South Carolina § 33-42-1670 - Transaction of business without registration.
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§ 33-42-1670. Transaction of business without registration.
(a) A foreign limited partnership transacting business in this State may not maintain any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this State until it has registered in this State.
(b) The failure of a foreign limited partnership to register in this State 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.
(c) A limited partner of a foreign limited partnership is not liable as a general partner of the foreign limited partnership solely by reason of having transacted business in this State without registration.
(d) A foreign limited partnership, by transacting business in this State without registration, appoints the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process with respect to causes of action arising out of the transaction of business in this State.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 491, SECTION 1; 1985 Act No. 11, SECTIONS 3, 4; 1986 Act No. 533, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-42-1670 ("Transaction of business without registration.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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