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Name:
(Individual or Business Name)
To the attention of:
(If necessary)
Address:
City:
State: ZIP Code:
Phone Number: E-mail Address:
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Regular Service: Only the filing fee listed on page one of the form is required and the filing will be
processed in approximately 3-7 business days. The processing time may vary based on the volume of
filings received by our office.
Expedite Service 1: By including an Expedite fee of $100.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 2 business days after it is received by our office.
Expedite Service 2: By including an Expedite fee of $200.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 1 business day after it is received by our office.
This service
is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.
Expedite Service 3: By including an Expedite fee of $300.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 4 hours after it is received by our office, if received by 1:00
p.m.
This service is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.
Preclearance Filing: For the purpose of advising as to the acceptability of the proposed filing, a form that is
to be submitted at a later date for processing may be submitted for examination for a fee of $50.00. The
Preclearance will be complete within 1-2 business days.
Last Revised: 5/14/2014
Certificate of Domestic Limited Partnership
Filing Fee: $99
(141-CLP)
Form Must Be Typed
Name of the Partnership
Address of the
Partnership's Principal
Place of Business
Effective Date (The status of the partnership as a limited partnership begins upon the filing of the certificate or on a later
(Optional) date specified that is not more than ninety days after filing)
Name and Address of Each General Partner
Name Business or Residential Address
Name must include one of the following words or abbreviations: "Limited Partnership," "L.P.," "Limited." or "Ltd."
Mailing Address
City
ZIP Code
State
Date
Form 531A Page 1 of 3 Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 531A Prescribed by:
Form 531A Page 2 of 3 Last Revised: 9/24/2015
ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
The undersigned authorized representative(s) of
hereby appoints the following to be Statutory Agent upon whom any process, notice or demand required
or permitted by statute to be served upon the limited partnership may be served. The name and address
of the agent is
ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT
The undersigned, named herein as the statutory agent for
hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment of agent for said limited partnership
Name of Limited Partnership
Agent Name
Mailing Address
City
State
ZIP Code
Name of Limited Partnership
Individual Agent's Signature / Signature on behalf of Business Serving as Agent
Form 531A Page 3 of 3 Last Revised: 9/24/2015
By signing and submitting this form to the Ohio Secretary of State, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she has the
requisite authority to execute this document.
REQUIRED
Must be signed by all
general partners.
If general partner is an
individual, then they
must sign in the "signature"
box and print their name
in the "Print Name" box.
If general partner is a business
entity, not an individual,
then please print the
business name in the
"signature" box, a general
partner of the business entity
must sign in the "By" box
and print their name in the
"Print Name" box.
Signature
Print Name
Print Name
Signature
Print Name
Signature
Print Name
Signature
By (if applicable)
By (if applicable)
By (if applicable)
By (if applicable)
Form 531A Last Revised: 9/24/2015
This form should be used to form a domestic limited partnership.
Name of Partnership
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1782.02 the name of a limited partnership must include the word or
abbreviation "Limited Partnership," "L.P.," "Limited,” or “Ltd.” The name must not contain the name of a
limited partner unless the name is also the name of a general partner or the business of the limited
partnership had been carried on under that name prior to the admission of that limited partner. The
name must be distinguishable upon the records in the office of the secretary of state. See Name
Availability Guide at www.OhioSecretaryofState.gov, for more information regarding name requirements
and restrictions.
Address of Principal Place of Business
Please provide the address of the principal place of business of the limited partnership.
Effective Date
An effective date may be provided but is not required. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1782.08(C), the
status of the partnership as a limited partnership begins upon the filing of the certificate or on a later date
specified in the certificate provided it is not more than 90 days after filing.
Name and Address of General Partners
Please provide the name and business or residence address of each general partner. If a foreign
corporation is a general partner, the corporation must be licensed to do business in Ohio pursuant to
OAG 89-081.
Original Appointment of Statutory Agent and Acceptance of Appointment
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1782.04, an Ohio limited partnership must appoint and maintain a
statutory agent to accept service of process on behalf of the partnership. We cannot accept a certificate
of limited partnership unless the statutory agent information is provided. The statutory agent must be
one of the following: (1) A natural person who is a resident of this state; or (2) A domestic or foreign
corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, limited partnership association, professional association, business trust, or
unincorporated nonprofit association that has a business address in this state. If the agent is a business
entity then the agent must meet the requirements of Title XVII of the Revised Code to transact business
or exercise privileges in Ohio. The statutory agent must also sign the Acceptance of Appointment on
page 2.
Signature(s)
After completing the information on the filing form, please make sure that the form is signed by all
general partners.
Additional Provisions
If the information you wish to provide for the record does not fit on the form, please attach additional
provisions on a single-sided, 8 1/2 x 11 sheet(s) of paper.
**Note: Our office cannot file or record a document that contains a social security number or tax
identification number. Please do not enter a social security number or tax identification number,
in any format, on this form.
Instructions for Certificate of Domestic Limited Partnership