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limited partnership records in the state or country under | whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized. The | certificate of existence must have been made not more than 90 | days prior to the delivery of the application for filing. |
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| | 3.__Applicant's exclusive use.__The limited partnership name | is registered for the foreign limited partnership's exclusive use | upon the effective date of the application until the end of the | calendar year in which the application was filed. |
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| | 4.__Renewal of registered name.__A foreign limited partnership | whose registration is effective may renew it for a successive | year by delivering for filing to the Secretary of State a renewal | application that complies with the requirements of subsection 2 | between October 1st and December 31st. The renewal application, | when filed, renews the registration for the following calendar | year. |
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| | 5.__Qualify as foreign limited partnership.__A foreign limited | partnership whose registration is effective may, after the | registration is effective, qualify as a foreign limited | partnership under the registered name or may consent in writing | to the use of that name by a limited partnership organized under | this Act or by another foreign limited partnership authorized to | transact business in this State.__The registration terminates | when the domestic limited partnership is organized or the foreign | limited partnership qualifies or consents to the qualification of | another foreign limited partnership under the registered name. |
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| | Sec. C-9. 31 MRSA §492, sub-§3, ¶H, as amended by PL 1993, c. 316, | §56, is further amended to read: |
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| H. A certificate of good standing or its equivalent from the | proper officer of its jurisdiction of organization existence | or a document of similar import duly authenticated by the | secretary of state or other official having custody of | limited partnership records in the state or country under | whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized. The | certificate of good standing or its equivalent existence | must have been made not more than 90 days prior to the | delivery of the application for filing; and |
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| | Sec. C-10. 31 MRSA §494, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 552, §2 and | affected by §4, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Name. A foreign limited partnership may apply to the | Secretary of State to do business in this State under any name | that conforms with the requirements of section 403 403-A. The | name does not need to be the same as the name under which it is | authorized | to do business in the jurisdiction of its organization. |
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