N.Y. Partnership Law 121-903 – Certificate of amendment
§ 121-903. Certificate of amendment. (a) A foreign limited partnership may amend its application for authority from time to time if the amendments contain only such provisions as might be lawfully contained in an application for authority at the time of making such amendment. To accomplish such amendment, a certificate, entitled "Certificate of amendment of…(name of limited partnership) under section 121-903 of the Revised Limited Partnership Act," shall be signed and delivered to the department of state. It shall set forth:
Terms Used In N.Y. Partnership Law 121-903
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Foreign limited partnership: means a partnership formed under the laws of any jurisdiction, including any foreign country, other than the laws of this state and having as partners one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. See N.Y. Partnership Law 121-101
- 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.
- 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.
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See N.Y. Partnership Law 121-101
(1) the name of the foreign organization as it appears on the index of names of existing domestic and authorized foreign limited partnerships of any type or kind in the department of state, and the fictitious name, if any, the foreign limited partnership has agreed to use in this state pursuant to section 121-902 of this article;
(2) the jurisdiction of its organization;
(3) the date it was authorized to do business in this state;
(4) each amendment effected thereby; and
(5) if the true name of the foreign limited partnership is to be changed, a statement that the change of name has been effected under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and the date the change was so effected.
(b) Every foreign limited partnership which has received a filing receipt evidencing authority as provided herein, shall, within ninety days after it has changed its name in the jurisdiction of its formation file an amendment to its application with the department of state under subdivision (a) of this section.