Massachusetts § 66 - Application for reinstatement after administrative dissolution or revocation of right to transact business; contents

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§ 66. Application for reinstatement after administrative dissolution or revocation of right to transact business; contents

Section 66. A limited partnership administratively dissolved under section 64 or whose authority to transact business in the commonwealth has been revoked under section 65 may apply to the state secretary for reinstatement at any time. The application for reinstatement shall:

(1) recite the name of the limited partnership and the effective date of its administrative dissolution or revocation;

(2) state that the grounds for dissolution or revocation either did not exist or have been corrected; and

(3) state that the name of the limited partnership satisfies the requirements of section 2; provided, however, that if the state secretary determines that the application contains the full and correct information, he shall reinstate the limited partnership.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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