Montana § 35-12-1312 - Noncomplying Name Of Foreign Limited Partnership
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§ 35-12-1312. Noncomplying Name Of Foreign Limited Partnership
Noncomplying name of foreign limited partnership. (1) A foreign limited partnership whose name does not comply with 35-12-505 may not obtain a certificate of authority until it adopts, for the purpose of transacting business in this state, an alternate name that complies with 35-12-505 . A foreign limited partnership that adopts an alternate name under this subsection and then obtains a certificate of authority with the name need not comply with Title 30, chapter 13, part 2. After obtaining a certificate of authority with an alternate name, a foreign limited partnership shall transact business in this state under the name unless the foreign limited partnership is authorized under Title 30, chapter 13, part 2, to transact business in this state under another name. (2) If a foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this state changes its name to one that does not comply with 35-12-505 , it may not thereafter transact business in this state until it complies with subsection (1) of this section and obtains an amended certificate of authority.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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