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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 Partnership Authority
Filing Fee: $99
(189-PRT)
Form Must Be Typed
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 535 Page 1 of 4
(Required only if partnership has filed a prior statement under Ohio Revised Code 1776)
Address of the partnership's chief executive office
If the chief executive office is not in Ohio, the address of any office of the partnership in Ohio, if one exists
Name of the Partnership
Registration Number of Partnership
ZIP Code
State
City
Mailing Address
ZIP Code
State
City
Mailing Address
Form 535 Prescribed by:
Provide the names and addresses of all partners or appoint an information agent
Partner Name Address
Information Agent
Name of Agent
ZIP Code
State
City
Mailing Address
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 partnership may be served.
Acceptance of Appointment
The undersigned, named herein as the statutory agent for
hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment of agent for said partnership
Name of Partnership
ZIP Code
City
Mailing Address
Name of Agent
State
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Page 2 of 4Form 535
Name of Partnership
Individual Agent's Signature / Signature on behalf of Business Serving as Agent
Must Complete This Section
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 535 Page 3 of 4
Optional: The names of the partners authorized to execute an instrument transferring real property held in the
name of the partnership and any limitations of that authority.
Names Authority / Limitations
Optional: The names of the partners authorized to enter into transactions on behalf of the partnership (other than
instruments transferring real property held in the name of the partnership) and any limitations on that authority.
Names Authority / Limitations
Optional: Insert here or on attached sheets any other matter to be included in a statement of authority.
Names Authority / Limitations
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Page 4 of 4Form 535
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 an 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.
Print Name
By (if applicable)
Signature
Print Name
By (if applicable)
Signature
Print Name
By (if applicable)
Signature
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 535
This form should be used to file a statement of partnership authority pursuant to Ohio Revised Code
§1776.33.
Name and Registration Number of Partnership
The name of the partnership must be provided. This name does not have to be distinguishable
upon the records from other business names. By operation of law, five years after the date on which
the Statement, or the most recent amendment, was filed with the Secretary of State, the statement is no
longer valid.
A registration number may be provided if the partnership is already on our records and the statement
is being filed to continue to provide valid notice of the partnership's status.
Address of Partnership
The partnership must provide the address of its chief executive office. If the chief executive office is
outside of Ohio, then also provide the address of an Ohio office address, if one exists.
Names and Addresses of Partners OR Information Agent Information
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1776.33(A)(1)(c), the partnership must provide a list of the names and
addresses of all partners OR the partnership must provide the name and address of an information
agent.
Original Appointment of Agent and Acceptance of Appointment
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1776.07, any partnership that maintains an effective statement of
partnership authority must maintain continuously in Ohio an agent for service of process on the
partnership. 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.
Authority of Partners
The partnership may list the names of partners authorized to execute an instrument transferring real
property held in the name of the partnership, the authority, including limitations, which some or all of the
partners have to enter other transactions on behalf of the partnership, and any other matter.
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.
Instructions for Statement of Partnership Authority
Signature(s)
After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that the form is signed by an
authorized representative of the partnership.
**Note: A Statement of Partnership Authority only provides valid notice to the public for a
period of five years after the date on which the statement, or the most recent amendment, was
filed with the Secretary of State. After five years the statement may not be a valid record of
the 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 535