Arkansas § 4-47-902 - Application for certificate of authority.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 4-47-902 — Application for certificate of authority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-47-902. Application for certificate of authority.
Before transacting business in this State, a foreign limited partnership shall apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this State by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application must state: the name of the foreign limited partnership and, if the name does not comply with § 4-47-108, an alternate name adopted pursuant to § 4-47-905(a); the name of the State or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized; the street and mailing address of the foreign limited partnership's principal office and, if the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign limited partnership is organized require the foreign limited partnership to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing address of the required office; the information required by § 4-20-105(a) concerning the foreign limited partnership's initial agent for service of process in this State; the name and street and mailing address of each of the foreign limited partnership's general partners; and whether the foreign limited partnership is a foreign limited liability limited partnership. A foreign limited partnership shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence or a record of similar import signed by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of the foreign limited partnership's publicly filed records in the State or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 4-47-902 cover?
Section 4-47-902 ("Application for certificate of authority.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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