Form 701
Instruction Page 2 – Do not submit with filing.
leave the field blank. The partnership may file an amendment to the registration after it receives its
FEIN number from the IRS.
Item 3—Number of Partners: Provide the number of general partners in the partnership in item 3.
(For purposes of completing the registration, § 153.352 of the BOC provides that the term "partners"
refers to general partners only and does not include the limited partners in a limited partnership.) All
general partnerships must have two or more general partners. The secretary of state will not accept a
registration on behalf of a general partnership that lists the number of partners as one. A limited
partnership must have one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. The filing fee
will be calculated by multiplying the number of partners listed in item 3 by $200 per partner.
Item 4—Principal Office: Set forth the street address of the principal office of the partnership.
The address may be inside or outside of Texas as applicable.
Item 5—Statement of Partnership’s Business: Set forth a brief statement of the partnership’s
business. The business or activity to be pursued in Texas may be stated to be “any lawful business
or activity under the law of this state.”
Effectiveness of Filing: The registration of a limited liability partnership becomes effective as of
the date of filing by the secretary of state (option A). However, pursuant to sections 4.052, 4.053 and
152.802 of the BOC the effectiveness of the instrument may be delayed to a date not more than
ninety (90) days from the date the instrument is signed (option B).
On the filing of a document with a delayed effective date, the computer records of the secretary of
state will be changed to show the filing of the document, the date of the filing, and the future date on
which the document will be effective. In addition, at the time of such filing, the status of the entity’s
registration will be shown as “in existence” on the records of the secretary of state.
Execution: For a general partnership, the registration must be signed by a majority-in-interest of the
partners, or by one or more partners authorized by a majority-in-interest of the partners. For a limited
partnership, any general partner may sign.
The registration need not be notarized. However, before signing, please read the statements on this
form carefully. A person commits an offense under section 4.008 of the BOC if the person signs or
directs the filing of a filing instrument the person knows is materially false with the intent that the
instrument be delivered to the secretary of state for filing. The offense is a Class A misdemeanor
unless the person’s intent is to harm or defraud another, in which case the offense is a state jail
felony.
Payment and Delivery Instructions: The filing fee for registration is $200 per general partner. To
calculate the filing fee multiply the number of partners stated in the registration by $200. Fees may
be paid by personal checks, money orders, LegalEase debit cards, or American Express, Discover,
MasterCard, and Visa credit cards. Checks or money orders must be payable through a U.S. bank or
financial institution and made payable to the secretary of state. Fees paid by credit card are subject
to a statutorily authorized convenience fee of 2.7 percent of the total fees.
Submit the completed form in duplicate along with the filing fee. The form may be mailed to P.O.
Box 13697, Austin, Texas 78711-3697; faxed to (512) 463-5709; or delivered to the James Earl
Rudder Office Building, 1019 Brazos, Austin, Texas 78701. If a document is transmitted by fax,
credit card information must accompany the transmission (Form 807). On filing the document, the
secretary of state will return the appropriate evidence of filing to the submitter together with a file-
stamped copy of the document, if a duplicate copy was provided as instructed.
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