179.82 Registration. Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited partnership shall register with the department. A foreign limited partnership shall submit in duplicate, together with a filing fee of $75, an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, signed and sworn to by a general partner, except that the department, by rule, may specify a larger fee for applications that are filed in paper format. Each application shall set forth all of the following:
(1) The name of the foreign limited partnership and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and transact business in this state.
(2) The state and date of its formation.
(4) The name and address of an agent for service of process on the foreign limited partnership, who must be any of the following:
(a) An individual resident of this state.
(b) A domestic corporation, nonstock corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership that has in effect a statement of qualification under s. 178.0901, or limited liability company, or a foreign corporation, nonstock corporation, limited partnership, registered limited liability partnership, or limited liability company authorized to do business in this state, whose business office is identical with the registered office.
(5) A statement that the department is appointed the agent of the foreign limited partnership for service of process under s. 179.88 if the agent's authority has been revoked or the agent cannot be found or served with the exercise of reasonable diligence.
(6) The address of the office required to be maintained in the state of its organization by the laws of that state or, if not required, of the principal office of the foreign limited partnership.
(7) The name and business address of each general partner.
(8) The address of the office at which the foreign limited partnership keeps a list of the names and addresses of the limited partners and their capital contributions, and an undertaking by the foreign limited partnership to keep those records until the foreign limited partnership's registration in this state is canceled or withdrawn.
History: 1983 a. 173; 1989 a. 232; 1993 a. 112; 1995 a. 27; 2001 a. 44; 2015 a. 295.