Georgia § 14-9-907 - Transaction of business without registering.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 14-9-907 — Transaction of business without registering., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-9-907. Transaction of business without registering.
A foreign limited partnership transacting business in this state may not maintain an action, suit, or proceeding in a court of this state until it has obtained a certificate of authority. The failure of a foreign limited partnership to obtain a certificate of authority does not impair the validity of any contract or act of the foreign limited partnership or prevent the foreign limited partnership from defending any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state. A foreign limited partnership that transacts business in this state without registering as required by this article shall be liable to the state: For all fees which would have been imposed by this article upon such foreign limited partnership had it registered as required by this article; and If it has not registered within 30 days after the first day on which it transacts business in this state, for a penalty of $500.00. (Code 1981, § 14-9-907 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 989, § 14.)
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Section 14-9-907 ("Transaction of business without registering.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. 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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