North Carolina § 59-204 - Execution of documents.
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§ 59-204. Execution of documents.
Each certificate required by this Article to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State shall be executed in the following manner: An original certificate of limited partnership must be signed by all general partners; A certificate of amendment must be signed by at least one general partner and by each other partner designated in the certificate as a new general partner; and A certificate of cancellation must be signed by all general partners. Any person may sign a certificate by an attorney-in-fact. Repealed by Session Laws 2001-358, s. 10(c), effective January 1, 2002. The execution of a certificate or amendment by a general partner constitutes an affirmation under the penalties of perjury that the facts stated therein are true. Any other document submitted by a domestic or foreign limited partnership for filing pursuant to this or any other Chapter must be signed by at least one general partner. History (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 989, s. 2; 1991, c. 153, s. 1; 1997-485, s. 22; 1999-369, s. 4.4; 2001-358, ss. 10(b), (c); 2001-387, ss. 125, 155, 173, 175(a); 2001-413, s. 6.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2001-358, s. 53, provided that the act, which amended this section, was effective October 1, 2001, and applicable to documents submitted for filing on or after that date. Section 173 of Session Laws 2001-387 changed the effective date of Session Laws 2001-358 from October 1, 2001, to January 1, 2002. Section 6 of Session Laws 2001-413, effective September 14, 2001, added a sentence to s. 175(a) of Session Laws 2001-387, making s. 173 of that act effective when it became law (August 26, 2001). As a result of these changes, the amendment by Session Laws 2001-358 is effective January 1, 2002, and applicable to documents submitted for filing on or after that date. Session Laws 2001-387, s. 125 had amended this section. However, s. 155 of c. 387 repealed s. 125, contingent upon the enactment of Session Laws 2001-358. Session Laws 2001-358 was enacted on August 10, 2001. Subsections (a) and (b1), as amended by Session Laws 2001-358, ss. 10(b) and (c), effective January 1, 2002, are applicable to documents submitted for filing on or after that date. Legal Periodicals. - For 1997 Legislative Survey, see 20 Campbell L. Rev. 389.
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