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Please make checks or money orders payable to: "Ohio Secretary of State"
Type of Service Being Requested: (PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX BELOW)
Phone Number:
State:
City:
Address:
(If necessary)
To the attention of:
(Individual or Business Name)
Name:
Please return the approval certificate to:
ZIP Code:
E-mail Address:
Check here if you would like to receive important notices via e-mail from the Ohio Secretary of State's
office regarding Business Services.
Check here if you would like to be signed up for our Filing Notification System for the business entity
being created or updated by filing this form. This is a free service provided to notify you via e-mail when
any document is filed on your business record.
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.
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 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.
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.
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
Statement of Foreign Qualification
(Limited Liability Partnership)
Filing Fee: $99
(105-PLF)
Form Must Be Typed
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 537 Page 1 of 2
If a pre-existing limited partnership registered with the secretary of state elects to become a foreign limited liability
partnership, provide the registration number of the pre-existing limited partnership.
If a partnership that has previously filed a statement under Chapter 1776 of the Ohio Revised Code
elects to become a foreign limited liability partnership, provide the registration number.
Registration Number
Registration Number
Name must end with one of the following phrases or abbreviations: "registered limited liability
partnership," "limited liability partnership," "R.L.L.P.," "L.L.P.," "RLLP," or "LLP."
Effective Date (The status of the partnership or limited partnership as a limited
(Optional) liability partnership begins upon the filing of the statement or on a later
date specified.)
Address of the partnership's chief executive office
Name of Foreign Limited Liability Partnership
ZIP Code
State
City
Mailing Address
All registrants must complete the remainder of the form to create a new LLP, or if you have provided a
registration number above and you wish to have your pre-existing partnership or limited partnership become
a LLP.
Complete this section only if an existing partnership or limited partnership, previously registered in our office is
filing this form to become a limited liability partnership.
Jurisdiction of Formation
Foreign Limited Liability Partnership must attach evidence of existence in its jurisdiction of formation.
Form 537 Prescribed by:
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 537
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 a authorized
representative.
If authorized representative
is an individual, then they
must sign in the "signature"
box and print their name
in the "Print Name" box.
If authorized representative
is a business entity, not an
individual, then please print
the business name in the
"signature" box, an
authorized representative
of the business entity
must sign in the "By" box
and print their name in the
"Print Name" box.
Page 2 of 2
If the chief executive office is not in Ohio, the address of any office of the partnership in Ohio, if one exists
If the partnership does not have an office in Ohio, provide the name and address of the partnership's agent
for service of process
ZIP Code
State
City
Mailing Address
Print Name
Signature
ZIP Code
City
Mailing Address
State
Print Name
Signature
Name of Agent
By (if applicable)
By (if applicable)
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1776.86, a foreign limited liability partnership must file this form with
the secretary of state prior to transacting business in Ohio. Ohio Revised Code §1776.88 sets forth
certain the activities of a foreign limited liability partnership that do not constitute transacting business.
If a limited partnership that is registered with the secretary of state is qualifying to become a foreign
limited liability partnership, the limited partnership's registration number must be provided. When the
limited partnership becomes a limited liability partnership, it will not be given a new registration number.
It will use the same registration number previously assigned to the limited partnership pursuant to Ohio
Revised Code §1782.64.
If a partnership that has previously filed a statement under Chapter 1776 of the Ohio Revised Code
elects to become a limited liability partnership, the partnership's registration number must be provided
when the partnership becomes a limited liability partnership. It will not be given a new registration
number. It will be the same registration number previously assigned to the partnership.
Name of Partnership
The name of the partnership must be provided. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1776.86(A)(1), the
name of a limited liability partnership shall satisfy the requirements of the state or other jurisdiction under
whose law it is formed and shall end with “registered limited liability partnership,” “limited liability
partnership,” “R.L.L.P.,” “L.L.P.,” “RLLP,” or “LLP.”
Address of Partnership
The partnership must provide the address of its chief executive office and that of one office in Ohio, if an
Ohio office exists. If the chief executive office is located in Ohio, provide only that address.
Appointment of Agent
If the partnership does not have an office in this state, the limited liability partnership must provide the
name and address of an agent for service of process. The agent of a limited liability partnership must be
one of the following (1) an individual who is a resident of Ohio or (2) a corporation (for-profit or
nonprofit), business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture,
government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial
entity in its own or any representative capacity, in each case whether domestic or foreign, authorized to
do business in Ohio.
Effective Date
An effective date may be provided but is not required. The qualification of a limited liability partnership
begins upon filing of the statement of qualification or on a later date specified in the
statement.
Evidence of Existence
The foreign limited liability partnership must attach evidence of existence in its jurisdiction of formation
(origin). A certificate of existence from the state of origin fulfills this requirement.
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 537
Instructions for Statement of Foreign Qualification
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.
Signature(s)
After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that the form is signed by an
authorized representative of the limited liability partnership.
**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.
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 537
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