Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 18-902 – Registration required; application
Before doing business in the State of Delaware, a foreign limited liability company shall register with the Secretary of State. In order to register, a foreign limited liability company shall submit to the Secretary of State:
(1) A copy executed by an authorized person of an application for registration as a foreign limited liability company, setting forth:
a. The name of the foreign limited liability company and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and do business in the State of Delaware;
b. The state, territory, possession or other jurisdiction or country where formed, the date of its formation and a statement from an authorized person that, as of the date of filing, the foreign limited liability company validly exists as a limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;
c. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in the State of Delaware;
d. The address of the registered office and the name and address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained by § 18-904(b) of this title;
e. A statement that the Secretary of State is appointed the agent of the foreign limited liability company for service of process under the circumstances set forth in § 18-910(b) of this title; and
f. The date on which the foreign limited liability company first did, or intends to do, business in the State of Delaware.
(2) A certificate, as of a date not earlier than 6 months prior to the filing date, issued by an authorized officer of the jurisdiction of its formation evidencing its existence. If such certificate is in a foreign language, a translation thereof, under oath of the translator, shall be attached thereto.
(3) A fee as set forth in § 18-1105(a)(6) of this title shall be paid.
68 Del. Laws, c. 434, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 51, § ?17; 77 Del. Laws, c. 287, § ?25;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 18-902
- Foreign limited liability company: means a limited liability company formed under the laws of any state or under the laws of any foreign country or other foreign jurisdiction. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 18-101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means a natural person, partnership (whether general or limited), limited liability company, trust (including a common law trust, business trust, statutory trust, voting trust or any other form of trust), estate, association (including any group, organization, co-tenancy, plan, board, council or committee), corporation, government (including a country, state, county or any other governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality), custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity (or series thereof) in its own or any representative capacity, in each case, whether domestic or foreign. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 18-101
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: means the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any state, territory, possession or other jurisdiction of the United States other than the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 18-101