(a) A partnership may become a limited liability partnership pursuant to this section.
(b) The terms and conditions on which a partnership becomes a limited liability partnership must be approved by the vote necessary to amend the partnership agreement except, in the case of a partnership agreement that expressly considers contribution obligations, the vote necessary to amend those provisions.
(c) After the approval required by subsection (b) of this section, a partnership may become a limited liability partnership by filing a statement of qualification, together with a filing fee of $150.00. The statement must contain:
(1) the name of the partnership;
(2) the street address of the partnership's chief executive office and, if different, the street address of an office in the Virgin Islands, if any;
(3) if there is no office in the Virgin Islands, the name and street address of the partnership's agent for service of process who must be an individual resident of the Virgin Islands or any other person authorized to do business in the Virgin Islands;
(4) a statement that the partnership elects to be a limited liability partnership; and
(5) a deferred effective date, if any.
(d) The status of a partnership as a limited liability partnership is effective on the later of the filing of the statement or a date specified in the statement. The status remains effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, until it is canceled pursuant to section 6, subsection (d) of this chapter or revoked pursuant to section 223 of this chapter.
(e) The status of a partnership as a limited liability partnership and the liability of its partners is not affected by errors or later changes in the information required to be contained in the statement of qualification under subsection (c) of this section.
(f) The filing of a statement of qualification establishes that a partnership has satisfied all conditions precedent to the qualification of the partnership as a limited liability partnership.
(g) An amendment or cancellation of a statement of qualification is effective when it is filed or on a deferred effective date specified in the amendment or cancellation.