(A) To become and to continue as a registered limited liability partnership, a partnership shall file with the Secretary of State an application or a renewal application, as the case may be, stating the name of the partnership; the address of its principal office, if the partnership’s principal office is not located in this State; the address of a registered office, and the name and address of a registered agent for service of process in this State, which the partnership will be required to maintain; the number of partners; a brief statement of the business in which the partnership engages, and that the partnership applies for status or renewal of its status, as the case may be, as a registered limited liability partnership.

(B) The application or renewal application must be executed by a majority in interest of the partners or by one or more partners authorized to execute an application or renewal application.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 33-41-1110

  • 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.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

(C) The application or renewal application must be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars.

(D) The Secretary of State shall register as a registered limited liability partnership and shall renew the registration of any registered limited liability partnership, any partnership that submits a completed application or renewal application with the required fee.

(E) Registration is effective for one year after the date an application is filed unless voluntarily withdrawn pursuant to § 33-41-1190. Registration, whether pursuant to an original application or a renewal application, as a registered limited liability partnership is renewed if during the sixty-day period preceding the date the application or renewal application otherwise would have expired the partnership files with the Secretary of State a renewal application. A renewal application expires one year after the date an original application would have expired if the last renewal of the application had not occurred.

(F) The status of a partnership as a registered limited liability partnership may not be affected by changes after the filing of an application or a renewal application in the information stated in the application or renewal application.

(G) The Secretary of State may provide forms for application or for renewal of registration.

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