Ch. 494                                        1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(D) A CERTIFICATE OR AMENDMENT SHALL BE EXECUTED BY A PERSON
AUTHORIZED BY THE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP TO EXECUTE SUCH
CERTIFICATE AND AMENDMENT.

(E)      REGISTRATION OF A PARTNERSHIP AS A LIMITED LIABILITY
PARTNERSHIP MAY BE VOLUNTARILY WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME BY FILING WITH
THE DEPARTMENT A WRITTEN WITHDRAWAL NOTICE EXECUTED BY ONE OR MORE
PARTNERS AUTHORIZED BY THE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP TO EXECUTE
THE WITHDRAWAL.

(F)      THE STATUS OF A PARTNERSHIP, OR ANY CONTINUATION THEREOF, AS A
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE ADMISSION OF
ONE OR MORE PARTNERS TO THE PARTNERSHIP OR BY THE DEATH, RETIREMENT,
OR WITHDRAWAL OF ANY PARTNER OR ANY OTHER EVENT CAUSING ANY PARTNER
TO CEASE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARTNERSHIP, PROVIDED THE BUSINESS OF
THE PARTNERSHIP IS CONTINUED IN THE SAME NAME WITHOUT LIQUIDATION OF
PARTNERSHIP AFFAIRS.

9-802.                                                                                                                                

(A)     THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT ACCEPT FOR RECORD OR FILING ANY
DOCUMENT OF A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP THAT DOES NOT CONFORM
WITH LAW.

(B)   . ANY DOCUMENT WHICH PURPORTS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED MAY BE
TREATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS PROPERLY ACKNOWLEDGED.                     

(C)     THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT ACCEPT FOR RECORD OR FILING ANY
ARTICLES, CERTIFICATES, QUALIFICATION, REGISTRATION, CHANGE OF RESIDENT
AGENT OR PRINCIPAL OFFICE, REPORT, SERVICE OF PROCESS OR NOTICE, OR
OTHER DOCUMENT UNTIL ALL REQUIRED RECORDING, FILING, AND OTHER FEES
HAVE BEEN PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT.                                                                   

(D)     WHEN THE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS FOR RECORD ANY CERTIFICATE OR
OTHER DOCUMENT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(1)      ENDORSE ON THE DOCUMENT ITS ACCEPTANCE FOR RECORD AND
THE DATE AND TIME OF ACCEPTANCE;                                                   

(2)      RECORD PROMPTLY THE DOCUMENT; AND

(3)      RETURN THE DOCUMENT TO THE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP,
ITS ATTORNEY, OR ITS AGENT.         

9-803.

(A) THE NAME OF EACH LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AS SET FORTH IN
THE CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP:                   

(1) SHALL CONTAIN EITHER THE WORDS "LIMITED LIABILITY
PARTNERSHIP" OR THE ABBREVIATION "L.L.P." OR "LLP" AS THE LAST WORDS OR
LETTERS OF ITS NAME;

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