Ch. 494                              1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)      THE NAME OF THE FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AND,
IF DIFFERENT, THE NAME UNDER WHICH IT PROPOSES TO REGISTER AND DO
BUSINESS IN THIS STATE;

(2)      THE STATE UNDER WHOSE LAWS IT WAS FORMED AND THE DATE OF
ITS FORMATION;                                                                             

(3)      THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE BUSINESS IT PROPOSES TO
TRANSACT IN THIS STATE;

(4)      THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ITS RESIDENT AGENT IN THIS STATE;

(5)      A STATEMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS APPOINTED AS THE
RESIDENT AGENT OF THE FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP IF NO
RESIDENT AGENT HAS BEEN APPOINTED UNDER PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS
SUBSECTION OR, IF APPOINTED, THE RESIDENT AGENT'S AUTHORITY HAS BEEN
REVOKED OR IF THE AGENT CANNOT BE FOUND OR SERVED WITH THE EXERCISE

OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE; AND         

(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 SO
REQUIRED, OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY
PARTNERSHIP.

9-903.

IF THE DEPARTMENT FINDS THAT AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION MEETS
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE AND ALL REQUIRED FEES HAVE BEEN PAID,
IT SHALL:                                                                                                                     

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

(2)      RECORD PROMPTLY THE DOCUMENT;                               

(3) ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS
STATE; AND                                                                        

(4) RETURN THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION TO THE PERSON WHO
FILED THE APPLICATION OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PERSON WHO FILED THE
APPLICATION.                                                                                                                 

9-904.                                                                                                               

A FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP MAY REGISTER WITH THE
DEPARTMENT UNDER ANY NAME, WHETHER OR NOT IT IS THE NAME UNDER WHICH
IT IS REGISTERED IN ITS STATE OF ORGANIZATION, THAT COULD BE REGISTERED
BY A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP.                

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