§ 7-12-59. Applicability to foreign and interstate commerce. (a) A partnership, including a registered limited-liability partnership, formed and existing pursuant to an agreement governed by this chapter, may conduct its business, carry on its operations and have and exercise the powers granted by this chapter in any state, territory, district or possession of the United States, or in any foreign country.

(b) It is the intent of the general assembly that the legal existence of partnerships, including registered limited-liability partnerships, formed in this state are recognized outside the boundaries of this state and that, subject to any reasonable requirement of registration, a partnership, including a registered limited-liability partnership, formed pursuant to an agreement governed by this chapter and transacting business outside this state is granted the protection of full faith and credit under the Constitution of the United States.

(c) The liability of partners in a partnership, including registered limited-liability partnerships, formed and existing pursuant to an agreement governed by this chapter for the debts and obligations of the partnership, is at all times determined exclusively by the laws of this state.

(d) Before transacting business in this state, a foreign registered limited-liability partnership shall comply with any statutory or administrative registration or filing requirements governing the specific type of business in which the partnership is engaged, and file a notice with the secretary of state, on any forms that the Secretary provides, stating:

(1) The name of the partnership;

(2) The jurisdiction, the laws of which govern its partnership agreement and under which it is registered as a limited-liability partnership;

(3) The address of its principal office;

(4) If the partnership's principal office is not located in this state;

(5) The address of a registered office and the name and address of a registered agent for service of process in this state that the partnership shall be required to maintain;

(6) The names and addresses of all resident partners in this state;

(7) A brief statement of the business in which the partnership engages;

(8) Any other information that the partnership determines to include;

(9) A statement that the partnership is a registered limited-liability partnership. The notice shall be accompanied by a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000). The notice is effective for two (2) years from the date of filing, after which time the partnership shall file a new notice. The filing of the notice with the secretary of state makes it unnecessary to file any other documents under §§ 6-1-1 - 6-1-4.

(e) The name of a foreign registered limited-liability partnership doing business in this state shall contain the words "Registered Limited-Liability Partnership" or "L.L.P." or "LLP", or any other similar words or abbreviation as are required or authorized by the laws of the state where the partnership is registered, as the last words or letters of its name.

(f) The internal affairs of foreign registered limited-liability partnerships, including the liability of partners for debts, obligations, and liabilities of, or chargeable to, the partnership or another partner or partners, are subject to and governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the foreign registered limited-liability partnership is registered.

History of Section. (P.L. 1996, ch. 270, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 80, § 1.)