Domestic Limited Partnership Formation Filing by State
What partnership agreement and public certificate must an ordinary domestic limited partnership use to form, who signs and files it, what information, fee, publication, and proof rules apply, and when does formation take effect?
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What this survey covers
The table compares the filing that creates an ordinary domestic limited partnership, the agreement and general-partner requirements tied to that filing, and the immediate publication or proof step when a statute requires one. It distinguishes a formation filing from a later status certificate and from an election to limit general-partner liability.
Why the columns differ
Florida's § 620.1201(1), (3) says a certificate “must be delivered to the Department of State for filing” and, with substantial compliance, the LP “is formed when the Department of State files” it. Section 620.1204(1)(a) requires all general partners listed in the certificate to sign. Those rules were checked in the current official chapter on September 23, 2026.
Delaware's § 17-201(a), (b) likewise requires a certificate executed by at least all general partners, but permits formation on filing or a later date or time specified in the certificate. New York's § 121-201(a), (c) adds a general-partner partnership agreement and a six-week, two-newspaper publication after the initial filing. These current official sections were checked on September 23, 2026.
Scope boundaries
Formation mechanics do not determine a partnership's tax treatment, securities-law duties, licenses, or the liability of a particular partner. The state cell gives the operative statutory procedure and the source text; agency forms and fees should be checked again when filing.
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| State | Governing law and LP scope | Partnership agreement | Certificate fields and partners | Name and distinguishability | Agent and office | Execution and filing office | Filing fee and attachments | Effective time and proof | Publication and follow-up | Scope and outcome limits |
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| Alabama verified 2026-09-23 | Alabama Limited Partnership Law, Title 10A ch. 9A; deliver initial certificate of formation to Secretary of State (§ 10A-9A-2.01(a)) |
Agreement may be entered before, at, or after filing and may state its own effective time; agreement governs partner relations (§§ 10A-9A-2.01(d), 10A-9A-1.08(a)) |
LP name; Alabama registered-office street address and county; agent; every GP name, street and mailing address; LLLP election; applicable transaction fields (§ 10A-9A-2.01(a)) |
Ordinary LP name needs “limited partnership,” “Limited,” L.P., LP, or Ltd.; distinguishable on state records unless incumbent consents and undertakes name change (§§ 10A-1-5.05(b), 10A-1-5.03) |
Alabama registered-office street address and county plus agent name in certificate; agent must have same-address business office, not solely virtual/mail-forwarding (§§ 10A-9A-2.01(a)(2)-(3), 10A-1-5.31) |
All general partners listed sign initial certificate; authorized agent may sign for them; file with Secretary of State (§§ 10A-9A-2.03(a)(1), (b), 10A-9A-2.01(a)) |
$25 mandatory name reservation; attach its certificate to formation record; $200 certificate-of-formation fee; paper filing may require up to two copies (§§ 10A-1-5.10, 10A-1-4.31(a)(1), 10A-1-4.01(a)(5)) |
Formation when certificate becomes effective; receipt time ordinarily controls, or stated later time/date within 90 days; certified record/status certificate is prima facie evidence (§§ 10A-9A-2.01(b), 10A-1-4.11-.12, 10A-1-4.04) |
Formation/filer provisions require certificate, name-reservation attachment, fees and effectiveness; no newspaper-publication or proof-filing step stated (§§ 10A-9A-2.01, 10A-1-5.10, 10A-1-4.02) |
Certificate states whether LLLP status is elected (§ 10A-9A-2.01(a)(5)); this formation table does not decide tax, securities, licensing, partner liability or disputed existence |
| Arizona verified 2026-09-23 | Ariz. Rev. Stat. ch. 3 of title 29; two or more persons with general and limited partners; § 29-308 certificate |
Agreement may be written or oral; certificate filing forms LP; agreement can set a different duration (§§ 29-301, -308) |
LP name, office and service-agent addresses, every general partner name/business address, latest dissolution date if any, optional terms (§ 29-308) |
“limited partnership,” “l.p.,” or “LP”; distinguishable from listed entities/reservations/trade names, subject to statutory consent or decree route (§ 29-302) |
Maintain Arizona records office and qualifying service agent; both reflected in certificate (§§ 29-304, -308) |
All general partners sign, attorney-in-fact allowed; two signed copies to secretary of state (§§ 29-311, -313) |
$10 plus $3 per page; two signed copies; locator statement if certificate embedded in agreement (§§ 29-313, -366) |
Filing or later specified time, with substantial compliance; deemed filed on delivery if timely cured (§§ 29-308, -313) |
No initial newspaper/publication proof in ch. 3 formation scheme; promptly send filed certificate copy to limited partners unless agreement varies (§§ 29-308, -313, -316) |
Optional combined LP certificate and LLP qualification statement; separate written-agreement/name conditions (§§ 29-308, -367); other outcomes outside table |
| Arkansas verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001); ordinary domestic LP forms by certificate filing (Ark. Code Ann. §§ 4-47-102(11), -201(c)). |
Agreement may be oral, implied, or recorded; governs internal relations; § 4-47-201 requires a certificate, not an executed agreement as a filing field (§§ 4-47-102(13), -110(a), -201(a)). |
Name; initial designated-office street/mail address; agent details; each general partner’s name and street/mail address; LLLP status (§ 4-47-201(a)). |
“limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP”; distinguishable on SOS records from covered entities and reserved names (§ 4-47-108(b), (d)). |
Arkansas designated office and service agent; commercial agent name or noncommercial agent name/address; appointment affirms consent (§§ 4-47-114(a), 4-20-105(a)-(b)). |
All general partners listed sign; attorney in fact may sign; deliver to Arkansas Secretary of State (§§ 4-47-204(a)(1), (b), -201(a)). |
$50 domestic certificate filing fee; § 4-47-201(a) lists certificate fields, with no separate formation attachment (§§ 4-47-1301(a)(1), -201(a)). |
Substantial compliance plus SOS filing forms LP; later effective date capped at 90 days; status certificate is conclusive subject to qualifications (§§ 4-47-201(c), -206(c), -209(c)). |
Formation provision uses SOS filing, with no newspaper or proof step stated (§ 4-47-201(a), (c)). |
Certificate states whether LLLP; this comparison does not determine partner liability, tax, securities, licenses, or a particular filing outcome (§ 4-47-201(a)(4)). |
| California verified 2026-09-23 | California Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act; Secretary of State certificate (Corp. Code § 15902.01) |
Partners shall enter agreement before or after certificate filing; agreement governs partner relations where it speaks (§§ 15902.01(a), 15901.10(a)) |
LP name; principal-office street address; agent name/street address; each general partner name/address; different mailing address (§ 15902.01(a)) |
“Limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP” at end; distinguishable from filed/reserved LP names and not misleading (§ 15901.08(b), (d)) |
Maintain in-state office and resident individual or qualifying corporate agent; initial certificate lists agent and individual street address (§§ 15901.14(a), (c), 15901.16(d)(1)) |
All listed general partners sign initial certificate; Secretary of State files prescribed form; signature affirms facts under penalty of perjury (§§ 15902.04(a)(1), 15902.06(a), 15902.08(b)) |
$70 statutory initial-certificate fee; current SOS initial filing is online only; certificate itself states mandatory fields (Gov. Code § 12188(b); Corp. Code § 15902.01(a)) |
LP forms when Secretary of State files certificate; general delayed-effective option expressly excepts formation § 15902.01; optional county recording has narrow purchaser/encumbrancer evidentiary effect (§§ 15902.01(c), (e), 15902.06(b)) |
§ 15902.01 states agreement plus filed certificate as formation conditions; it specifies no newspaper or publication-proof filing |
This ordinary LP formation certificate is separate from foreign registration and LLLP status; no tax, securities, licensing, partner-liability, or disputed-formation outcome determined (§ 15902.01) |
| Colorado verified 2026-09-23 | Colorado Uniform Limited Partnership Act, art. 62; certificate under § 7-62-201, shared filing law art. 90 |
Valid agreement may be written or oral; certificate filing is the stated formation event (§§ 7-62-101(9), 7-62-201) |
Name, initial agent name/address, each GP true name/mailing address, initial principal office, two-partner/one-LP statement (§ 7-62-201(1)) |
Ordinary LP may use limited partnership/limited/company/l.p./lp/ltd./co.; distinguishable from entity and reserved names (§ 7-90-601(2), (3)(e)) |
Initial agent and principal-office addresses in certificate; Colorado agent with consent statement (§§ 7-62-201(1), 7-90-701) |
All GPs approve; no signature required for filing; individual causing delivery identified; secretary of state (§§ 7-62-204, 7-90-301) |
$50 online certificate, paper unavailable on current fee schedule; required form/cover sheet if prescribed; additional GP names attached in online flow (§§ 7-90-301(9), -302; SOS instructions) |
Formation on filing or certificate-stated later time within 90 days, with substantial compliance; filing gives notice but not validity presumption (§§ 7-62-201(2), -208; 7-90-306(4)) |
Initial certificate and filing scheme sets no newspaper publication or proof filing (§§ 7-62-201, 7-90-301) |
LLLP is an LP registered under a separate statutory route (§ 7-62-101(12)); foreign, tax, securities, liability, and actual filing outcome outside table |
| Connecticut verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 610; domestic LP has at least one general and one limited partner (§§ 34-9(13), 34-10) |
Agreement may be written or oral; partner admission follows it, while formation follows substantially compliant certificate filing (§§ 34-9(10), (12), (18), 34-10(b)) |
LP name and records-office address; agent name/address; each GP name/business address; valid email; NAICS code; optional partner-chosen matters (§ 34-10(a)) |
Unabbreviated “limited partnership”; limited-partner name restricted; distinguishable on Secretary’s entity records (§ 34-13(1)-(3)) |
Connecticut records office and statutory agent; original certificate includes written appointment, agent acceptance, addresses, and agent signature (§§ 34-10(a), 34-13b(a)-(d)) |
Every named GP signs; attorney-in-fact may sign; deliver signed copy to Secretary of the State; GP execution affirms truth under false-statement penalties (§§ 34-10a, 34-10b(a)) |
$120 for certificate and statutory-agent appointment; agent acceptance/signature included in original certificate (§§ 34-13b(c)-(d), 34-38n(a)(2)) |
Formation at filing or specified later time if substantially compliant; filed record notices LP and named partner status only (§§ 34-10(b), 34-10b(a), 34-10c) |
After “Filed” return, promptly send certificate copy to each limited partner unless agreement provides otherwise; Chapter 610 formation sequence states no newspaper step (§§ 34-10, 34-10b, 34-10d) |
Ordinary domestic Chapter 610 LP formation only; table does not determine LLLP/foreign status, tax, licensing, securities, liability, or actual filing outcome (§§ 34-9(13), 34-10) |
| Delaware verified 2026-09-23 | Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Del. C. ch. 17; domestic certificate (§§ 17-101(11), 17-201(a)) |
Written, oral, or implied agreement may exist before, at, or after filing; it can take effect at filing or another agreed time (§§ 17-101(14), 17-201(d)) |
LP name, Delaware registered office/agent, every general partner name and business/residence/mailing address; no limited-partner list (§ 17-201(a)) |
“Limited Partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP”; distinguishable in Secretary records unless written consent filed (§ 17-102(1), (3)) |
Delaware registered office and agent with identical business-office address; agent cannot operate solely through virtual office or forwarding (§§ 17-104(a), (e)(2), 17-201(a)(2)) |
All general partners sign initial certificate, through agent if allowed; signature carries perjury affirmation; file with Secretary of State (§§ 17-201(a), 17-204(a)(1), (b), (d)) |
$200 base and fee payment required for effect; signed certificate delivered; agency asks for cover letter as processing aid, not statutory attachment (§§ 17-206(a), 17-1107(a)(3)) |
Substantial compliance plus filing or stated later time ≤180 days; endorsed filing time conclusive absent actual fraud; filed certificate gives notice of required facts (§§ 17-201(b), 17-206(a)(1), (b), 17-208) |
Formation and filing provisions call for certificate, fee, and optional agreement-driven partner copy; no newspaper or proof condition (§§ 17-201, 17-206, 17-209) |
LLLP status needs separate statement of qualification under § 17-214(a), not initial-certificate election; other entity/tax/liability outcomes outside scope (§§ 17-201(a), 17-214(a)) |
| District of Columbia verified 2026-09-23 | D.C. Code ch. 29-7; domestic LP certificate filed with Mayor (§§ 29-701.02(9), 29-702.01(a)) |
Agreement may be oral, implied, recorded, or mixed; may be made before formation; certificate plus partner mix forms LP (§§ 29-701.02(11), 29-701.08(c), 29-702.01(c)) |
Name; agent; each general partner and principal-office street/mailing addresses; LLLP choice; ownership/control disclosure (§§ 29-702.01(a), 29-102.01(a)(6)) |
Ordinary LP uses “limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP”; distinguishable on Mayor’s records, with statutory consent route (§§ 29-103.01(a)-(b), 29-103.02(d)) |
Commercial-agent name or noncommercial-agent/office details; D.C. street and different mailing address; designation affirms consent (§§ 29-702.01(a)(2), 29-104.03-.04) |
All listed general partners sign; attorney in fact may sign; deliver to Mayor/DLCP (§§ 29-702.01(a), 29-702.04(a)(1), (b)) |
$99 base certificate fee; general filing law permits Mayor to require identical/conformed copy of written filing; DLP-1 form (17 DCMR § 607.1; § 29-102.01(c)-(d)) |
Filing-time, later same-day time, or permitted date/time ≤90 days; certificate plus two partners required; relied-on filed record controls outsiders (§§ 29-102.03, 29-702.01(c)-(d)) |
Formation certificate and general filing law specify no newspaper publication or proof filing (§§ 29-702.01, 29-102.01; DLCP DLP-1) |
Certificate states LLLP election; separate name designator; no determination of foreign, tax, securities, licensing, liability, or particular acceptance (§§ 29-701.02(7), 29-702.01(a)(4), 29-103.02(d)) |
| Florida verified 2026-09-23 | Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, ch. 620, Part I; initial certificate of limited partnership (§ 620.1201) |
Agreement governs partner relations where it speaks; formation turns on substantially compliant certificate filing (§§ 620.1110(1), 620.1201(1), (3)) |
Name, designated-office street/mailing addresses, agent acceptance, each general partner name/business address, and LLLP election; entity GP must be active and registered as required (§ 620.1201(1)) |
Ordinary LP name uses limited partnership/limited/L.P./Ltd./LP and is distinguishable on state records, subject to filed written consent (§ 620.1108(2), (4)) |
Initial designated-office street/mailing addresses; agent name, Florida street address, written acceptance in certificate (§ 620.1201(1)(b)) |
All general partners listed sign initial certificate; deliver to Florida Department of State (§§ 620.1204(1)(a), 620.1201(1)) |
$965 original certificate plus $35 agent designation statutory filing charges; agent written acceptance required (§§ 620.1109(2), (8)(a), 620.1201(1)(b)) |
Formation on filing with substantial compliance; record may set a time or delayed date no later than 90th day; optional status certificate gives statutory evidence (§§ 620.1201(3), 620.1206(4), 620.1209) |
Formation and filing sections specify certificate delivery, filing, and effective time; no newspaper or proof step in §§ 620.1201, 620.1206 |
Certificate states an LLLP election if chosen (§ 620.1201(1)(d)); this formation table does not settle tax, securities, licenses, partner liability, or a disputed filing outcome |
| Georgia verified 2026-09-23 | Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, O.C.G.A. ch. 14-9; Secretary of State certificate (§ 14-9-201) |
Agreement may be written or oral; certificate filing is constitutive (§§ 14-9-101, 14-9-201) |
LP name, registered-office address, initial service agent name/address, every general partner name/business address (§ 14-9-201) |
“limited partnership” or “L.P.”; distinguishable from listed active LP and corporation names (§ 14-9-102) |
Georgia registered office and eligible agent continuously maintained; agent business office matches registered office (§ 14-9-104) |
All general partners sign original; attorney-in-fact allowed; deliver signed certificate to Secretary of State (§§ 14-9-204, 14-9-206) |
$100 statutory certificate fee; current paper filing $110 total with a transmittal form ($10 service charge) (§ 14-9-1101; SOS guide) |
Exists on filing or stated later time/date no more than 90 days after filing; Secretary of State endorses receipt and returns facsimile (§§ 14-9-201, 14-9-206) |
§§ 14-9-201 and 14-9-206 prescribe certificate execution and filing; no initial newspaper-publication or proof filing in those sections |
LLLP election needs separate name and certificate statement (§ 14-8-63); foreign, tax, securities, licensing, liability, disputed outcome outside table |
| Hawaii verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Chapter 425E; domestic certificate (§§ 425E-102, 425E-201) |
Agreement may be oral, implied, or recorded; governs internal relations; certificate is formation filing (§§ 425E-102, 425E-110(a), 425E-201(a), (c)) |
Name, principal-office mailing address, agent details, each general partner’s name/address, LLLP choice; limited partners omitted (§§ 425E-201(a), 425R-4(a)) |
“limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP”; no same/substantially identical listed names without statutory route (§ 425E-108(b), (d)-(e)) |
Continuous Hawaii agent with in-state business address; certificate includes § 425R-4(a) agent details (§§ 425E-114, 425E-201(a)(2), 425R-4) |
At least one general partner signs; deliver to DCCA director; attorney-in-fact allowed (§§ 425E-201(a), 425E-204(a)(1), (b)) |
DCCA currently charges $25 certificate plus $1 archives fee; statute prints $50 but authorizes rate change (§§ 425E-211(a)(1), 26-9(l)(1), 94-8(c); LP-1) |
Substantial compliance: formed on filing; no delayed initial certificate; certified copies prima facie evidence (§§ 425E-201(c), 425E-206(c)-(d), 425E-209) |
Chapter 425E formation/filer scheme and DCCA LP-1 page specify no newspaper publication or proof filing (§§ 425E-201, 425E-206, 425E-206.5) |
Certificate states whether LLLP; ordinary LP and LLLP names differ; tax, securities, liability, and specific acceptance outside scope (§§ 425E-102, 425E-108(b)-(c), 425E-201(a)(4)) |
| Idaho verified 2026-09-23 | Idaho Uniform Limited Partnership Act; domestic certificate (§§ 30-24-102(7), 30-24-201) |
Agreement may be oral, implied, recorded, or mixed; Secretary of State does not accept it for filing (§§ 30-24-102(9), 30-24-201(c)) |
Name; principal-office street/mailing addresses; agent information; each general partner's name/addresses; LLLP status (§ 30-24-201(b)) |
Ordinary LP: ‘limited partnership,’ ‘L.P.,’ or ‘LP’; distinguishable on state records, subject to statutory exceptions (§§ 30-21-301, 30-21-302(b)) |
Principal-office street/mailing addresses and commercial-agent name or noncommercial-agent/office information; designation affirms consent (§§ 30-24-201(b), 30-21-404) |
All listed general partners sign; agent may sign; deliver to Secretary of State (§§ 30-24-201(a), 30-24-203(a)(1), (b)) |
$100 base LP certificate fee; $20 manual data-entry surcharge if applicable; identical/conformed copy may be required (§§ 30-21-201(d), 30-21-214(b)(15), (f)) |
On filing or permitted later time/date up to 90 days; formation also needs required partners; filing alone proves no content accuracy (§§ 30-21-203, 30-21-206(e), 30-24-201(d)) |
LP formation and general filing provisions prescribe no newspaper publication or proof filing (§§ 30-24-201, 30-21-201) |
Certificate must state whether it elects LLLP status; foreign, professional, tax, securities, liability, and particular-filing outcomes outside ordinary LP scope (§§ 30-24-102(5), 30-24-201(b)(5)-(6)) |
| Illinois verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001), 805 ILCS 215; certificate delivered to Secretary of State (§ 201(a)) |
Agreement may be oral, implied, or recorded and governs internal relations; § 201 forms LP on substantially compliant filing (§§ 102(15), 110(a), 201(c)) |
Name, designated-office and agent street/mailing addresses, every general partner name/street/mailing address, LLLP election, purpose (§ 201(a)) |
Ordinary LP uses “limited partnership,” “L.P.” or “LP”; distinguishable from listed LP, reserved and assumed names (§ 108(b)–(d)) |
Designated Illinois office and service agent continuously maintained; agent is Illinois resident or authorized business person (§§ 201(a)(2), 114(a), (c)) |
All general partners listed sign; attorney-in-fact may sign; Secretary of State files (§§ 204(a)(1), (b), 206(a)) |
$150 domestic certificate filing fee; filing conditioned on statutory compliance and payment (§§ 1302(b)(1), 206(a)) |
Substantial compliance forms LP when filing takes effect; specified time or delayed date permitted, capped at 90 days after filing (§§ 201(c), 206(c)) |
Formation and filing sections §§ 201, 206 require certificate delivery and filing; they prescribe no initial newspaper-publication or proof step |
Certificate must state whether LLLP (§ 201(a)(4)); separate status and foreign, tax, securities, licensing, liability, disputed outcome beyond table |
| Indiana verified 2026-09-23 | Ind. Code art. 23-16, with shared filing/name/agent rules in art. 23-0.5; § 23-16-3-2 certificate |
Written agreement required; GP status generally requires signing it; keep copy at office (§§ 23-16-1-11, -3-1, -2-6) |
LP name; office and service-agent address/name; each GP name/business address; latest dissolution date; optional matters (§ 23-16-3-2) |
“limited partnership” or “L.P.”; no limited-partner name except stated cases; distinguishable from listed names, with consent route (§§ 23-0.5-3-1, -3-2) |
Indiana agent maintained; certificate gives agent and office; filing states consent or representation of consent (§§ 23-16-3-2; 23-0.5-4-1, -4-3) |
Execute original signed certificate; signer name/capacity; deliver to secretary of state (§§ 23-16-3-2, -3-7; 23-0.5-2-1) |
$75 electronic / $100 other filing; agent-consent representation; copy/cover sheet if required; current form has conditional address addendum (§§ 23-0.5-9-10, -2-1, -2-2) |
Filing time or later filing-day time; shared law caps a permitted delayed date at 90 days; status certificate evidences stated facts (§§ 23-0.5-2-3, -2-6, -2-8) |
No initial newspaper proof in certificate/filer scheme; GPs promptly send filed certificate copy to LPs unless agreement varies (§§ 23-16-3-2, -3-7, -3-10) |
Ordinary domestic LP certificate under art. 23-16; foreign, LLP/LLLP election, tax, securities, liability, and specific outcome outside table |
| Iowa verified 2026-09-23 | Iowa Uniform Limited Partnership Act, ch. 488; domestic LP requires GP and LP and initial Secretary of State certificate (§§ 488.102(12), .201) |
Agreement may be oral, implied, recorded or mixed; formation occurs on substantially compliant certificate filing (§§ 488.102(14), .201(1), (3)) |
LP name; initial registered-office and agent street/mailing addresses; each GP name/street/mailing addresses; LLLP election; article 11 information if applicable (§ 488.201(1)) |
Ordinary name uses “limited partnership,” “L. P.” or “LP”; distinguishable in Secretary’s records, subject to statutory consent/undertaking or court-judgment routes (§ 488.108(1)-(5)) |
Iowa registered office and agent continuously maintained; agent is Iowa-resident individual or other Iowa-authorized person (§§ 488.114, .201(1)(b)) |
All named GPs sign initial certificate; attorney in fact may sign; deliver to Iowa Secretary of State (§§ 488.201(1), .204(1)(a), (2), .206(1)) |
$100 certificate fee; Secretary may require exact/conformed copy for nonelectronic document; no routine partnership-agreement filing (§§ 488.117A(1)(a), .201, .206(1)) |
Formation on substantially compliant filing; delayed date/time capped at 90 days; filing conclusively proves conditions except state challenge (§§ 488.201(3), .206(3)) |
Formation and filing scheme requires certificate filing and sends filed copy/fee receipt to filer; no newspaper publication step (§§ 488.201, .206(1)) |
Certificate must state any LLLP status; ordinary domestic LP procedure does not settle foreign, tax, securities, licensing, partner-liability, or case-specific outcomes (§§ 488.102(10), .201(1)(d)) |
| Kansas verified 2026-09-23 | Kansas Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act; domestic LP of two or more persons forms on substantially compliant certificate filing (§§ 56-1a101(g), -1a151). |
Valid written or oral agreement controls partner admissions; certificate is separate public filing (§§ 56-1a101(e)-(i), -1a151(a)). |
LP name; registered-office address; resident-agent name/address; each general partner’s name and business/residence address (§ 56-1a151(a)). |
“Limited Partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP”; generally distinguishable on SOS records; written conflicting-name consent may be filed (§§ 17-7921(a), 17-7918(a)-(b)). |
Kansas registered office and qualifying resident agent; agent may be entity itself, Kansas resident individual, or eligible entity (§§ 56-1a151(a)(2), 17-7924(a), 17-7925(a)-(b)). |
All general partners sign initial certificate; file with Kansas Secretary of State (§§ 17-7908(c)(1), 56-1a151(a)). |
Statutory fee by rule; $75 regulated application/recording component; SOS Form CK lists $85 online/$90 paper; written name consent when used (§§ 56-1a605(b), 7-51-1, 17-7918(b)). |
Formation at filing or later time stated in certificate, with substantial compliance; filed certificate gives notice of required facts (§§ 56-1a151(b), -1a158). |
Formation section specifies certificate filing; no newspaper/publication proof step there (§ 56-1a151(a)-(b)). |
Ordinary LP certificate does not elect LLLP status in § 56-1a151; table does not decide liability, tax, securities, licenses, or an individual filing outcome. |
| Kentucky verified 2026-09-23 | Kentucky Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2006), KRS 362.2-102 to -977; initial certificate of limited partnership (§ 362.2-201) |
Agreement governs partner relations where it speaks; initial certificate is formation filing, with no agreement attachment named (§§ 362.2-110(1), 362.2-201(1)) |
LP name; initial designated-office street address; initial registered office/agent; every GP name/street address; LLLP election if chosen (§ 362.2-201(1)-(2)) |
Ordinary LP name ends with limited partnership, limited, L.P., LP or Ltd. and is distinguishable on Secretary’s records (§§ 14A.3-010(1), (8), 362.2-108) |
Separate designated office and Kentucky registered office/agent; agent’s business address matches registered office, with written acceptance unless agent signs appointment (§§ 362.2-114(1), 14A.4-010(1)-(2)) |
All general partners listed sign initial certificate; attorney in fact may sign; deliver to Kentucky Secretary of State (§§ 362.2-204(1)(a), (2), 362.2-201(1)) |
$40 certificate fee; registered agent must sign appointment or deliver written acceptance to Secretary of State (§§ 362.2-122(1), 14A.4-010(2)) |
Compliant certificate filed by Secretary; effective on filing or stated later time/date within 90 days; date without time means 5 p.m. Frankfort; filing acknowledgment is not validity presumption (§§ 14A.2-070, 14A.2-100) |
Formation and filing sections prescribe certificate delivery, fee and filing; no newspaper publication or proof filing in §§ 362.2-201, -206, 14A.2-100 |
LLLP election, if made, goes in certificate (§ 362.2-201(2)); this table does not decide foreign registration, taxes, securities, licenses, partner liability or disputed existence |
| Louisiana verified 2026-10-02 | Civil Code arts. 2801, 2837, 2841 and R.S. 9:3401-3407; ordinary LP is a partnership in commendam formed by contract and registered with Secretary of State |
Written partnership contract creates the juridical partnership; file contract for registry to obtain limited-partner third-party status (C.C. arts. 2801, 2841) |
Contract, not separate formation certificate: LP name/TIN, Louisiana principal-place municipal address, and name/municipal address of every partner, including partners in commendam; missing TIN does not invalidate (§ 9:3403(A)) |
Contract name must clearly identify commendam status for limited liability, e.g. “limited partnership”; optional 120-day name reservation if available (C.C. art. 2838; R.S. 9:3401(C)) |
Registry contract states Louisiana principal-place municipal address and every partner’s municipal address; no initial registered-agent field stated in this contract rule (§ 9:3403(A)) |
Partners duly execute contract or multiple original; certified copy accepted; file for registry with Secretary of State; online-only if office can accept the filing online (§ 9:3402(A), (D)) |
$125 domestic partnership contract filing fee effective Oct. 1, 2026 (R.S. 49:222(B)(4)(c)(i); 2026 La. Act 921); original/multiple original or certified copy (§ 9:3402(A)) |
Partnership created by contract; documents deemed filed on receipt, or deliver for a specified registry time within 30 days; registry certificate conclusively proves due registration (C.C. art. 2801; R.S. 9:3401(B), 3405, 3407) |
File contract or certified copy plus registry certificate with principal-place parish mortgage recorder; omission does not affect property title or limited-partner status; registry scheme states no newspaper step (§§ 9:3402, 3405-3406) |
Commendam partner status depends on filing (C.C. art. 2841); this formation table does not decide partner liability, foreign registration, tax, securities, licensing or disputed existence |
| Maine verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 31 M.R.S. ch. 19; domestic certificate (§§ 1302(11), 1321(1), (3)) |
Oral, implied, or recorded agreement governs internal relations; public certificate is express formation filing (§§ 1302(13), 1310(1), 1321(1), (3)) |
Name, § 105 agent information, each general partner’s name/street/mailing address, LLLP choice; no limited-partner list (§ 1321(1)) |
“limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP” with statutory assumed-name exception; distinguishable from listed names/marks (§ 1308(1)(A)-(B), (D)) |
Continuous Maine registered agent; certificate gives commercial agent name or noncommercial agent/office-position details (§§ 1314-A, 1321(1)(B); 5 M.R.S. § 105(1)) |
All listed general partners sign; attorney in fact allowed; Secretary of State filing (§§ 1321(1), 1324(1)(A), (2)) |
$175 base certificate fee; filing ineffective until paid; no agreement attachment named in § 1321(1) (§§ 1321(1), 1460(7); MLPA-6) |
Substantial compliance: formation on filing or permitted delayed date/time capped at day 90; existence certificate conclusive subject to qualifications (§§ 1321(3), 1326(3), 1329(3)) |
Formation scheme requires certificate filing, not newspaper notice/proof; § 1459 “Publications” concerns Secretary of State materials (§§ 1321, 1326, 1459(1)) |
Certificate states LLLP choice; separate designator applies; tax, securities, partner liability, and particular acceptance outside scope (§§ 1302(9), 1308(1)(A), 1321(1)(D)) |
| Maryland verified 2026-09-23 | Maryland Limited Partnership Act, Md. Code, Corps. & Ass'ns tit. 10; certificate with Department (§§ 10-101, 10-201) |
Valid agreement may be written or oral; certificate filing is stated formation event (§§ 10-101(l), 10-201) |
LP name; Maryland principal office and resident agent; each GP's name/business, residence, or mailing address; dissolution date or perpetual term; optional matters (§ 10-201) |
‘limited partnership,’ ‘L.P.,’ or ‘LP’; name distinguishable on Department records (§§ 10-102, 1-502(d), 1-504) |
Maryland principal office and resident agent required; both identified in certificate (§§ 10-104(a), 10-201(a)(2)) |
All general partners sign; file executed copy with State Department of Assessments and Taxation (§§ 10-201(a), 10-204, 10-206) |
$100 nonrefundable certificate processing fee; initial filing is executed certificate (§§ 1-203(b)(4), 10-201, 10-206) |
On filing or later certificate-specified time with substantial compliance; Department endorses acceptance date/time and sends acknowledgment (§§ 10-201(b), 10-206(b)) |
Initial certificate/acceptance scheme sets no newspaper publication or proof filing (§§ 10-201, 10-206) |
Optional LLP registration may be included in initial certificate with added information (§ 10-805); other statuses and actual outcome outside table |
| Massachusetts verified 2026-09-23 | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109; two or more persons, with at least one general and one limited partner; § 8 certificate |
Agreement may be written or oral; § 8 makes the certificate filing constitutive (§§ 1, 8) |
Name, general business character, office and agent addresses, each general partner name/business address, latest dissolution date, optional terms (§ 8) |
Full words “limited partnership”; name cannot be same or deceptively similar to listed names absent filed written consent (§ 2) |
Maintain Massachusetts records office and qualifying service agent; agent written consent in or attached to certificate (§§ 4, 8) |
All general partners sign; attorney-in-fact permitted; file with secretary of the commonwealth (§§ 8, 11) |
$200 certificate fee; agent written consent in certificate or attached; statute and regulation differ on duplicate original (§§ 8, 13; 950 CMR 108.08, .11) |
Formation at filing or a later specified time, with substantial compliance; secretary endorses accepted filing (§§ 8, 13) |
Formation certificate scheme requires no initial newspaper publication or proof filing (§ 8; 950 CMR 108.11) |
No LLLP election appears among § 8 certificate fields; foreign, tax, securities, liability, and specific outcome outside table |
| Michigan verified 2026-09-23 | Michigan Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 1982 PA 213; domestic LP has GP and LP and files initial certificate with administrator (§§ 449.1101(8), .1201) |
Written or oral agreement governs admission; at least two persons execute certificate, and LP forms on its effective date (§§ 449.1101(6)-(10), .1201(a)-(b)) |
Name, business character, office/agent, every GP and LP/address; limited-partner contributions, times, transfer/distribution/exit/continuation terms and dissolution events (§ 449.1201(a)(1)-(13)) |
Unabbreviated “limited partnership”; limited-partner name restricted; distinguishable on administrator records (§ 449.1102(1)-(5)) |
Michigan records office plus service agent; agent is MI-resident individual, domestic corporation, or authorized foreign corporation; office and agent fields in certificate (§§ 449.1105(a), .1201(a)(3)) |
Two or more execute; every named partner signs original, attorney in fact allowed; file with administrator; GP signature affirms facts under perjury (§§ 449.1201(a), .1204) |
$10 for examining, filing and copying certificate; administrator may prescribe a form; no authority exhibit required for agent/fiduciary signer (§§ 449.1206(1), (7), .2107(a)(1)) |
Effective when endorsed filed or later stated time within 90 days of delivery; formation on effective date; filed record notices specified certificate matters (§§ 449.1201(b), .1206(2), (6), .1208) |
After filed copy/original return, GPs promptly send copy to each LP unless agreement says otherwise; no newspaper step in formation/filing sequence (§§ 449.1201, .1206, .1209) |
Ordinary domestic Act 213 certificate; table does not decide LLLP/foreign status, tax, licensing, securities, partner liability, agreement validity, or actual formation (§§ 449.1101(8), .1201) |
| Minnesota verified 2026-09-23 | Minnesota Uniform Limited Partnership Act 2001, ch. 321; two or more persons with general and limited partners (§§ 321.0102(11), .0201) |
Agreement may be oral, implied, recorded, or mixed; certificate filing is stated formation event (§§ 321.0102(13), .0201(c)) |
LP name; designated-office and agent street/mailing addresses; each GP name/street/mailing address; LLLP status; article 11 information if applicable (§ 321.0201(a)) |
Ordinary LP name uses ‘limited partnership,’ ‘L.P.,’ or ‘LP’; distinguishable from listed names, with specified consent/decree/affidavit routes (§ 321.0108) |
Registered office and agent required; certificate gives initial designated office and agent street/mailing addresses (§§ 321.0114, .0201(a)(2); 5.36) |
All listed GPs sign; deliver captioned certificate to secretary of state; attorney-in-fact may sign (§§ 321.0201(a), .0204, .0206(a)) |
$100 statutory certificate fee; consent/decree/affidavit accompanies name if non-distinguishable; filing copy returned (§§ 321.0108(e), .0206(a), (d)) |
Substantially compliant LP forms on filing or specified later effective time/date, capped at 30 days; filed record controls third-party detrimental reliance (§§ 321.0201(c)-(d), .0206(c)) |
No newspaper publication or proof step in initial certificate and filing scheme (§§ 321.0201, .0206) |
Certificate must state whether LP is an LLLP (§ 321.0201(a)(4)); foreign, tax, securities, partner liability, and particular outcome outside table |
| Mississippi verified 2026-09-23 | Mississippi Uniform Limited Partnership Act; LP forms when effective certificate and two-person/general-and-limited-partner conditions all exist (§ 79-14-201(a), (d)). |
Oral, implied, or recorded agreement governs internal affairs; intending partners may make it effective on formation (§§ 79-14-102(14), -105(a), -106(c)). |
Name; registered-agent information; principal-office street/mail addresses; each general partner’s street/mail addresses; LLLP status (§ 79-14-201(b)). |
“limited partnership,” “LP,” or “L.P.”; distinguishable from listed entity, registered, reserved, and fictitious names (§ 79-14-114(b), (d)). |
Commercial-agent name or noncommercial-agent name/address/email; principal office may be outside Mississippi; agent appointment affirms notice, forwarding address, and consent (§§ 79-14-201(b), -102(16); 79-35-5(a)-(b)). |
All listed general partners sign; agent may sign; deliver certificate to Secretary of State (§§ 79-14-203(a)(1), (b), -201(a)). |
$50 base fee; SOS may require conformed copy for paper filing and prescribed cover sheet (§§ 79-14-1301(2), -206(d), (f)). |
Filing generally effective at recorded delivery time; delay up to 90 days; LP forms only after partner conditions; good-standing certificate conclusive as stated (§§ 79-14-207, -210(b), -201(d), -211(c)). |
Formation section lists certificate and partner conditions; no newspaper or publication proof step there (§ 79-14-201(a)-(d)). |
Certificate says whether LLLP; table does not decide liability, tax, securities, licenses, or whether a particular filing formed an LP (§ 79-14-201(b)(5), (d)). |
| Missouri verified 2026-09-23 | Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 359; domestic LP of at least two persons with general and limited partners (§§ 359.011, .091) |
Agreement may be written or oral; certificate filing is the stated formation step (§§ 359.011, .091) |
LP name; registered office/agent; each GP's name/mailing address; dissolution events or duration; optional matters (§ 359.091) |
‘limited partnership,’ ‘LP,’ or ‘L.P.’; distinguishable from listed entity/reserved names (§ 359.021) |
Missouri registered office and agent maintained; certificate gives office address and agent name (§§ 359.041, .091) |
All general partners sign original certificate; filing with secretary of state; signing affirms truth (§§ 359.091, .121, .141) |
$100 base certificate fee; military-partner waiver on proof; optional $5 surcharge through 2026 (§§ 359.651, .653) |
On filing or other certificate-specified time with substantial compliance; filed record gives statutory notice (§§ 359.091, .141, .161) |
No newspaper publication or proof step in chapter 359's certificate and filing scheme (§§ 359.091, .141) |
LLLP status uses a separate application and name rule (§ 359.172); other status and particular outcome outside table |
| Montana verified 2026-09-26 | Montana Uniform Limited Partnership Act; domestic LP formed through initial certificate (§§ 35-12-504(11), 35-12-601) |
Oral, implied, or recorded partner agreement governs internal relations; certificate filing is the stated formation act (§§ 35-12-504(13), 35-12-515(1), 35-12-601) |
LP name; agent filing information; each general partner’s name and business mailing address; LLLP status; any applicable Part 15 information (§ 35-12-601(1)) |
“limited partnership,” “l.p.” or “lp”; separate LLLP designator if elected; distinguishable name or statutory authorization (§ 35-12-505) |
Commercial agent name, or noncommercial agent name and Montana address; entity affirms agent consent. No separate designated-office field in certificate (§§ 35-12-601(1)(b), 35-7-104 to -105) |
Every listed general partner signs; attorney in fact may sign; deliver to Secretary of State (§§ 35-12-601(1), 35-12-604(1)(a), (2)) |
$10 current domestic-certificate fee; statute lists certificate fields and agent-consent affirmation, without a separate initial attachment (§§ 35-12-521, 35-12-601, 35-7-105(2)) |
Substantial compliance; formation when filed, subject to specified effective time/date capped at 90 days. Certificate of fact can conclusively evidence existence (§§ 35-12-601(3), 35-12-614(3), 35-12-617) |
Formation and filing provisions state no newspaper publication or proof-filing step (§§ 35-12-601, 35-12-614) |
Certificate states whether LLLP elected; tax, securities, partner liability and any particular filing outcome remain separate (§§ 35-12-504(9), 35-12-601(1)(d)) |
| Nebraska verified 2026-09-23 | Nebraska Uniform Limited Partnership Act; domestic LP certificate (§§ 67-233, 67-240, 67-296) |
Written or oral agreement defined; certificate is the express formation filing (§§ 67-233(10), 67-240) |
LP name, office address, agent name/address, each general partner's name/address; other terms optional (§ 67-240(a)) |
‘limited partnership,’ ‘limited,’ ‘L.P.,’ or ‘Ltd.’; no same or deceptively similar registered name, subject to filed consent/transfer (§ 67-234) |
Nebraska office and eligible service agent; certificate gives office address and agent's name, street address, and any P.O. box (§§ 67-236(a), 67-240(a)(2)) |
All initial general partners execute; attorney in fact allowed; file with Secretary of State (§§ 67-240(a), 67-243, 67-245) |
Two signed copies; $110 written filing or $100 electronic statutory fee (§§ 67-245(a), 67-293) |
Substantial compliance: formation on filing or later specified time; filed endorsement conclusively dates filing absent actual fraud (§§ 67-240(b), 67-245(a)(1)) |
Formation and filing sections prescribe no newspaper notice or publication proof (§§ 67-240, 67-245) |
Ordinary domestic LP filing; no LLLP election field in initial certificate list; other regimes and a particular filing's outcome outside scope (§§ 67-233(7), 67-240(a)) |
| Nevada verified 2026-09-23 | Nevada Uniform Limited Partnership Act, NRS ch. 88; organizer-signed formation certificate filed with Secretary (§§ 88.315(8), .350) |
Agreement may be written or oral and governs partner admission; LP forms upon substantially compliant certificate filing (§§ 88.315(6)-(10), .350(2)) |
LP name; agent information; each organizer name/business address; each initial GP name/business address; latest dissolution date; restricted-LP election if chosen (§ 88.350(1)) |
“Limited Partnership,” “LP” or “L.P.”; limited-partner name restricted; distinguishable, with written acknowledged conflicting-name consent route (§ 88.320(1)) |
Nevada registered agent plus in-state principal records office or identified custodian; agent filing names commercial/noncommercial agent or service position and includes acceptance certificate (§§ 77.310, 88.330, 88.350) |
All organizers sign original; attorney-in-fact permitted; signed copy to Nevada Secretary of State; GP signer affirms truth under perjury penalties (§§ 88.375, .380) |
$75 certificate fee; agent acceptance certificate; separate initial GP list/declaration with $150 fee at filing unless alternative date allowed (§§ 77.310(2), 88.395(1)-(4), (12), 88.415(1)) |
Formation on certificate filing with substantial compliance; filed record notices LP and designated GP status only (§§ 88.350(2), .370, .380(1)) |
Promptly send filed certificate copy to limited partners unless agreement says otherwise; initial GP list due at filing or allowed alternative date; no newspaper step (§§ 88.350, .390, .395) |
LLLP status needs separate registration certificate and $100 fee, even if filed with initial LP certificate; no tax, licensing, securities, partner-liability, foreign, or case outcome determination (§§ 88.415(2), .606(1), (4)) |
| New Hampshire verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act, RSA ch. 304-B; domestic certificate (§§ 304-B:1(VII), 304-B:8) |
Agreement may be written or oral; certificate is express formation filing (§§ 304-B:1(IX), 304-B:8(I)) |
Name, registered office and agent, each general partner's name/business address, latest dissolution date; no limited-partner list (§ 304-B:8(I)) |
“limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or similar abbreviation at end; distinguishable from listed names, with limited consent routes (§ 304-B:2(I), (III)-(IV)) |
Continuous in-state registered office and eligible agent with matching business office; both in certificate (§§ 304-B:4, 304-B:8(I)(b)) |
All general partners sign original; attorney in fact allowed; Secretary of State filing (§§ 304-B:8(I), 304-B:11(I)(a), (II)) |
$100 base; $2 added for electronic fee payment; paper original plus exact/conformed copy, electronic filing no duplicate (§§ 304-B:13(I), 304-B:64(I), 5:10-a) |
Paper: close of filing business day unless specified time/delay ≤90 days; electronic: database acceptance or specified time; filed certificate gives limited notice (§§ 304-B:8(II), 304-B:13(III)-(IV), 304-B:15) |
Formation and filing provisions specify no newspaper publication or proof filing; prompt partner copies after returned filed certificate (§§ 304-B:8, 304-B:13, 304-B:16) |
Ordinary domestic LP certificate has no LLLP election field; separate regimes and a particular LP's outcome outside scope (§§ 304-B:1(VII), 304-B:8(I)) |
| New Jersey verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Law (1976), N.J.S.A. ch. 42:2A; formation certificate (§§ 42:2A-5, -14) |
Written or oral valid agreement governs partners; §§ 42:2A-14–15 make certificate filing constitutive, with no separate agreement-filing step stated |
Name, business character, agent/office, each general partner, aggregate contributions, conditional rights/timing, dissolution and principal office (§ 42:2A-14) |
“limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP”; distinguishable from listed entity and reserved names; limited-partner name restricted (§ 42:2A-6) |
New Jersey registered office and matching agent business office; principal office may be outside NJ (§§ 42:2A-8, -14) |
All general partners sign; execution affirms truth under perjury penalties; file with State Treasurer (§§ 42:2A-5, -14, -19) |
$100 for original certificate; deliver original and duplicate copy (§§ 42:2A-21, -68) |
On filing or specified later time within 30 days, subject to substantial compliance; filed-stamped duplicate returned (§§ 42:2A-15, -21) |
Initial-certificate provisions require filing and duplicate; §§ 42:2A-14–15, -19, -21 state no newspaper or proof deadline |
Ordinary domestic LP formation only; foreign, LLLP, tax, securities, licensing, partner liability and actual acceptance outside this table |
| New Mexico verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Revised Limited Partnership Act; every newly formed domestic LP under it is an LLLP (§§ 54-2A-101, -108(A), -201(A)(4)). |
Agreement may be oral, implied, or recorded; governs internal relations; certificate is the public formation step (§§ 54-2A-102(M), -110(A), -201(A)). |
Name; designated-office street/mail address; service-agent name/street/mail address; each general partner’s name/street/mail address; mandatory LLLP statement (§ 54-2A-201(A)). |
Domestic name must say “limited liability limited partnership,” “LLLP,” or “L.L.L.P.”; distinguishable on SOS records (§ 54-2A-108(A), (D)). |
New Mexico designated office plus resident-individual or authorized-business service agent; both initial details in certificate (§§ 54-2A-114(A), (C), -201(A)(2)). |
All listed general partners sign (attorney in fact allowed); deliver duplicate originals to Secretary of State (§§ 54-2A-204(A)(1), (B), -206(A)). |
$100 initial certificate fee; duplicate originals required; § 54-2A-201(A) lists certificate fields (§§ 54-2A-210(A)(1), -206(A)). |
Substantial compliance and SOS filing form LP; delayed date capped at 90 days; filing establishes formation prerequisites (§§ 54-2A-201(C), -206(D)). |
Formation provision uses SOS certificate filing; no newspaper or publication proof step stated there (§ 54-2A-201(A)-(C)). |
LLLP status is mandatory for new domestic LPs under this act; this table does not determine a particular partner’s liability, tax, securities, or licenses (§§ 54-2A-108(A), -201(A)(4)). |
| New York verified 2026-09-23 | Revised Limited Partnership Act, Partnership Law art. 8-A; certificate filed with Department of State (§§ 121-201(a), 121-206) |
General partners execute a written agreement to form; limited partners need not sign it (§§ 121-201(a), 121-110(a)–(b)) |
LP name, New York office county, secretary-of-state service address, optional registered agent, every general partner name/street address, latest dissolution date (§ 121-201(a)) |
“Limited Partnership” or “L.P.”; distinguishable from listed LP, corporation, LLC, and reserved names (§ 121-102(a)(1)–(2)) |
Designate secretary of state as service agent and process-mailing address; optional additional New York registered agent; name office county (§§ 121-201(a)(2)–(4), 121-105(a)) |
All general partners named sign; attorney-in-fact may sign, with power retained in records; deliver to Department of State (§§ 121-204(a)(1), (b), 121-206) |
$200 initial certificate; $50 later filing of publication certificate and newspaper affidavits (§§ 121-1300(e)–(f), 121-201(c)(i)) |
Forms on filing or stated later time within 60 days; filing conclusive absent fraud except attorney-general action (§ 121-201(b)) |
Within 120 days publish weekly for six successive weeks in two county-clerk-designated newspapers (one weekly, one daily), then file certificate and affidavits; missing proof suspends business authority (§ 121-201(c)(i)) |
Ordinary LP formation only; LLP/foreign filings and tax, securities, licensing, partner liability, and disputed outcome beyond this table |
| North Carolina verified 2026-09-23 | N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 59 art. 5; certificate filed with Secretary of State (§§ 59-201, 59-206) |
Written or oral partnership agreement recognized; formation on substantially compliant effective certificate filing (§§ 59-102(10), 59-201(b)) |
Name, registered-office county/city/street and agent, optional fixed dissolution date, each general partner name/address, separate records-office address if used (§ 59-201(a)) |
Ordinary LP uses “limited partnership,” “L.P.,” “LP,” or “ltd. partnership”; distinguishable from listed entity and reserved names (§§ 55D-20(a)(3), 55D-21(b)) |
North Carolina registered office and eligible agent continuously maintained; agent business office matches registered office (§ 55D-30(a)) |
All general partners sign; attorney-in-fact permitted; signer states name/capacity and makes perjury affirmation (§§ 59-204, 55D-10(b)(6)) |
$50 ordinary certificate; $125 if initial certificate also includes LLLP registration; mandatory form if prescribed (§§ 59-1106(a)(1)–(2), 55D-10(b)(7)) |
Substantial compliance and effective filing form LP; delayed effective date capped at 90th day after filing; filing alone does not validate information (§§ 59-201(b), 55D-13) |
§§ 59-201, 59-206 and 55D-10, 55D-13 prescribe certificate and filing mechanics; no initial newspaper-publication or proof step in those provisions |
If forming as LLLP, include its registration application in certificate (§ 59-201(e)); foreign, tax, securities, licensing, liability, disputed outcome outside table |
| North Dakota verified 2026-09-23 | North Dakota Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001), N.D.C.C. ch. 45-10.2; domestic certificate (§§ 45-10.2-01, 45-10.2-23) |
Agreement governs internal relations; public certificate filing forms the LP; no agreement attachment stated (§§ 45-10.2-12(1), 45-10.2-23(1)-(2)) |
Name, general business character, principal-office street/mailing addresses, each general partner name/addresses, agent; entity GP must separately register (§§ 45-10.2-16, 45-10.2-23(1)) |
“limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP”; distinguishable from listed names/marks unless written consent or judgment filed (§ 45-10.2-10(1), (3)) |
Continuous in-state registered agent; certificate gives commercial agent name or noncommercial agent name/address; street/rural-route address, consent affirmed (§§ 45-10.2-17, 45-10.2-23(1), 10-01.1-04, 10-01.1-05) |
All listed general partners sign, attorney in fact allowed; file with Secretary of State (§§ 45-10.2-23(1), 45-10.2-25(1)(a), (2)) |
$110 base; no agreement attachment in certificate list; entity general-partner registration may be required (§§ 45-10.2-16, 45-10.2-23(1), 45-10.2-109(1)) |
Formation on filing or specified date within 90 days; filed record returned; agreement controls partners but relied-on public certificate controls outsiders (§§ 45-10.2-23(2)-(3), 45-10.2-27(1), (3)) |
Certificate/filing scheme states no newspaper or proof step; filed copy goes to the person on whose behalf it was filed (§§ 45-10.2-23, 45-10.2-27(1)) |
LLLP forms under a separate certificate in ch. 45-23 with an election statement; ordinary LP certificate has no LLLP election field; other outcomes outside scope (§§ 45-10.2-23(1), 45-23-04(1)) |
| Oklahoma verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2010, title 54 ch. 9; initial certificate delivered to Secretary of State (§ 500-201A(a)) |
Agreement governs partner relations where it speaks; formation follows substantially compliant certificate filing (§§ 500-110A(a), 500-201A(c)) |
Name; designated-office and agent street/mailing addresses; each GP name/street/mailing address; LLLP election; nonperpetual duration; email fields begin Nov. 1 (§ 500-201A(a)) |
Ordinary LP name uses limited partnership, L.P. or LP and is distinguishable on state records, subject to statutory conflict routes (§ 500-108A(b), (d)-(e)) |
Oklahoma designated office and process agent; eligible resident person/entity, and domestic LP may serve as its own agent (§§ 500-114A(a), (c), 500-201A(a)(2)) |
All listed GPs sign initial certificate; attorney in fact may sign; deliver to Secretary of State (§§ 500-204A(a)(1), (b), 500-201A(a)) |
$100 initial certificate fee; permitted medium and required caption; no separate agreement attachment stated (§§ 500-206A(a), (c)(1), 500-201A(a)) |
Formation on compliant filing, with stated later time/date capped at 90th day; filed-stamped copy; optional good-standing certificate is conclusive existence evidence (§§ 500-201A(c), 500-206A(a)-(b), 500-209A(c)) |
Certificate and filing provisions state filing/fee/effect but no newspaper publication or proof step (§§ 500-201A, 500-206A) |
Certificate states LLLP election if chosen (§ 500-201A(a)(4)); this table does not decide liability, foreign registration, tax, securities, licenses or disputed formation |
| Oregon verified 2026-09-23 | Oregon Limited Partnership Act, ORS ch. 70; initial certificate submitted to Secretary of State (§ 70.075(1)) |
Agreement may be written or oral and governs partnership affairs; formation requires substantially compliant filed certificate (§§ 70.005(17), 70.075(1)-(2)) |
LP name; records-office address and agent name/street address; mailing address; each GP name/business address; latest dissolution date; SOS rule identifiers (§ 70.075(1)) |
Name contains unabbreviated “limited partnership”; distinguishable on state records, with narrow final-court-order route (§ 70.010(1)(a), (c)) |
Oregon records office plus agent and physical registered office; no virtual/mail-forwarding registered office; records-office restrictions amended 2025 (§§ 70.020, 70.025(1), 70.075(1)(b)) |
Every named GP signs original certificate; attorney in fact may sign; submit one original to Oregon Secretary of State (§§ 70.090(1)(a), (2), 70.100(1)) |
$100 nonrefundable certificate filing fee; submit one original, with no authority exhibit needed for agent/fiduciary signer (§§ 56.140(1)(f), 70.100(1)) |
Formation on filing or stated later time, subject to substantial compliance; acknowledgment returned; filing notices only LP and named GP status (§§ 70.075(2), 70.100(1), 70.110) |
Promptly deliver/mail filed certificate copy to each limited partner after acknowledgment unless agreement says otherwise; no newspaper publication step in formation/filing provisions (§§ 70.075, 70.100, 70.115) |
Ordinary Chapter 70 LP only; this table does not decide LLLP or foreign status, tax, securities, licensing, partner liability or disputed formation (§§ 70.005(15), 70.075) |
| Pennsylvania verified 2026-09-23 | 15 Pa.C.S. ch. 86; certificate of limited partnership delivered to Department of State (§ 8621(a)) |
Agreement may be oral, implied, or recorded; formation requires effective certificate and partner composition, not a signed agreement (§§ 8612(a), 8621(d)) |
LP name, Pennsylvania registered-office address or commercial-provider substitute, each general partner name/address (§§ 8621(b), 109(a)) |
Ordinary LP need not use LP designator; name generally distinguishable from covered and reserved names; LLLP has separate designator (§§ 204(b), 202(b)) |
Continuous Pennsylvania registered office; commercial registered-office-provider substitute allowed (§§ 8625(a), 109(a)) |
All general partners listed sign initial certificate; any person may deliver it to Department of State (§§ 8623(a)(1), 8621(a)) |
$125 certificate fee; docketing statement when department-prescribed form gives notice; conditional statutory approvals (§§ 153(a)(3)(i), 134(a)(3), 135(a)(2), (6)) |
Department files conforming record; effective on delivery time or stated later time/date; formation also requires at least two partners, one of each class (§§ 136(a), (c), 8621(d)) |
Formation scheme in §§ 8621, 136 requires filing and partner composition; no initial newspaper-publication or proof step in those provisions |
LLLP name rule is distinct (§ 204(b)(2)); foreign, tax, securities, licensing, partner-liability, and disputed formation outcomes outside table |
| Rhode Island verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act, R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 7-13.1; domestic certificate (§ 7-13.1-201(a)) |
Agreement may be oral, implied, or recorded; preformation agreement optional; certificate and partner conditions form LP (§§ 7-13.1-102(16), 7-13.1-106(c), 7-13.1-201(d)) |
Name, principal-office address, in-state agent/street address, each general partner’s name/address, LLLP status; no limited-partner list (§ 7-13.1-201(b)) |
Ordinary LP uses “limited partnership,” “LP,” or “L.P.”; name distinguishable on Secretary records, subject to narrow exceptions (§ 7-13.1-114(b), (d)) |
In-state registered agent with in-state place of business and consent affirmed by designation; principal-office address in certificate (§§ 7-13.1-117(a)-(b), 7-13.1-201(b)(2)-(3)) |
All listed general partners sign, or authorized agent; perjury signature with signer name/capacity; Secretary of State filing (§§ 7-13.1-201(a), 7-13.1-203(a)(1), (b)-(c), 7-13.1-206(a)(4)-(5)) |
$100 base; pay due fees; Secretary may require paper duplicate and prescribed cover sheet; Form 300 offers optional additional-matters attachment (§§ 7-13.1-123(1), 7-13.1-206(c)-(f)) |
Filing time or later stated time/date within 90 days; formation also needs ≥2 partners, one general and one limited; filing does not presume accuracy (§§ 7-13.1-201(d), 7-13.1-207, 7-13.1-210(b), (e)) |
§ 7-13.1-201(d) states the formation conditions; no newspaper publication or proof step in that list or current Form 300 (§ 7-13.1-201(d)) |
Certificate states whether LLLP; ordinary LP is separate; tax, securities, partner liability, and particular filing outcome outside scope (§§ 7-13.1-102(12), 7-13.1-201(b)(5)) |
| South Carolina verified 2026-09-23 | South Carolina Uniform Limited Partnership Act, tit. 33, ch. 42; two or more persons with general and limited partners (§§ 33-42-20, -210) |
Agreement may be valid written or oral; certificate filing is stated formation step (§§ 33-42-20(9), -210) |
LP name, South Carolina office and service agent/address, each GP name/mailing address, latest dissolution date, optional matters (§ 33-42-210(a)) |
‘limited partnership,’ ‘LP,’ or ‘L.P.’; not same as or deceptively similar to listed corporation/LP names (§ 33-42-30) |
South Carolina records office and qualifying service agent maintained; certificate gives both addresses (§§ 33-42-50, -210(a)(2)) |
All GPs sign original; deliver two signed copies to Secretary of State; GP execution affirms facts under perjury penalties (§§ 33-42-240, -260) |
$10 statutory chapter filing charge; two signed certificate copies delivered; returned filed duplicate (§§ 33-42-2040(a), -260(a)) |
Formation on filing or other certificate-specified time with substantial compliance; filed record gives notice only of LP/GP status (§§ 33-42-210(b), -280) |
No newspaper publication/proof in initial scheme; GPs promptly send filed certificate to each LP unless agreement varies (§§ 33-42-210, -260, -290) |
Ordinary domestic LP certificate under ch. 42; no LLLP election field in § 33-42-210; other statuses and disputed outcome outside table |
| South Dakota verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act, SDCL ch. 48-7; initial domestic certificate (§§ 48-7-101(7), 48-7-201) |
Valid written or oral agreement admits partners; certificate filing is express formation step (§§ 48-7-101(5)-(9), 48-7-201) |
Name, § 59-11-6 agent information, every general partner name/business address, latest dissolution date; no limited-partner list (§ 48-7-201) |
“limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP”; distinguishable from specified state-record names; limited-partner-name restriction (§ 48-7-102) |
Continuous South Dakota office for records and agent meeting ch. 59-11; certificate gives commercial or noncommercial agent filing information (§§ 48-7-104, 48-7-201, 59-11-6) |
All general partners sign original, attorney in fact allowed; perjury affirmation; Secretary of State filing (§§ 48-7-201, 48-7-204) |
$125 base; one exact/conformed copy may be required for paper filing; electronic delivery if permitted (§§ 48-7-201, 48-7-206, 48-7-206.1) |
Substantial compliance: formation on filing or stated later time; filed certificate gives notice only of LP and listed general partners; filing proves no contents (§§ 48-7-201, 48-7-206.2, 48-7-208) |
No newspaper/proof step in §§ 48-7-201, 48-7-206; general partners send copies to limited partners after filing unless agreement provides otherwise (§ 48-7-209) |
Current LLLP route is later qualification of an LP; direct LLLP certificate starts Jan. 1, 2027; tax, securities, liability, and particular filing outcome outside scope (§ 48-7-1106; HB 1096 §§ 2-3) |
| Tennessee verified 2026-09-23 | Tennessee Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2017, Tenn. Code Ann. ch. 3 of title 61; § 61-3-201 certificate |
Oral, implied, recorded, or mixed agreement; preformation agreement may become effective on formation; do not file it (§§ 61-3-101, -105, -201) |
LP name; principal-office street/mailing addresses; Tennessee registered office/agent and county; each general partner name/addresses; LLLP yes/no (§ 61-3-201) |
Ordinary LP uses “limited partnership,” “LP,” or “L.P.”; distinguishable from listed filed names, subject to § 61-3-112 exceptions |
Tennessee registered agent continuously maintained; designation affirms consent; agent office at registered-office street address (§§ 61-3-101, -115, -201) |
Every general partner listed signs; agent may sign under written authorization; deliver certificate to secretary of state (§§ 61-3-201, -203) |
$100 certificate fee; agency SS-4470 form lists additional general-partner pages if needed; no partnership-agreement filing (§§ 61-3-201, -1205) |
Filing or specified later time, delayed date no more than 90 days; untimed delayed date at 4:30 p.m.; status certificate may conclusively evidence stated facts (§§ 61-3-201, -207, -209, -210) |
No initial newspaper publication or proof in § 61-3-201 certificate scheme or current SS-4470 instructions |
Certificate states whether LLLP; different name designator (§§ 61-3-201, -112); other status, foreign, tax, securities, liability, and outcome outside table |
| Texas verified 2026-09-23 | Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code §§ 3.001, 3.005, 3.011 and ch. 153; ordinary domestic LP certificate of formation |
Partners must enter partnership agreement and file formation certificate (§ 3.011(a)); unlike California, no before/after timing sentence in this provision |
Entity name/type, registered office/agent, initial mailing address, every general partner name/address, U.S. records-office address; LP exempt from purpose/duration statements (§§ 3.005(a), 3.011(c)) |
Name contains “limited,” “limited partnership,” or abbreviation; distinguishable from listed records; LLLP adds liability designator (§§ 5.053(a), 5.055) |
Texas registered office/agent named; agent consents in written/electronic form, but consent copy need not accompany certificate (§§ 3.005(a)(5), 5.201, 5.2011(a)) |
Each general partner signs; certificate filed with secretary of state; no notarization for ordinary LP under § 3.004(b)(1) and official Form 207 instructions |
$750 for domestic LP certificate (§ 4.155(1)); initial mailing address in certificate; agent-consent copy not filed (SOS Form 207 instructions) |
Existence starts when filing takes effect, ordinarily on filing; stated date/time or future event within 90 days of signing may delay; filing acknowledgment is conclusive evidence except state-termination case (§§ 3.001(c)–(d), 4.051–.053) |
§§ 3.001, 3.005, 3.011 state agreement and certificate filing; those formation provisions specify no newspaper publication or proof filing |
Separate LLLP name rule (§ 5.055(b)–(c)); foreign LP, tax, securities, licenses, partner-liability, and disputed-formation outcomes outside this filing table |
| Utah verified 2026-10-01 | Utah Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Title 16 ch. 19; certificate of limited partnership delivered to Division (§§ 16-19-113, -201) |
Agreement may be oral, implied, recorded or mixed and governs internal affairs; formation separately requires effective certificate and partner minimums (§§ 16-19-101(15), -107, -201(4)) |
LP name, principal-office street/mailing addresses, agent information, each general partner’s name/street/mailing addresses and LLLP election (§ 16-19-201(2)) |
Ordinary LP name includes “limited partnership,” “L.P.” or “LP” and is distinguishable on Division records under shared naming rules (§§ 16-1a-302, -303(3)(b)) |
Certificate gives commercial agent name, or noncommercial agent name and Utah street/mailing address, or service office/position and mailing address; designation affirms consent (§§ 16-19-201(2); 16-1a-403–404) |
Deliver certificate to Division; shared rule requires an individual authorized or acting for authorized individual to sign, state name/capacity; agent may sign with authority affirmation (§§ 16-19-201; 16-1a-202, -208) |
Division published $70 LP/LLLP certificate fee; no separate agent-acceptance attachment in formation and shared agent provisions (§§ 16-19-201; 16-1a-404; Division schedule checked Oct. 1, 2026) |
Filing or stated later time/date up to 90 days; formation also needs 2 partners including GP and LP; filing creates no accuracy presumption (§§ 16-19-201(4); 16-1a-204, -207(7)) |
Current § 16-19-201 and shared filing provisions prescribe certificate delivery and filing without newspaper publication or proof step |
Certificate identifies LLLP election; ordinary LP table does not decide foreign status, tax, securities, licensing, partner liability or actual formation (§ 16-19-201(2)(e),(4)) |
| Vermont verified 2026-09-23 | 11 V.S.A. ch. 23; certificate forms a domestic LP with general and limited partners (§§ 3401, 3411) |
Agreement may be written or oral; general-partner admission follows it; certificate is the express formation filing (§§ 3401, 3411) |
Name; office and agent; every general and limited partner, limited-partner contributions, latest dissolution date (§ 3411(a)) |
‘Limited Partnership’ or ‘L.P.’; distinguishable on Secretary's records; other word and partner-name limits (§ 3402(a)) |
Vermont records office and in-state service agent; certificate gives office address and agent name, email and address (§§ 3404, 3411, 1655) |
All general partners sign; filing with Secretary of State; signature affirms truth under perjury penalty (§§ 3411, 3414) |
$130 certificate fee; deliver two signed copies; no additional initial attachment specified (§§ 3416, 3420) |
Filed date or later certificate time, with substantial compliance; returned filed duplicate and limited public notice (§§ 3411, 3416, 3418) |
No newspaper step in formation provisions; promptly send filed copy to each limited partner unless agreement differs (§§ 3411, 3416, 3419) |
No LLLP election among § 3411(a) certificate fields; formation filing does not decide other regulatory or liability questions |
| Virginia verified 2026-09-23 | Virginia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Va. Code ch. 50-2.1; SCC certificate (§§ 50-73.1, -73.11) |
Valid written or oral agreement governs partners; filed certificate is constitutive (§§ 50-73.1, -73.11, -73.17) |
LP name; registered agent/office; each general partner name/address plus entity jurisdiction and SCC ID if applicable; principal office (§ 50-73.11) |
“limited partnership,” “a limited partnership,” “L.P.,” or “LP”; distinguishable from listed names, with consent/undertaking exception (§ 50-73.2) |
Virginia registered office and eligible agent; principal office may be outside Virginia (§§ 50-73.4, -73.11) |
All general partners sign; signer states name and capacity; attorney-in-fact permitted; file with SCC (§§ 50-73.15, -73.17) |
$100; one signed certificate, legible English text, and prescribed form if SCC requires it (§ 50-73.17) |
SCC filing and substantial compliance; later effective time capped at 15th day; SCC admits compliant record (§§ 50-73.11, -73.17) |
Initial filing provisions state no newspaper deadline; general partners promptly send certificate copy to limited partners unless agreement says otherwise (§§ 50-73.11, -73.17, -73.20) |
Registered LLLP status requires separate LLP registration and naming conditions (§ 50-73.78); foreign, tax, securities, licensing, liability and outcome outside table |
| Washington verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act, RCW ch. 25.10; certificate under § 25.10.201 and unified filings under ch. 23.95 |
Agreement may be oral, implied, in a record, or mixed; certificate filing is constitutive (§§ 25.10.011, .081, .201) |
LP name; initial service-agent name/street and mailing addresses; each general partner name/street and mailing addresses; LLLP yes/no (§ 25.10.201) |
Ordinary LP: “limited partnership,” “LP,” or “L.P.”; distinguishable from listed names, with consent/undertaking route (§§ 23.95.300, .305) |
Washington registered agent continuously maintained; prior written-record consent filed with or as part of appointment (§§ 25.10.121, 23.95.405, .415) |
All general partners listed sign; agent may sign for a person; deliver to secretary of state (§§ 25.10.201, .231) |
$180 base original filing; required fee and agent consent; identical paper copy only if secretary requires it (RCW 23.95.200, .260; WAC 434-112-085) |
Formation on filing with substantial compliance; delayed date/time up to 90 days; filed copy/receipt and optional existence certificate (§§ 25.10.201, .251; 23.95.210, .225, .235) |
No initial newspaper step in filing scheme; initial report due within 120 days after organic record effective (§§ 25.10.201, .251; 23.95.255) |
LLLP election stated in certificate, with distinct required name (§§ 25.10.011, .201; 23.95.305); foreign, tax, securities, licensing, liability and outcome outside table |
| West Virginia verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act; domestic certificate (§§ 47-9-1(9), 47-9-8, 47-9-61) |
Written or oral agreement defined; certificate is express formation filing (§§ 47-9-1(11), 47-9-8(a)) |
Name, general business character, principal-office mailing address, optional service-agent name/address, each general partner's name/business address (§ 47-9-8(a)) |
‘limited partnership,’ ‘Ltd. Partnership,’ ‘LP,’ or ‘L.P.’; distinguishable from listed entity names (§ 47-9-2(1), (3)) |
In-state office maintained; certificate names service agent if any; Secretary of State is statutory attorney in fact (§§ 47-9-4, 47-9-5(a), 47-9-8(a)(3)) |
Two or more execute; all general partners sign; attorney in fact permitted; file with Secretary of State (§§ 47-9-8(a), 47-9-11(a)(1), (b)) |
One signed copy; $100 domestic certificate fee (§§ 47-9-13(a), 59-1-2(a)(1)(E)) |
Substantial compliance: formation on filing or later stated time; filed certificate gives notice of LP status and listed general partners (§§ 47-9-8(b), 47-9-15) |
Formation and filing sections specify no newspaper publication or proof filing (§§ 47-9-8, 47-9-13) |
Ordinary domestic LP certificate; no LLLP election field in § 47-9-8(a); other regimes and particular outcome outside scope (§§ 47-9-1(9), 47-9-8(a)) |
| Wyoming verified 2026-09-23 | Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Wyo. Stat. §§ 17-14-201 to -1104; initial domestic certificate (§§ 17-14-201, 17-14-202, 17-14-301) |
Valid written or oral partner agreement; general partners admitted under it, but certificate filing forms LP (§§ 17-14-202(a)(v), (ix), 17-14-301) |
Name; office and agent; each general partner name/business address; contributions; latest dissolution date; LLLP status (§ 17-14-301(a)) |
Unabbreviated “limited partnership”; distinguishable under corporate-name standard; limited-partner-name restriction (§§ 17-14-203, 17-16-401(b)) |
Wyoming records office and registered agent; agent/office address in certificate; physical registered office (§§ 17-14-205, 17-14-301(a)(iii), 17-28-101) |
All general partners sign; attorney in fact allowed; signature affirms facts under perjury penalty; file with Secretary of State (§§ 17-14-301, 17-14-304) |
$100 base; two signed copies by statute; current paper form includes agent consent and electronic-service certification (§§ 17-14-209(a)(i), 17-14-306(a), 17-28-101(c), 17-28-104(e)) |
Substantial compliance: formation on filing or specified later time; filing gives limited notice, not proof of every fact (§§ 17-14-301(b), 17-14-306, 17-14-308) |
No newspaper publication or proof step in formation and filing scheme; promptly send filed certificate copies to limited partners unless agreement varies (§§ 17-14-301, 17-14-306, 17-14-309) |
Certificate states whether LLLP elected; tax, securities, partner liability and particular filing outcome outside this comparison (§§ 17-14-202(a)(xv), 17-14-301(a)(xiv)) |
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