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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-59

  • Foreign limited partnership: means a partnership formed under the laws of any state other than this State and having as partners one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
  • General partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and named in the certificate of limited partnership as a general partner. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Secretary of State: refers to the State Treasurer, based upon the transfer of the functions, powers and duties of the Division of Commercial Recording, established pursuant to section 1 of P. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
Cancellation of certificate of authority to do business in the State. A foreign limited partnership may cancel its certificate of authority to transact business in this State by filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of cancellation executed by a general partner. A cancellation does not terminate the authority of the Secretary of State to accept service of process on the foreign limited partnership with respect to claims arising out of the transactions of business in this State. The Secretary of State shall cancel the certificate of authority of a foreign limited partnership when the certificate in the state of organization of the foreign limited partnership is cancelled and the Secretary of State receives notice thereof.

L. 1983, c. 489, s. 58; amended 1988,c.130,s.29.