PAU
L D. PATE
Secretary of
St
a
t
e
State of
I
owa
APPLICATION
FO
R
CERTIFICATE OF AU
T
H
O
R
ITY
(LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - Iowa Code chap 488)
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Pursuant to section 902 of the Iowa Uniform Partnership Act, the undersigned limited partnership applies for a
certificate of authority to transact business in Iowa, and states:
1
.
T
he name o
f
t
he limi
t
ed par
t
nership is
:
1A. [See note 6] The name the limited partnership will use in Iowa, if different than the legal name of the limited partnership is:
2.
Is the foreign limited partnership a foreign limited liability limited partnership? Yes No
3
.
T
he limi
t
ed par
t
nership is organized under
t
he laws o
f
t
he s
t
a
t
e
[
or
f
oreign coun
t
ry
]
of:
4
.
T
he da
t
e o
f
organiza
t
ion o
f
t
he limi
t
ed par
t
nership was
:
5
.
T
he dura
t
ion o
f
t
he limi
t
ed par
t
nership
:
6. The street and mailing address of its principal office is:
A
ddress
City
,
St
a
te,
Z
ip
7.
If the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign limited partnership is organized require the foreign limited
partnership to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing address of the required office is:
A
ddress
Ci
t
y
,
St
a
t
e
,
Z
ip
8.
The street and mailing address of its designated office in Iowa and the name of its registered agent at that office:
Name
A
ddress
City
,
St
a
te,
Z
ip
9.
The name and street and mailing address of each general partner is:
Name
A
ddress
City
,
St
a
te,
Z
ip
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Name
A
ddress
City
,
St
a
te,
Z
ip
Name
A
ddress
City
,
St
a
te,
Z
ip
[Please attach additional pages as necessary
]
10. A certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the secretary of
state or other official having custody of the limited partnership records in the state or country of
organization, accompanies this application.
11. Signature
T
ype or prin
t
name and
t
i
t
le
NOTES:
1. The filing is $100.00. Make checks payable to SECRETARY OF STATE.
2. A certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official
having custody of the limited partnership records in the state or country of organization, must accompany this
application.
3. The document is to be signed by a general
partner. A
copy of a signature is acceptable for filing. Verification is not required.
4. One copy of the document is to be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.
5. The effective time and date of the document is the later of the following:
a. the time of filing on the date it is filed;
b. the time specified in the document on the date it is filed;
c. the time and date specified in the document, not later than 90 days after the date it is filed.
6. If the name of the limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership does not satisfy the requirements of section 108
of the Iowa Uniform Limited
Partnership
Act, the limited partnership may do either of the following in applying for a certificate
of authority:
(a) add one of the following words or abbreviations to its name for use in Iowa:
LIMITED
PARTNERSHIPS:
add one of the following words or abbreviations to its name for use in Iowa: limited
partnership or the abbreviation L.P. or LP.
LIMITED
LIABILITY
LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP:
add one of the following words or abbreviations to its name for
use in Iowa: limited liability limited partnership or the abbreviation LLLP or L.L.L. P.
OR
(b) use a fictitious name to transact business in Iowa if the limited partnership’s real name is unavailable and the
limited partnership delivers to the Secretary of State for filing a copy of the resolution, certified by a general
partner, adopting the fictitious name.
7. The information you provide will be open to public inspection under Iowa Code chapter 22.11.
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SECRETARY OF STATE
Business Services Division
Lucas Building, 1st
F
loor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Phone: (515) 281-5204
Fax: (515) 242-5953
Website: s
os.iowa.gov