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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 2: REGISTRATION › 31 §826. Execution

§826. Execution
Each document delivered to the Secretary of State for filing pursuant to this chapter must be executed in the following manner.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Signatures.
Except as provided in subsection 2, the documents must be signed as follows:
A. In the case of the initial certificate of limited liability partnership, by one or more partners who are authorized;   [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §14 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
B. In the case of a certificate of amendment, restatement, certificate of correction or any other document filed under this chapter not otherwise provided for, by at least one partner; or   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
C. In the case of a certificate of renunciation or other document filed after the dissolution of a registered limited liability partnership:
(1) If the partners are winding up the registered limited liability partnership's affairs, then by the contact partner or by a majority in interest of the partners; or
(2) If the partners are not winding up the registered limited liability partnership's affairs, then by all liquidating trustees.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §14 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
2.  Signature by agent.
Any person may sign any certificate or amendment to a certificate, including an attorney-in-fact. An authorization, including a power of attorney, to sign any certificate or amendment to a certificate need not be in writing, sworn to, verified or acknowledged and need not be filed with the Secretary of State, but if in writing, it must be retained by a partner.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Unsworn falsification.
The execution of a certificate containing false statements constitutes unsworn falsification under Title 17-A, section 453.
[PL 1997, c. 376, §65 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 376, §§64,65 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §14 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 2: REGISTRATION › 31 §827. Execution or amendment by judicial order

§827. Execution or amendment by judicial order
If a person required to execute a certificate under section 826 fails or refuses to do so, then a person who is adversely affected by the failure or refusal may petition the Superior Court to direct the execution of the certificate as follows.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Certificate.
If the court finds that the certificate should be executed and that the person or persons designated to execute the certificate have failed or refused to do so, the court shall order the Secretary of State to record the appropriate certificate.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Venue.
Venue for an action under this section lies in the county in this State in which the registered office of the registered limited liability partnership is located or, if there is no registered office in this State, then in Kennebec County Superior Court.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 2: REGISTRATION › 31 §828. Filing

§828. Filing
1.  Original filing.
An original signed copy of a certificate or other document authorized to be filed under a provision of this chapter must be delivered to the Secretary of State.
A. A person who executes a document as an agent or fiduciary need not exhibit evidence of authority as a prerequisite to filing.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
B. Unless the Secretary of State finds that the certificate or other document on its face does not conform to law, upon receipt of all filing fees required by law, the Secretary of State shall attest that the document has been filed with the Secretary of State by endorsing on that document the word "filed" and the day, month and year of the filing and by signing or initialing that endorsement in person or by agent. If the person delivering the document for filing so requests, the endorsement must include the hour and minute of the filing of the document.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
C. The endorsement is known as the "filing date" of the document and is conclusive of the date and the time, if included in the endorsement, of filing in the absence of actual fraud.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
D. The Secretary of State may use an identifying mark in lieu of signing or initialing.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
E. The filing date is the date first received unless otherwise specified by law or rule.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
F. The Secretary of State shall file and index the original copy.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Attested copy.
The Secretary of State shall promptly make a copy of the original certificate or document and attest that copy by marking upon it the same endorsement that is required to appear upon the original, together with a further endorsement that the copy is a true copy of the original document. The attested copy must be returned to the person submitting the document for filing or to that person's representative.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 2: REGISTRATION › 31 §829. Materially inaccurate statement

§829. Materially inaccurate statement
1.  Liability.
If the certificate of renunciation, certificate of limited liability partnership or certificate of amendment contains a materially inaccurate statement, a person who suffers loss by reasonable reliance on the statement may recover damages for the loss from:
A. A partner who executes the certificate and knew or should have known that the statement was inaccurate in a material respect at the time the certificate was executed; and   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
B. A partner who thereafter knows that an arrangement or other fact described in the certificate is inaccurate in any material respect or has changed, making the statement inaccurate in any material respect, if that partner had sufficient time to amend or cancel the certificate or to file a petition for the amendment or cancellation before the statement was reasonably relied upon.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Exception.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, a partner does not have liability for failing to cause the amendment or renunciation of a certificate to be filed or failing to file a petition for amendment or renunciation pursuant to subsection 1 if the certificate of amendment, certificate of renunciation or petition is filed within 90 days of the date that partner knew or should have known the certificate was inaccurate in any material respect.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 2: REGISTRATION › 31 §830. Notice

§830. Notice
The fact that a certificate of limited liability partnership is on file with the Secretary of State constitutes notice of facts set forth in the certificate that are required by section 822, subsection 1 and by section 823, subsection 6.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §851. Laws governing foreign limited liability partnerships

§851. Laws governing foreign limited liability partnerships
1.  Laws governing.
Unless otherwise provided by the Constitution of Maine:
A. The laws of the state or country under which a foreign limited liability partnership is organized govern its organization and internal affairs and the liability of its partners, provided that each partner, employee or agent of a foreign limited liability partnership who performs professional services in this State on behalf of such a foreign limited liability partnership is personally and fully liable for any omission, negligence, wrongful act, misconduct or malpractice by that person or any person under that person's direct supervision and control arising out of those professional services performed in this State; and   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
B. A foreign limited liability partnership may not be denied the authority to do business by reason of a difference between the laws referred to in this subsection and the laws of this State.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Type of business.
A foreign limited liability partnership may transact any business in this State that may be transacted by a registered limited liability partnership.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §853. Evidence of authority to do business

§853. Evidence of authority to do business
If the Secretary of State finds that an application for the authority to do business conforms to the requirements of this chapter and all requisite fees have been paid, the Secretary of State shall:   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Attest application.
Attest that the application has been filed by:
A. Endorsing upon the original application the word "filed" and the day, month and year of the filing. The person delivering the application for filing may have the endorsement include the hour and minute of the filing of the application. This endorsement is conclusive of the date and time, if included in the endorsement, and of its filing in the absence of actual fraud; and   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
B. Signing, initialing or placing an identifying mark on the endorsement in paragraph A in person or by agent;   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
2.  File the application.
File and index the endorsed application; and
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Copy to limited liability partnership.
Furnish to the person submitting the document for filing, or that person's representative, an attested copy of the application.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §854. Name; registered office; registered agent

§854. Name; registered office; registered agent
1.  Name.
A foreign limited liability partnership may apply to the Secretary of State to do business in this State under a name that conforms with the requirements of section 803-A, subsection 1. The name need not be the same as the name under which it is authorized to do business in the jurisdiction of its organization.
[PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. C, §43 (AMD).]
2.  Registered office and registered agent.
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §18 (RP); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
2-A.  Acceptance of designation of agent.
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §19 (RP); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
2-B.  Registered agent.
Each foreign limited liability partnership must have and shall continuously maintain a registered agent in this State as defined in Title 5, chapter 6-A.
[PL 2007, c. 535, Pt. B, §9 (NEW).]
3.  Change in registered office or registered agent.
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §20 (RP); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
4.  Resignation of registered agent.
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §21 (RP); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
5.  Secretary of State.
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §22 (RP); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
6.  Resignation of agent; appointment by foreign limited liability partnership; service of process.
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §23 (RP); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 376, §68 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 66, §4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 344, §C43 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 529, §8 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §§18-23 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 535, Pt. B, §9 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §855. Amendments to application

§855. Amendments to application
If any statement in the application for authority to do business of a foreign limited liability partnership requires change as a result of subsequent events, the foreign limited liability partnership shall promptly file with the Secretary of State a certificate executed by a partner amending the statement.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §856. Certificate of correction

§856. Certificate of correction
If a statement in the application for authority to do business of a foreign limited liability partnership was materially inaccurate when made, the foreign limited liability partnership shall promptly file with the Secretary of State a certificate executed by a partner correcting the statement. The certificate of correction must specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected and must set forth the portion of the instrument in corrected form. The corrected instrument is effective as of the date the original instrument was filed except that for persons who are substantially and adversely affected by the correction, the corrected instrument is effective from the filing date.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §857. Cancellation of authority to do business

§857. Cancellation of authority to do business
A foreign limited liability partnership may cancel its authority to do business by filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of cancellation. A cancellation does not terminate the authority of the Secretary of State to accept service of process on the foreign limited liability partnership with respect to causes of action arising out of the doing of business in this State.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §858. Doing business without authority; treatment as general partnership (REPEALED)

§858. Doing business without authority; treatment as general partnership
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 543, §B6 (RP). PL 2005, c. 543, §B15 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §858-A. Effect of failure to qualify

§858-A. Effect of failure to qualify
1.  No action or proceeding until granted authority; fees paid.
A foreign limited liability partnership transacting business in this State may not maintain an action or proceeding in this State until it is granted authority to do business in this State and pays to the State all fees and penalties for the years or parts of years during which it did business in this State without having been granted authority to do business.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §7 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §15 (AFF).]
2.  Validity of contract or act; defend action or proceeding.
The failure of a foreign limited liability partnership to obtain authority to do business in this State in accordance with this chapter does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign limited liability partnership or preclude it from defending an action or proceeding in this State.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §7 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §15 (AFF).]
3.  Limitation on personal liability.
A limitation on personal liability of a partner is not waived solely by transacting business in this State without being granted authority to do business in this State.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §7 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §15 (AFF).]
4.  Agent for service of process.
If a foreign limited liability partnership transacts business in this State without being granted the authority to do business in this State, the Secretary of State is its agent for service of process with respect to a right of action arising out of the transaction of business in this State.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §7 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §15 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §B7 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 543, §B15 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §859. Doing business without authority; revocation by Secretary of State (REPEALED)

§859. Doing business without authority; revocation by Secretary of State
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 376, §69 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B55 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 344, §C44 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 631, §70 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §859-A. Grounds for revocation

§859-A. Grounds for revocation
Notwithstanding Title 4, chapter 5 and Title 5, chapter 375, the Secretary of State may commence a proceeding under section 859‑B to revoke the authority of a partnership as a foreign limited liability partnership authorized to do business in this State if:   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §8 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. B, §15 (AFF).]
1.  Nonpayment of fees or penalties.
The foreign limited liability partnership does not pay when they are due any fees or penalties imposed by this chapter or other law;
[PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).]
2.  Failure to file annual report.
The foreign limited liability partnership does not deliver its annual report to the Secretary of State as required by section 873;
[PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).]
3.  Failure to pay late filing penalty.
The foreign limited liability partnership does not pay the annual report late filing penalty as required by section 874;
[PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).]
4.  Failure to maintain registered agent.
The foreign limited liability partnership is without a registered agent in this State as required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1;
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §24 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
5.  Failure to notify of change of registered agent or address.
The foreign limited liability partnership does not notify the Secretary of State that its registered agent has changed as required by Title 5, section 108, subsection 1 or the address of its registered agent has been changed as required by Title 5, section 109 or 110 or that its registered agent has resigned as required by Title 5, section 111;
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §25 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
6.  Filing of false information.
A partner or agent of the foreign limited liability partnership signed a document with the knowledge that the document was false in a material respect and with the intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing;
[PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).]
7.  Amended application.
The foreign limited liability partnership fails to file with the Secretary of State an amended application for authority required by section 855; or
[PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).]
8.  Authenticated certificate.
The Secretary of State receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of state or other official having custody of limited liability partnership records in the state or country under whose law the foreign limited liability partnership is organized stating that the foreign limited liability partnership is no longer treated as a registered limited liability partnership in its jurisdiction of registration.
[PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 543, §B8 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 543, §B15 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §§24, 25 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §859-C. Appeal from revocation

§859-C. Appeal from revocation
1.  Petition to appeal revocation.
A foreign limited liability partnership may appeal the Secretary of State's revocation of its authority to the Kennebec County Superior Court within 30 days after the notice of revocation. The foreign limited liability partnership may appeal by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of its application for authority and the Secretary of State's notice of revocation.
[PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).]
2.  Court order.
The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to reinstate the authority or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.
[PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).]
3.  Appeal of court's decision.
The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
[PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §859-D. Reinstatement following revocation (REPEALED)

§859-D. Reinstatement following revocation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 543, §B10 (RP). PL 2005, c. 543, §B15 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §859-E. Appeal from denial of reinstatement (REPEALED)

§859-E. Appeal from denial of reinstatement
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 631, §71 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 543, §B10 (RP). PL 2005, c. 543, §B15 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §860. Execution of documents; liability for false statements

§860. Execution of documents; liability for false statements
1.  Signature.
Documents must be signed by a partner except as otherwise provided.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Unsworn falsification.
Section 826, subsection 3, governing unsworn falsification, and section 829, on liability for materially inaccurate statements, apply to foreign limited liability partnerships as if the application for authority to do business were a certificate of limited liability partnership of a registered limited liability partnership.
[PL 1997, c. 376, §70 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 376, §70 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §861. Service of process on foreign limited liability partnerships authorized to do business in State (REPEALED)

§861. Service of process on foreign limited liability partnerships authorized to do business in State
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §29 (RP). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §861-A. Service of process upon foreign limited liability partnership authorized to do business in State

§861-A. Service of process upon foreign limited liability partnership authorized to do business in State
Service of process, notice or demand required or permitted by law on a foreign limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this State is governed by Title 5, section 113.   [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §30 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §30 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §862. Service of process on foreign limited liability partnership not authorized to do business in State

§862. Service of process on foreign limited liability partnership not authorized to do business in State
1.  Service on Secretary of State.
Every foreign limited liability partnership that does business in this State without having been authorized to do business in this State submits itself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State and designates the Secretary of State as its agent upon whom process, notice or demand upon it may be served in any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with the doing of business in this State.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Method of serving process.
In addition to other methods of service that may be authorized by law or by rule, service of process may be made as provided in Title 5, section 113.
[PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §31 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §31 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §863. Service of process on Secretary of State for foreign limited liability partnership (REPEALED)

§863. Service of process on Secretary of State for foreign limited liability partnership
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §32 (RP). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 3: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › 31 §864. Action by Attorney General (REPEALED)

§864. Action by Attorney General
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §B11 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 543, §B15 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §33 (RP). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 31 §872. Duty of Secretary of State

§872. Duty of Secretary of State
The duty of the Secretary of State to file documents under this chapter is ministerial. The filing or refusal to file a document does not:   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Validity of documents.
Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part;
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Correctness of information.
Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Presumption of validity or correctness.
Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that the information in the document is correct or incorrect.
[PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 31 §873-A. Amended annual report of registered or foreign limited liability partnership

§873-A. Amended annual report of registered or foreign limited liability partnership
1.  Amended annual report.
If the information contained in an annual report filed under section 873 has changed, a limited liability partnership may, if it determines it to be necessary, deliver to the Secretary of State for filing an amended annual report to change the information on file. The amended annual report must be executed as provided by section 873, subsection 3, paragraph A.
[PL 2003, c. 631, §79 (NEW).]
2.  Contents.
The amended annual report must set forth:
A. The name of the registered or foreign limited liability partnership and the jurisdiction of its organization;   [PL 2003, c. 631, §79 (NEW).]
B. The date on which the original annual report was filed; and   [PL 2003, c. 631, §79 (NEW).]
C. The information that has changed and the date on which it changed.   [PL 2003, c. 631, §79 (NEW).]
[PL 2003, c. 631, §79 (NEW).]
3.  Period for filing.
An amended annual report may be filed by the limited liability partnership after the date of the original filing and until December 31st of that filing year.
[PL 2003, c. 631, §79 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 631, §79 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 31 §875. Effective date

§875. Effective date
This Act takes effect September 1, 1996. All partnerships that register as registered limited liability partnerships on or after that date and all foreign limited liability partnerships that apply for authority to transact business within this State on or after that date are governed by this Act.   [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 15: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS › Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS › 31 §876. Application to existing foreign limited liability partnerships; definition

§876. Application to existing foreign limited liability partnerships; definition
All foreign limited liability partnerships qualified as foreign corporations or limited partnerships or limited liability companies before September 1, 1996 are governed by this Act on and after September 1, 1996. By December 1, 1996 a partner of each foreign limited liability partnership shall file with the Secretary of State an application for authority to do business in this State under this Act and shall cancel the partnership's authority to do business in this State under chapter 19, former chapter 13 or former Title 13-A. If the foreign limited liability partnership fails to file the new application for authority to do business in this State by December 1, 1996, it must be treated as a general partnership without the status of a limited liability partnership with respect to any business conducted in this State between December 1, 1996 and the date on which it files that application.   [PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 633, §B1 (NEW). RR 2001, c. 2, §B53 (COR). RR 2001, c. 2, §B58 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 543, §D17 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 543, §D18 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1002. Knowledge and notice

§1002. Knowledge and notice
1.  Knows.
A person knows a fact if the person has actual knowledge of it.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Has notice.
A person has notice of a fact if the person:
A. Knows of it;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. Has received a notification of it; or   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
C. Has reason to know it exists from all of the facts known to the person at the time in question.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Notifies or gives notification.
A person notifies or gives a notification to another by taking steps reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person learns of it.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Receives notification.
A person receives a notification when the notification:
A. Comes to the person's attention; or   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. Is duly delivered at the person's place of business or at any other place held out by the person as a place for receiving communications.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
5.  Person other than individual; reasonable diligence.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person other than an individual knows, has notice or receives a notification of a fact for purposes of a particular transaction when the individual conducting the transaction knows, has notice or receives a notification of the fact or in any event when the fact would have been brought to the individual's attention if the person had exercised reasonable diligence. The person exercises reasonable diligence if that person maintains reasonable routines for communicating significant information to the individual conducting the transaction and there is reasonable compliance with the routines. Reasonable diligence does not require an individual acting for the person to communicate information unless the communication is part of the individual's regular duties or the individual has reason to know of the transaction and that the transaction would be materially affected by the information.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
6.  Effective as to partnership.
A partner's knowledge, notice or receipt of a notification of a fact relating to the partnership is effective immediately as knowledge by, notice to or receipt of a notification by the partnership except in the case of a fraud on the partnership committed by or with the consent of that partner.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1003. Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions

§1003. Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions
1.  Partnership agreement governs; default.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership are governed by the partnership agreement. To the extent the partnership agreement does not otherwise provide, this chapter governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Nonwaivable provisions of chapter.
The partnership agreement may not:
A. Vary the rights and duties under section 1005 except to eliminate the duty to provide copies of statements to all of the partners;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. Unreasonably restrict the right of access to books and records under section 1043, subsection 2;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
C. Eliminate the duty of loyalty under section 1044, subsection 2 or section 1063, subsection 2, paragraph C, but:
(1) The partnership agreement may identify specific types or categories of activities that do not violate the duty of loyalty if not manifestly unreasonable; or
(2) All of the partners or a number or percentage specified in the partnership agreement may authorize or ratify, after full disclosure of all material facts, a specific act or transaction that otherwise would violate the duty of loyalty;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
D. Unreasonably reduce the duty of care under section 1044, subsection 3 or section 1063, subsection 2, paragraph C;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
E. Eliminate the obligation of good faith and fair dealing under section 1044, subsection 4, but the partnership agreement may prescribe the standards by which the performance of the obligation is to be measured if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
F. Vary the power to dissociate as a partner under section 1062, subsection 1, except to require the notice under section 1061, subsection 1 to be in writing;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
G. Vary the right of a court to expel a partner in the events specified in section 1061, subsection 5;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
H. Vary the requirement to wind up the partnership business in cases specified in section 1081, subsection 4, 5 or 6;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
I. Vary the law applicable to a limited liability partnership under section 1006, subsection 2; or   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
J. Restrict rights of 3rd parties under this chapter.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1004. Supplemental principles of law

§1004. Supplemental principles of law
1.  Law and equity.
Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Interest rate.
If an obligation to pay interest arises under this chapter and the rate is not specified, the rate is that specified in Title 14, section 1602-B.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1005. Execution, filing and recording of statements

§1005. Execution, filing and recording of statements
1.  Filing with Secretary of State.
To be effective under this chapter, a statement must be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. A certified copy of a statement that is filed in an office in another state may be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Either filing has the effect provided in this chapter with respect to partnership property located in or transactions that occur in this State.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Recorded in registry of deeds.
A certified copy of a statement that has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State and recorded in the registry of deeds of the county in which real property is located has the effect provided for recorded statements in this chapter. A recorded statement that is not a certified copy of a statement filed in the office of the Secretary of State does not have the effect provided for recorded statements in this chapter.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Execution.
A statement filed by a partnership must be executed by at least one partner. Other statements must be executed either by a partner or other person authorized by this chapter. An individual who executes a statement as, or on behalf of, a partner or other person named as a partner in a statement shall personally declare under penalty of perjury that the contents of the statement are accurate.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Amendment or cancellation.
A person authorized by this chapter to file a statement may amend or cancel the statement by filing an amendment or cancellation that names the partnership, identifies the statement and states the substance of the amendment or cancellation.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
5.  Copies.
A person who files a statement pursuant to this section shall promptly send a copy of the statement to every nonfiling partner and to any other person named as a partner in the statement. Failure to send a copy of a statement to a partner or other person does not limit the effectiveness of the statement as to a person not a partner.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
6.  Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State may collect a fee for filing or providing a certified copy of a statement. The registry of deeds may collect a fee for recording a statement.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1006. Governing law

§1006. Governing law
1.  Partnership.
Except as otherwise provided in a filed statement, in a written partnership agreement or in subsection 2, the law of the jurisdiction in which a partnership has its chief executive office governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Limited liability partnership.
The law of this State governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership and the liability of partners for an obligation of a limited liability partnership.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1007. Partnership subject to amendment or repeal of chapter

§1007. Partnership subject to amendment or repeal of chapter
A partnership governed by this chapter is subject to any amendment to or repeal of this chapter.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1008. Forms

§1008. Forms
The Secretary of State may prescribe and furnish on request forms for any documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter. If the Secretary of State so requires, use of these forms is mandatory.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1009. Filing, service and copying fees

§1009. Filing, service and copying fees
1.  Filing fees.
The following fees must be paid to the Secretary of State.
A. For filing a statement of disassociation under section 1074, the fee is $20;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. For filing a statement of dissolution under section 1085, the fee is $75;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
C. For filing a statement of conversion under section 1093, the fee is $150;   [PL 2009, c. 56, §23 (AMD).]
D. For filing a statement of merger under section 1095, the fee is $150;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
E. For any other statement required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, the fee is $35; and   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
F. For preclearance of any statement for filing, the fee is $100.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 56, §23 (AMD).]
2.  Service of process fee.
The Secretary of State shall collect a fee of $20 each time process is served on the Secretary of State under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if that party prevails in the proceeding.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Copying and certifying fees.
The Secretary of State shall charge the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed documents.
A. For copying, the fee is $2 per page.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. For certifying the copy, the fee is $5.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 56, §23 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1010. Expedited service

§1010. Expedited service
The Secretary of State may provide expedited service for the processing of documents in accordance with this chapter. The Secretary of State shall establish a fee schedule and adopt rules to set forth the procedures governing this expedited service. All fees collected as provided by this section must be deposited into a fund for use by the Secretary of State in providing improved filing service.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1011. Filing duty of Secretary of State

§1011. Filing duty of Secretary of State
1.  Duty to file.
If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing pursuant to this chapter satisfies the requirements of section 1005, the Secretary of State shall file the document.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Recording as filed; acknowledgment.
The Secretary of State files a document pursuant to subsection 1 by recording it as filed on the date of receipt. After filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the partnership or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the date of filing.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Refusal to file; written explanation.
If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall return it to the partnership or its representative within 5 days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Ministerial.
The Secretary of State's duty to file a document under this section is ministerial, and the filing or refusal to file a document does not:
A. Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
C. Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1012. Appeal Secretary of State's refusal to file document

§1012. Appeal Secretary of State's refusal to file document
1.  Commencing an appeal.
If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document delivered to the Secretary of State's office for filing, the partnership within 30 days after the return of the document may appeal the refusal to the Superior Court of the county where the corporation's principal office is located or, if there is not a principal office in this State, of Kennebec County. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing of the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the Secretary of State's explanation of the refusal to file.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Court order.
Upon the receipt of a petition filed under subsection 1, the court may summarily order the Secretary of State to file a document or take other action the court considers appropriate.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Appeal court's decision.
The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1013. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document

§1013. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
A certificate from the Secretary of State delivered with a copy of a document filed by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 1011 is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the Secretary of State.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 31 §1014. Penalty for signing false document

§1014. Penalty for signing false document
A person commits a Class E crime if that person signs a document pursuant to this chapter knowing it is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).