[§425-161]  Foreign limited liabilitypartnerships; effect of failure to qualify.  (a)  A foreign limitedliability partnership engaged in the transaction of business in this Stateshall not maintain an action or proceeding in this State unless it has in effecta statement of foreign qualification.

(b)  The failure of a foreign limited liabilitypartnership to have in effect a statement of foreign qualification shall notimpair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign limited liabilitypartnership or preclude it from defending an action or proceeding in thisState.

(c)  A limitation on personal liability of apartner is not waived solely by the transaction of business in this Statewithout a statement of foreign qualification.

(d)  If a foreign limited liability partnershiptransacts business in this State without a statement of foreign qualification,the director shall be its agent for service of process with respect to a rightof action arising out of a business transaction in this State. [L 2000, c 218,pt of §1]