CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING.

(a) If the conditions set forth in this subsection are met, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of good standing for a limited partnership stating the limited partnership’s name and the date of its formation in this state and affirming that the limited partnership is in good standing. A certificate of good standing shall issue only if:

(1) all fees, taxes, and penalties due to the Secretary of State under the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2010 or other law have been paid;

(2) the limited partnership’s most recent annual certificate required by Section 28 of this act has been filed by the Secretary of State;

(3) the limited partnership’s certificate of limited partnership has not been amended to state that the limited partnership is dissolved; and

(4) a statement of cessation has not been filed by the Secretary of State.

(b) If the conditions set forth in this subsection are met, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of good standing for a foreign limited partnership stating the foreign limited partnership’s name, or any fictitious name adopted under subsection (a) of Section 79 of this act for use in this state, and the date of its qualification in this state and affirming that the foreign limited partnership is in good standing and authorized to transact business in this state. A certificate of good standing shall issue only if:

(1) all fees, taxes, and penalties due to the Secretary of State under the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2010 or other law have been paid;

(2) the foreign limited partnership’s most recent annual certificate required by Section 28 of this act has been filed by the Secretary of State; and

(3) the Secretary of State has not revoked its certificate of authority.

(c) A certificate of good standing issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.

Added by Laws 2010, c. 384, § 27, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.