  to the limited liability partnership by the party signing the certificate not  less  than  thirty days  prior  to the date of delivery to the department of state and that such limited liability partnership has not  objected  thereto;  and  (v) that  the  party  signing  the  certificate is the agent of such limited liability partnership  to  whose  address  the  secretary  of  state  is required  to  mail  copies of process, and/or to whose email address the  secretary of state is required to mail a notice of the fact that process against it has been electronically served upon the secretary  of  state, and/or  the  registered agent, if such be the case. A certificate signed and  delivered  under  this  subdivision shall not be deemed to effect a change of location of the office of the limited liability partnership in whose behalf such certificate is filed. The certificate of change  shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars.   * NB Effective January 1, 2023  (k)  The  filing of a certificate of amendment pursuant to subdivision (j) of this section with the department of state  shall  not  alter  the effective date of the registration being amended or corrected.  (l)  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  any  agreement  between  the partners, the decision of a  partnership  without  limited  partners  to file,  withdraw or amend a registration pursuant to subdivision (a), (f) or (j), respectively, of this section is an  ordinary  matter  connected with  partnership  business  under subdivision eight of section forty of this chapter.  (m)  A  registered  limited  liability  partnership,  other   than   a registered  limited  liability  partnership  authorized to practice law, shall be under the supervision of the regents of the university  of  the state  of  New  York  and  be  subject  to  disciplinary proceedings and penalties in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided  with respect   to   individuals   and   their   licenses,   certificates  and registrations in title eight  of  the  education  law  relating  to  the applicable   profession.      Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  this subdivision, a registered limited liability  partnership  authorized  to practice  medicine  shall  be  subject to the pre-hearing procedures and hearing procedures as are provided with respect to individual physicians and their licenses in title two-A of article two of  the  public  health law.  In  addition to rendering the professional service or services the partners are authorized to practice in this state, a registered  limited liability  partnership  may  carry  on, or conduct or transact any other business or  activities  as  to  which  a  partnership  without  limited partners  may  be  formed.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of this section, a registered limited liability partnership  (i)  authorized  to practice  law  may  only  engage  in  another  profession or business or activities or (ii) which is engaged in a profession or other business or activities other than law may only engage in the practice of law, to the extent not prohibited by any other law of this state or any rule adopted by the appropriate appellate division of the supreme court or the  court of  appeals. Any registered limited liability partnership may invest its funds in real estate, mortgages, stocks, bonds or  any  other  types  of investments.  (n)   No   registered  limited  liability  partnership  may  render  a professional service except through individuals  authorized  by  law  to render  such professional service as individuals, provided, that nothing in  this  chapter  shall  authorize  a  registered   limited   liability partnership  to  render  a  professional  service  in  this state except through individuals  authorized  by  law  to  render  such  professional service as individuals in this state.  (o) This section shall not repeal, modify or restrict any provision of the  education  law  or  the  judiciary  law or any rules or regulations adopted  thereunder  regulating  the  professions  referred  to  in  the education  law  or  the  judiciary  law except to the extent in conflict herewith.  (p) A certified copy of the registration and of  each  certificate  of amendment shall be filed by the registered limited liability partnership  with the licensing authority within thirty days after the filing of such registration or amendment with the department of state.  (q)  Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide medical services in this state must be licensed  pursuant  to article  131 of the education law to practice medicine in this state and each partner of a registered limited  liability  partnership  formed  to provide  dental  services  in  this  state  must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the education law to practice dentistry  in  this  state. Each  partner  of  a  registered limited liability partnership formed to provide veterinary services in this state must be licensed  pursuant  to article 135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to   provide   professional   engineering,  land  surveying,  geological services, architectural and/or landscape architectural services in  this state  must  be  licensed  pursuant  to  article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education  law  to  practice  one  or  more  of  such professions  in  this  state.  Each  partner  of  a  registered  limited liability partnership formed to provide licensed  clinical  social  work services  in  this state must be licensed pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice clinical  social  work  in  this  state.  Each partner  of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide creative arts therapy services in this state must be  licensed  pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts therapy in this  state.  Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide marriage and family therapy  services  in  this  state must  be  licensed  pursuant  to  article  163  of  the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in this state. Each  partner  of  a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide mental health counseling  services  in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice mental health  counseling  in  this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to  provide  psychoanalysis  services  in  this  state  must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice  psychoanalysis in   this   state.  Each  partner  of  a  registered  limited  liability partnership formed to provide applied behavior analysis service in  this state  must  be  licensed  or  certified  pursuant to article 167 of the education law to practice applied behavior analysis in this state.