New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-8.1. Change of registered office or agent
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-8.1
- 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
- Partner: means a limited or 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.
- Partnership agreement: means any valid agreement, written or oral, of the partners as to the affairs of a limited partnership and the conduct of its business. See New Jersey Statutes 42:2A-5
- 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
- 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
b. The limited partnership shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate executed by the general partner or partners on behalf of the limited partnership setting forth:
(1) The name of the limited partnership;
(2) The name of the registered agent if the registered agent is being changed, then the name of the registered agent being succeeded and the successor registered agent;
(3) The address of the registered office if the registered office is being changed, then the address of the registered office immediately prior to the change, and the address including the actual location as well as the postal designation, if different, of the new registered office;
(4) A statement that the address of the registered office and the address of its registered agent will be identical after the change or changes; and
(5) That the change or changes set forth in the certificate is or are made by the general partner or partners on behalf of the limited partnership, unless the partnership agreement otherwise provides, in which case the certificate shall set forth briefly the authority pursuant to which the change is being made.
The change of the registered office and registered agent or either named in the certificate shall become effective upon the filing date of or at such later time, not to exceed 30 days after the date of filing, as may be set forth in the certificate.
L. 1988, c. 130, s. 40.