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§  121-902.  Application  for  authority,  contents.  (a) Before doing  business in this state, a foreign limited partnership  shall  apply  for  authority  to  do business in this state by submitting to the department  of state (i) a certificate of existence or, if no  such  certificate  is  issued  by  the  jurisdiction  of  organization,  a  certified copy of a  restated  certificate  of  limited  partnership   and   all   subsequent  amendments  thereto  or,  if  no  restated certificate has been filed, a  certified copy of the certificate filed as its organizational basis  and  all  amendments  thereto  (if such certificate or certified copy is in a  foreign language, a translation thereof under  oath  of  the  translator  shall  be  attached  thereto) and (ii) an application for authority as a  foreign limited  partnership  entitled  "Application  for  authority  of  .........  (name  of  limited  partnership) under Section 121-902 of the  Revised Limited Partnership  Act,"  signed  by  a  general  partner  and  setting forth:    (1)  the  name  of  the  foreign limited partnership and, if a foreign  limited partnership's name is not acceptable for authorization  pursuant  to  section  121-102 of this article, the fictitious name under which it  proposes to apply for authority and do business  in  this  state,  which  name  shall  be  in  compliance with section 121-102 of this article and  shall be used by the foreign limited partnership  in  all  its  dealings  with  the department of state and in the conduct of its business in this  state. (The provisions of section one  hundred  thirty  of  the  general  business  law  shall not apply to any fictitious name filed by a foreign  limited partnership pursuant to this section, and a filing under section  one hundred thirty of the general business law shall not constitute  the  adoption of a fictitious name.);    (2) the jurisdiction and date of its organization;    (3)  the  county  within this state in which the office of the limited  partnership is to be located;    (4) a designation of the secretary of state as  its  agent  upon  whom  process  against  it may be served and the post office address within or  without this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy  of  any process against it served upon him;    (5)  if  it is to have a registered agent, his name and address within  the state and a statement that the registered agent is to be  its  agent  upon whom process may be served;    (6)  the  address  of  the  office  required  to  be maintained in the  jurisdiction of its organization by the laws of that jurisdiction or, if  not so  required,  of  the  principal  office  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership;    (7)  a  list  of  the names and business or residence addresses of all  general partners;    (8) a statement that the foreign limited partnership is  in  existence  in  the  jurisdiction  of  its organization at the time of the filing of  such application; and    (9) the name and address of the authorized officer in its jurisdiction  of  its  organization  where  a  copy  of  its  certificate  of  limited  partnership  is  filed  and,  if  no public filing of its certificate of  limited partnership is required  by  the  law  of  its  jurisdiction  of  organization, a statement that the limited partnership shall provide, on  request,  a  copy thereof with all amendments thereto (if such documents  are in a foreign language, a  translation  thereof  under  oath  of  the  translator  shall  be  attached  thereto),  and the name and post office  address of the person responsible for providing such copies.    (b) Without excluding other activities which may not constitute  doing  business  in  this  state,  a  foreign  limited partnership shall not be  considered to be doing business in this state for the purposes  of  thisarticle,  by  reason of carrying on in this state any one or more of the  following activities:    (1)  maintaining  or  defending  any  action  or  proceeding,  whether  judicial,  administrative,  arbitrative  or  otherwise,   or   effecting  settlement thereof or the settlement of claims or disputes;    (2) holding meetings of its partners, general or limited;    (3) maintaining bank accounts; or    (4)  maintaining  offices  or agencies only for the transfer, exchange  and  registration  of  its  partnership  interests,  or  appointing  and  maintaining depositaries with relation to its partnership interests.    (c)  The  specification  in  subdivision  (b) of this section does not  establish a standard for activities which may subject a foreign  limited  partnership  to  service  of  process  under  this  article or any other  statute of this state.    (d)(i) Within  one  hundred  twenty  days  after  the  filing  of  the  application for authority, a copy of the same or a notice containing the  substance  thereof  shall  be  published  once  in  each  week  for  six  successive weeks, in two newspapers of the county within this  state  in  which  the  office  of  the  foreign limited partnership is located, one  newspaper to be printed weekly and one newspaper to be printed daily, to  be designated by the county clerk. When such county is located within  a  city with a population of one million or more, such designation shall be  as  though the copy or notice were a notice or advertisement of judicial  proceedings. Proof  of  the  publication  required  by  this  paragraph,  consisting  of  the  certificate  of  publication of the foreign limited  partnership with  the  affidavits  of  publication  of  such  newspapers  annexed   thereto,   must   be  filed  with  the  department  of  state.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the office of the foreign  limited partnership is located in a county wherein  a  weekly  or  daily  newspaper  of  the  county,  or  both, has not been so designated by the  county clerk, then the publication herein required shall be  made  in  a  weekly  or  daily  newspaper of any county, or both, as the case may be,  which is contiguous to, such county, provided that  any  such  newspaper  meets  all  the  other  requirements of this paragraph. A copy or notice  published  in  a  newspaper  other  than  the  newspaper  or  newspapers  designated  by  the  county  clerk  shall not be deemed to be one of the  publications required by this subdivision. The notice shall include: (1)  the name of the foreign limited  partnership  and  the  fictitious  name  under  which  it  applied for authority to do business in this state, if  any; (2) the date of filing of the application for  authority  with  the  department  of state; (3) the jurisdiction and date of its organization;  (4) the county within this state in which  the  office  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership  is  located;  (4-a)  the  street  address  of  the  principal business location, if any; (5) a statement that the  secretary  of  state  has been designated as its agent upon whom process against it  may be served and the post office address within or without  this  state  to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against  it  served upon him or her; (6) if it has a registered agent, his or her  name and address within the state and a statement  that  the  registered  agent  is  its agent upon whom process may be served; (7) the address of  the office  required  to  be  maintained  in  the  jurisdiction  of  its  organization by the laws of that jurisdiction or, if not so required, of  the principal office of the foreign limited partnership; (8) a statement  that  the  list  of the names and business or residence addresses of all  general partners is available from the secretary of state; (9) the  name  and   address   of   the  authorized  officer  in  its  jurisdiction  of  organization where a copy of its certificate of limited  partnership  is  filed and, if no public filing of its certificate of limited partnershipis  required by the law of its jurisdiction of organization, a statement  that the limited partnership shall provide, on request, a  copy  thereof  with  all  amendments  thereto  (if  such  documents  are  in  a foreign  language,  a  translation  thereof under oath of the translator shall be  attached thereto), and the name and post office address  of  the  person  responsible for providing such copies; and (10) the character or purpose  of the business of such partnership. Where, at any time after completion  of  the  first of the six weekly publications required by this paragraph  and prior to the completion of the sixth such weekly publication,  there  is a change in any of the information contained in the copy or notice as  published,  the  foreign  limited partnership may complete the remaining  publications of the original copy or notice,  and  the  foreign  limited  partnership shall not be required to publish any further or amended copy  or  notice.  Where,  at  any  time  after  completion  of the six weekly  publications required by this paragraph, there is a change to any of the  information contained in the copy or notice as published, no further  or  amended  publication  or  republication shall be required to be made. If  within one hundred twenty days  after  the  filing  of  application  for  authority  with  the  department  of  state,  proof of such publication,  consisting of the certificate of  publication  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed  thereto  has  not been filed with the department of state, the authority  of such foreign limited partnership to carry on, conduct or transact any  business  in  this  state  shall  be  suspended,  effective  as  of  the  expiration  of  such  one  hundred  twenty  day period. The failure of a  foreign limited partnership to cause such copy or notice to be published  and such certificate of publication and affidavits of publication to  be  filed  with  the  department of state within such one hundred twenty day  period or the suspension of such foreign limited partnership's authority  to carry on, conduct or transact business in this state pursuant to this  paragraph shall not limit or impair the validity of any contract or  act  of such foreign limited partnership, or any right or remedy of any other  party  under  or  by  virtue  of  any  contract, act or omission of such  foreign limited partnership, or the right of any other party to maintain  any action or special proceeding on any such contract, act or  omission,  or  right  of  such  foreign limited partnership to defend any action or  special proceeding in this state, or result in any partner or  agent  of  such  foreign  limited  partnership  becoming liable for the contractual  obligations or other liabilities of the foreign limited partnership. If,  at any time following the suspension of a foreign limited  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact  business in this state  pursuant to this paragraph, such foreign limited partnership shall cause  proof of publication  in  substantial  compliance  with  the  provisions  (other  than  the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period) of this paragraph,  consisting of the certificate of  publication  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed  thereto,  to  be  filed with the department of state, such suspension of  such foreign limited partnership's authority to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact business shall be annulled.    (ii)(1)  A  foreign limited partnership which was formed and filed its  application for authority with the department  of  state  prior  to  the  effective  date  of this paragraph and complied with the publication and  filing requirements of this subdivision  as  in  effect  prior  to  such  effective  date  shall  not  be  required  to  make  any  publication or  republication or any filing under paragraph (i) of this subdivision, and  shall not be subject to suspension pursuant to this subdivision.    (2) Within twelve months after the effective date of this paragraph, a  foreign limited partnership which was formed and filed  its  applicationfor  authority with the department of state prior to such effective date  and which did not comply with the publication and filing requirements of  this subdivision as in effect prior to such effective date shall publish  a  copy  of  its  application  for  authority or a notice containing the  substance thereof in the manner required (other  than  the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period)  by  this  subdivision  as  in effect prior to such  effective date and file proof of such  publication,  consisting  of  the  certificate  of  publication of the foreign limited partnership with the  affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed  thereto,  with  the  department of state.    (3) If a foreign limited partnership that is subject to the provisions  of  subparagraph  two of this paragraph fails to file the required proof  of publication with the department of state within twelve  months  after  the effective date of this paragraph, its authority to carry on, conduct  or  transact any business in this state shall be suspended, effective as  of the expiration of such twelve month period.    (4) The failure of a foreign limited partnership that  is  subject  to  the  provisions  of  subparagraph  two of this paragraph to fully comply  with the provisions of said subparagraph two or the suspension  of  such  foreign limited partnership's authority to carry on, conduct or transact  any  business  in  this  state  pursuant  to  subparagraph three of this  paragraph shall not impair or limit the validity of any contract or  act  of such foreign limited partnership, or any right or remedy of any other  party  under  or  by  virtue  of  any  contract, act or omission of such  foreign limited partnership, or the right of any other party to maintain  any action or special proceeding on any such contract, act or  omission,  or  right  of  such  foreign limited partnership to defend any action or  special proceeding in this state, or result in any partner or  agent  of  such  foreign  limited  partnership  becoming liable for the contractual  obligations or other liabilities of the foreign limited partnership.    (5) If, at any time following the  suspension  of  a  foreign  limited  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on, conduct or transact business in  this state, pursuant to  subparagraph  three  of  this  paragraph,  such  foreign   limited  partnership  shall  cause  proof  of  publication  in  substantial compliance with the provisions (other than the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period) of paragraph (i) of this subdivision, consisting of  the certificate of publication of the foreign limited  partnership  with  the  affidavits  of publication of the newspapers annexed thereto, to be  filed with the department of state,  such  suspension  of  such  foreign  limited  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact  business shall be annulled.    (6) For the purposes of this paragraph, a foreign limited  partnership  which  was  formed  and  filed  its  application  for authority with the  department of state prior to the effective date of this paragraph  shall  be  deemed to have complied with the publication and filing requirements  of this subdivision as in effect prior to such effective date if (A) the  foreign limited partnership was formed and  filed  its  application  for  authority  with  the  department  of  state  on  or after January first,  nineteen hundred ninety-nine and prior to such effective  date  and  the  foreign  limited partnership filed at least one affidavit of the printer  or publisher of a newspaper with the department of  state  at  any  time  prior to such effective date, or (B) the foreign limited partnership was  formed  and  filed  its application for authority with the department of  state prior to January  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-nine,  without  regard  to  whether  the foreign limited partnership did or did not file  any affidavit of the printer  or  publisher  of  a  newspaper  with  the  secretary of state.(iii)   The  information  in  a  notice  published  pursuant  to  this  subdivision shall be presumed to be in compliance with and  satisfaction  of the requirements of this subdivision.

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§  121-902.  Application  for  authority,  contents.  (a) Before doing  business in this state, a foreign limited partnership  shall  apply  for  authority  to  do business in this state by submitting to the department  of state (i) a certificate of existence or, if no  such  certificate  is  issued  by  the  jurisdiction  of  organization,  a  certified copy of a  restated  certificate  of  limited  partnership   and   all   subsequent  amendments  thereto  or,  if  no  restated certificate has been filed, a  certified copy of the certificate filed as its organizational basis  and  all  amendments  thereto  (if such certificate or certified copy is in a  foreign language, a translation thereof under  oath  of  the  translator  shall  be  attached  thereto) and (ii) an application for authority as a  foreign limited  partnership  entitled  "Application  for  authority  of  .........  (name  of  limited  partnership) under Section 121-902 of the  Revised Limited Partnership  Act,"  signed  by  a  general  partner  and  setting forth:    (1)  the  name  of  the  foreign limited partnership and, if a foreign  limited partnership's name is not acceptable for authorization  pursuant  to  section  121-102 of this article, the fictitious name under which it  proposes to apply for authority and do business  in  this  state,  which  name  shall  be  in  compliance with section 121-102 of this article and  shall be used by the foreign limited partnership  in  all  its  dealings  with  the department of state and in the conduct of its business in this  state. (The provisions of section one  hundred  thirty  of  the  general  business  law  shall not apply to any fictitious name filed by a foreign  limited partnership pursuant to this section, and a filing under section  one hundred thirty of the general business law shall not constitute  the  adoption of a fictitious name.);    (2) the jurisdiction and date of its organization;    (3)  the  county  within this state in which the office of the limited  partnership is to be located;    (4) a designation of the secretary of state as  its  agent  upon  whom  process  against  it may be served and the post office address within or  without this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy  of  any process against it served upon him;    (5)  if  it is to have a registered agent, his name and address within  the state and a statement that the registered agent is to be  its  agent  upon whom process may be served;    (6)  the  address  of  the  office  required  to  be maintained in the  jurisdiction of its organization by the laws of that jurisdiction or, if  not so  required,  of  the  principal  office  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership;    (7)  a  list  of  the names and business or residence addresses of all  general partners;    (8) a statement that the foreign limited partnership is  in  existence  in  the  jurisdiction  of  its organization at the time of the filing of  such application; and    (9) the name and address of the authorized officer in its jurisdiction  of  its  organization  where  a  copy  of  its  certificate  of  limited  partnership  is  filed  and,  if  no public filing of its certificate of  limited partnership is required  by  the  law  of  its  jurisdiction  of  organization, a statement that the limited partnership shall provide, on  request,  a  copy thereof with all amendments thereto (if such documents  are in a foreign language, a  translation  thereof  under  oath  of  the  translator  shall  be  attached  thereto),  and the name and post office  address of the person responsible for providing such copies.    (b) Without excluding other activities which may not constitute  doing  business  in  this  state,  a  foreign  limited partnership shall not be  considered to be doing business in this state for the purposes  of  thisarticle,  by  reason of carrying on in this state any one or more of the  following activities:    (1)  maintaining  or  defending  any  action  or  proceeding,  whether  judicial,  administrative,  arbitrative  or  otherwise,   or   effecting  settlement thereof or the settlement of claims or disputes;    (2) holding meetings of its partners, general or limited;    (3) maintaining bank accounts; or    (4)  maintaining  offices  or agencies only for the transfer, exchange  and  registration  of  its  partnership  interests,  or  appointing  and  maintaining depositaries with relation to its partnership interests.    (c)  The  specification  in  subdivision  (b) of this section does not  establish a standard for activities which may subject a foreign  limited  partnership  to  service  of  process  under  this  article or any other  statute of this state.    (d)(i) Within  one  hundred  twenty  days  after  the  filing  of  the  application for authority, a copy of the same or a notice containing the  substance  thereof  shall  be  published  once  in  each  week  for  six  successive weeks, in two newspapers of the county within this  state  in  which  the  office  of  the  foreign limited partnership is located, one  newspaper to be printed weekly and one newspaper to be printed daily, to  be designated by the county clerk. When such county is located within  a  city with a population of one million or more, such designation shall be  as  though the copy or notice were a notice or advertisement of judicial  proceedings. Proof  of  the  publication  required  by  this  paragraph,  consisting  of  the  certificate  of  publication of the foreign limited  partnership with  the  affidavits  of  publication  of  such  newspapers  annexed   thereto,   must   be  filed  with  the  department  of  state.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the office of the foreign  limited partnership is located in a county wherein  a  weekly  or  daily  newspaper  of  the  county,  or  both, has not been so designated by the  county clerk, then the publication herein required shall be  made  in  a  weekly  or  daily  newspaper of any county, or both, as the case may be,  which is contiguous to, such county, provided that  any  such  newspaper  meets  all  the  other  requirements of this paragraph. A copy or notice  published  in  a  newspaper  other  than  the  newspaper  or  newspapers  designated  by  the  county  clerk  shall not be deemed to be one of the  publications required by this subdivision. The notice shall include: (1)  the name of the foreign limited  partnership  and  the  fictitious  name  under  which  it  applied for authority to do business in this state, if  any; (2) the date of filing of the application for  authority  with  the  department  of state; (3) the jurisdiction and date of its organization;  (4) the county within this state in which  the  office  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership  is  located;  (4-a)  the  street  address  of  the  principal business location, if any; (5) a statement that the  secretary  of  state  has been designated as its agent upon whom process against it  may be served and the post office address within or without  this  state  to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against  it  served upon him or her; (6) if it has a registered agent, his or her  name and address within the state and a statement  that  the  registered  agent  is  its agent upon whom process may be served; (7) the address of  the office  required  to  be  maintained  in  the  jurisdiction  of  its  organization by the laws of that jurisdiction or, if not so required, of  the principal office of the foreign limited partnership; (8) a statement  that  the  list  of the names and business or residence addresses of all  general partners is available from the secretary of state; (9) the  name  and   address   of   the  authorized  officer  in  its  jurisdiction  of  organization where a copy of its certificate of limited  partnership  is  filed and, if no public filing of its certificate of limited partnershipis  required by the law of its jurisdiction of organization, a statement  that the limited partnership shall provide, on request, a  copy  thereof  with  all  amendments  thereto  (if  such  documents  are  in  a foreign  language,  a  translation  thereof under oath of the translator shall be  attached thereto), and the name and post office address  of  the  person  responsible for providing such copies; and (10) the character or purpose  of the business of such partnership. Where, at any time after completion  of  the  first of the six weekly publications required by this paragraph  and prior to the completion of the sixth such weekly publication,  there  is a change in any of the information contained in the copy or notice as  published,  the  foreign  limited partnership may complete the remaining  publications of the original copy or notice,  and  the  foreign  limited  partnership shall not be required to publish any further or amended copy  or  notice.  Where,  at  any  time  after  completion  of the six weekly  publications required by this paragraph, there is a change to any of the  information contained in the copy or notice as published, no further  or  amended  publication  or  republication shall be required to be made. If  within one hundred twenty days  after  the  filing  of  application  for  authority  with  the  department  of  state,  proof of such publication,  consisting of the certificate of  publication  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed  thereto  has  not been filed with the department of state, the authority  of such foreign limited partnership to carry on, conduct or transact any  business  in  this  state  shall  be  suspended,  effective  as  of  the  expiration  of  such  one  hundred  twenty  day period. The failure of a  foreign limited partnership to cause such copy or notice to be published  and such certificate of publication and affidavits of publication to  be  filed  with  the  department of state within such one hundred twenty day  period or the suspension of such foreign limited partnership's authority  to carry on, conduct or transact business in this state pursuant to this  paragraph shall not limit or impair the validity of any contract or  act  of such foreign limited partnership, or any right or remedy of any other  party  under  or  by  virtue  of  any  contract, act or omission of such  foreign limited partnership, or the right of any other party to maintain  any action or special proceeding on any such contract, act or  omission,  or  right  of  such  foreign limited partnership to defend any action or  special proceeding in this state, or result in any partner or  agent  of  such  foreign  limited  partnership  becoming liable for the contractual  obligations or other liabilities of the foreign limited partnership. If,  at any time following the suspension of a foreign limited  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact  business in this state  pursuant to this paragraph, such foreign limited partnership shall cause  proof of publication  in  substantial  compliance  with  the  provisions  (other  than  the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period) of this paragraph,  consisting of the certificate of  publication  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed  thereto,  to  be  filed with the department of state, such suspension of  such foreign limited partnership's authority to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact business shall be annulled.    (ii)(1)  A  foreign limited partnership which was formed and filed its  application for authority with the department  of  state  prior  to  the  effective  date  of this paragraph and complied with the publication and  filing requirements of this subdivision  as  in  effect  prior  to  such  effective  date  shall  not  be  required  to  make  any  publication or  republication or any filing under paragraph (i) of this subdivision, and  shall not be subject to suspension pursuant to this subdivision.    (2) Within twelve months after the effective date of this paragraph, a  foreign limited partnership which was formed and filed  its  applicationfor  authority with the department of state prior to such effective date  and which did not comply with the publication and filing requirements of  this subdivision as in effect prior to such effective date shall publish  a  copy  of  its  application  for  authority or a notice containing the  substance thereof in the manner required (other  than  the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period)  by  this  subdivision  as  in effect prior to such  effective date and file proof of such  publication,  consisting  of  the  certificate  of  publication of the foreign limited partnership with the  affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed  thereto,  with  the  department of state.    (3) If a foreign limited partnership that is subject to the provisions  of  subparagraph  two of this paragraph fails to file the required proof  of publication with the department of state within twelve  months  after  the effective date of this paragraph, its authority to carry on, conduct  or  transact any business in this state shall be suspended, effective as  of the expiration of such twelve month period.    (4) The failure of a foreign limited partnership that  is  subject  to  the  provisions  of  subparagraph  two of this paragraph to fully comply  with the provisions of said subparagraph two or the suspension  of  such  foreign limited partnership's authority to carry on, conduct or transact  any  business  in  this  state  pursuant  to  subparagraph three of this  paragraph shall not impair or limit the validity of any contract or  act  of such foreign limited partnership, or any right or remedy of any other  party  under  or  by  virtue  of  any  contract, act or omission of such  foreign limited partnership, or the right of any other party to maintain  any action or special proceeding on any such contract, act or  omission,  or  right  of  such  foreign limited partnership to defend any action or  special proceeding in this state, or result in any partner or  agent  of  such  foreign  limited  partnership  becoming liable for the contractual  obligations or other liabilities of the foreign limited partnership.    (5) If, at any time following the  suspension  of  a  foreign  limited  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on, conduct or transact business in  this state, pursuant to  subparagraph  three  of  this  paragraph,  such  foreign   limited  partnership  shall  cause  proof  of  publication  in  substantial compliance with the provisions (other than the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period) of paragraph (i) of this subdivision, consisting of  the certificate of publication of the foreign limited  partnership  with  the  affidavits  of publication of the newspapers annexed thereto, to be  filed with the department of state,  such  suspension  of  such  foreign  limited  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact  business shall be annulled.    (6) For the purposes of this paragraph, a foreign limited  partnership  which  was  formed  and  filed  its  application  for authority with the  department of state prior to the effective date of this paragraph  shall  be  deemed to have complied with the publication and filing requirements  of this subdivision as in effect prior to such effective date if (A) the  foreign limited partnership was formed and  filed  its  application  for  authority  with  the  department  of  state  on  or after January first,  nineteen hundred ninety-nine and prior to such effective  date  and  the  foreign  limited partnership filed at least one affidavit of the printer  or publisher of a newspaper with the department of  state  at  any  time  prior to such effective date, or (B) the foreign limited partnership was  formed  and  filed  its application for authority with the department of  state prior to January  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-nine,  without  regard  to  whether  the foreign limited partnership did or did not file  any affidavit of the printer  or  publisher  of  a  newspaper  with  the  secretary of state.(iii)   The  information  in  a  notice  published  pursuant  to  this  subdivision shall be presumed to be in compliance with and  satisfaction  of the requirements of this subdivision.

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§  121-902.  Application  for  authority,  contents.  (a) Before doing  business in this state, a foreign limited partnership  shall  apply  for  authority  to  do business in this state by submitting to the department  of state (i) a certificate of existence or, if no  such  certificate  is  issued  by  the  jurisdiction  of  organization,  a  certified copy of a  restated  certificate  of  limited  partnership   and   all   subsequent  amendments  thereto  or,  if  no  restated certificate has been filed, a  certified copy of the certificate filed as its organizational basis  and  all  amendments  thereto  (if such certificate or certified copy is in a  foreign language, a translation thereof under  oath  of  the  translator  shall  be  attached  thereto) and (ii) an application for authority as a  foreign limited  partnership  entitled  "Application  for  authority  of  .........  (name  of  limited  partnership) under Section 121-902 of the  Revised Limited Partnership  Act,"  signed  by  a  general  partner  and  setting forth:    (1)  the  name  of  the  foreign limited partnership and, if a foreign  limited partnership's name is not acceptable for authorization  pursuant  to  section  121-102 of this article, the fictitious name under which it  proposes to apply for authority and do business  in  this  state,  which  name  shall  be  in  compliance with section 121-102 of this article and  shall be used by the foreign limited partnership  in  all  its  dealings  with  the department of state and in the conduct of its business in this  state. (The provisions of section one  hundred  thirty  of  the  general  business  law  shall not apply to any fictitious name filed by a foreign  limited partnership pursuant to this section, and a filing under section  one hundred thirty of the general business law shall not constitute  the  adoption of a fictitious name.);    (2) the jurisdiction and date of its organization;    (3)  the  county  within this state in which the office of the limited  partnership is to be located;    (4) a designation of the secretary of state as  its  agent  upon  whom  process  against  it may be served and the post office address within or  without this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy  of  any process against it served upon him;    (5)  if  it is to have a registered agent, his name and address within  the state and a statement that the registered agent is to be  its  agent  upon whom process may be served;    (6)  the  address  of  the  office  required  to  be maintained in the  jurisdiction of its organization by the laws of that jurisdiction or, if  not so  required,  of  the  principal  office  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership;    (7)  a  list  of  the names and business or residence addresses of all  general partners;    (8) a statement that the foreign limited partnership is  in  existence  in  the  jurisdiction  of  its organization at the time of the filing of  such application; and    (9) the name and address of the authorized officer in its jurisdiction  of  its  organization  where  a  copy  of  its  certificate  of  limited  partnership  is  filed  and,  if  no public filing of its certificate of  limited partnership is required  by  the  law  of  its  jurisdiction  of  organization, a statement that the limited partnership shall provide, on  request,  a  copy thereof with all amendments thereto (if such documents  are in a foreign language, a  translation  thereof  under  oath  of  the  translator  shall  be  attached  thereto),  and the name and post office  address of the person responsible for providing such copies.    (b) Without excluding other activities which may not constitute  doing  business  in  this  state,  a  foreign  limited partnership shall not be  considered to be doing business in this state for the purposes  of  thisarticle,  by  reason of carrying on in this state any one or more of the  following activities:    (1)  maintaining  or  defending  any  action  or  proceeding,  whether  judicial,  administrative,  arbitrative  or  otherwise,   or   effecting  settlement thereof or the settlement of claims or disputes;    (2) holding meetings of its partners, general or limited;    (3) maintaining bank accounts; or    (4)  maintaining  offices  or agencies only for the transfer, exchange  and  registration  of  its  partnership  interests,  or  appointing  and  maintaining depositaries with relation to its partnership interests.    (c)  The  specification  in  subdivision  (b) of this section does not  establish a standard for activities which may subject a foreign  limited  partnership  to  service  of  process  under  this  article or any other  statute of this state.    (d)(i) Within  one  hundred  twenty  days  after  the  filing  of  the  application for authority, a copy of the same or a notice containing the  substance  thereof  shall  be  published  once  in  each  week  for  six  successive weeks, in two newspapers of the county within this  state  in  which  the  office  of  the  foreign limited partnership is located, one  newspaper to be printed weekly and one newspaper to be printed daily, to  be designated by the county clerk. When such county is located within  a  city with a population of one million or more, such designation shall be  as  though the copy or notice were a notice or advertisement of judicial  proceedings. Proof  of  the  publication  required  by  this  paragraph,  consisting  of  the  certificate  of  publication of the foreign limited  partnership with  the  affidavits  of  publication  of  such  newspapers  annexed   thereto,   must   be  filed  with  the  department  of  state.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the office of the foreign  limited partnership is located in a county wherein  a  weekly  or  daily  newspaper  of  the  county,  or  both, has not been so designated by the  county clerk, then the publication herein required shall be  made  in  a  weekly  or  daily  newspaper of any county, or both, as the case may be,  which is contiguous to, such county, provided that  any  such  newspaper  meets  all  the  other  requirements of this paragraph. A copy or notice  published  in  a  newspaper  other  than  the  newspaper  or  newspapers  designated  by  the  county  clerk  shall not be deemed to be one of the  publications required by this subdivision. The notice shall include: (1)  the name of the foreign limited  partnership  and  the  fictitious  name  under  which  it  applied for authority to do business in this state, if  any; (2) the date of filing of the application for  authority  with  the  department  of state; (3) the jurisdiction and date of its organization;  (4) the county within this state in which  the  office  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership  is  located;  (4-a)  the  street  address  of  the  principal business location, if any; (5) a statement that the  secretary  of  state  has been designated as its agent upon whom process against it  may be served and the post office address within or without  this  state  to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against  it  served upon him or her; (6) if it has a registered agent, his or her  name and address within the state and a statement  that  the  registered  agent  is  its agent upon whom process may be served; (7) the address of  the office  required  to  be  maintained  in  the  jurisdiction  of  its  organization by the laws of that jurisdiction or, if not so required, of  the principal office of the foreign limited partnership; (8) a statement  that  the  list  of the names and business or residence addresses of all  general partners is available from the secretary of state; (9) the  name  and   address   of   the  authorized  officer  in  its  jurisdiction  of  organization where a copy of its certificate of limited  partnership  is  filed and, if no public filing of its certificate of limited partnershipis  required by the law of its jurisdiction of organization, a statement  that the limited partnership shall provide, on request, a  copy  thereof  with  all  amendments  thereto  (if  such  documents  are  in  a foreign  language,  a  translation  thereof under oath of the translator shall be  attached thereto), and the name and post office address  of  the  person  responsible for providing such copies; and (10) the character or purpose  of the business of such partnership. Where, at any time after completion  of  the  first of the six weekly publications required by this paragraph  and prior to the completion of the sixth such weekly publication,  there  is a change in any of the information contained in the copy or notice as  published,  the  foreign  limited partnership may complete the remaining  publications of the original copy or notice,  and  the  foreign  limited  partnership shall not be required to publish any further or amended copy  or  notice.  Where,  at  any  time  after  completion  of the six weekly  publications required by this paragraph, there is a change to any of the  information contained in the copy or notice as published, no further  or  amended  publication  or  republication shall be required to be made. If  within one hundred twenty days  after  the  filing  of  application  for  authority  with  the  department  of  state,  proof of such publication,  consisting of the certificate of  publication  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed  thereto  has  not been filed with the department of state, the authority  of such foreign limited partnership to carry on, conduct or transact any  business  in  this  state  shall  be  suspended,  effective  as  of  the  expiration  of  such  one  hundred  twenty  day period. The failure of a  foreign limited partnership to cause such copy or notice to be published  and such certificate of publication and affidavits of publication to  be  filed  with  the  department of state within such one hundred twenty day  period or the suspension of such foreign limited partnership's authority  to carry on, conduct or transact business in this state pursuant to this  paragraph shall not limit or impair the validity of any contract or  act  of such foreign limited partnership, or any right or remedy of any other  party  under  or  by  virtue  of  any  contract, act or omission of such  foreign limited partnership, or the right of any other party to maintain  any action or special proceeding on any such contract, act or  omission,  or  right  of  such  foreign limited partnership to defend any action or  special proceeding in this state, or result in any partner or  agent  of  such  foreign  limited  partnership  becoming liable for the contractual  obligations or other liabilities of the foreign limited partnership. If,  at any time following the suspension of a foreign limited  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact  business in this state  pursuant to this paragraph, such foreign limited partnership shall cause  proof of publication  in  substantial  compliance  with  the  provisions  (other  than  the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period) of this paragraph,  consisting of the certificate of  publication  of  the  foreign  limited  partnership with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed  thereto,  to  be  filed with the department of state, such suspension of  such foreign limited partnership's authority to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact business shall be annulled.    (ii)(1)  A  foreign limited partnership which was formed and filed its  application for authority with the department  of  state  prior  to  the  effective  date  of this paragraph and complied with the publication and  filing requirements of this subdivision  as  in  effect  prior  to  such  effective  date  shall  not  be  required  to  make  any  publication or  republication or any filing under paragraph (i) of this subdivision, and  shall not be subject to suspension pursuant to this subdivision.    (2) Within twelve months after the effective date of this paragraph, a  foreign limited partnership which was formed and filed  its  applicationfor  authority with the department of state prior to such effective date  and which did not comply with the publication and filing requirements of  this subdivision as in effect prior to such effective date shall publish  a  copy  of  its  application  for  authority or a notice containing the  substance thereof in the manner required (other  than  the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period)  by  this  subdivision  as  in effect prior to such  effective date and file proof of such  publication,  consisting  of  the  certificate  of  publication of the foreign limited partnership with the  affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed  thereto,  with  the  department of state.    (3) If a foreign limited partnership that is subject to the provisions  of  subparagraph  two of this paragraph fails to file the required proof  of publication with the department of state within twelve  months  after  the effective date of this paragraph, its authority to carry on, conduct  or  transact any business in this state shall be suspended, effective as  of the expiration of such twelve month period.    (4) The failure of a foreign limited partnership that  is  subject  to  the  provisions  of  subparagraph  two of this paragraph to fully comply  with the provisions of said subparagraph two or the suspension  of  such  foreign limited partnership's authority to carry on, conduct or transact  any  business  in  this  state  pursuant  to  subparagraph three of this  paragraph shall not impair or limit the validity of any contract or  act  of such foreign limited partnership, or any right or remedy of any other  party  under  or  by  virtue  of  any  contract, act or omission of such  foreign limited partnership, or the right of any other party to maintain  any action or special proceeding on any such contract, act or  omission,  or  right  of  such  foreign limited partnership to defend any action or  special proceeding in this state, or result in any partner or  agent  of  such  foreign  limited  partnership  becoming liable for the contractual  obligations or other liabilities of the foreign limited partnership.    (5) If, at any time following the  suspension  of  a  foreign  limited  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on, conduct or transact business in  this state, pursuant to  subparagraph  three  of  this  paragraph,  such  foreign   limited  partnership  shall  cause  proof  of  publication  in  substantial compliance with the provisions (other than the  one  hundred  twenty  day  period) of paragraph (i) of this subdivision, consisting of  the certificate of publication of the foreign limited  partnership  with  the  affidavits  of publication of the newspapers annexed thereto, to be  filed with the department of state,  such  suspension  of  such  foreign  limited  partnership's  authority  to  carry  on,  conduct  or  transact  business shall be annulled.    (6) For the purposes of this paragraph, a foreign limited  partnership  which  was  formed  and  filed  its  application  for authority with the  department of state prior to the effective date of this paragraph  shall  be  deemed to have complied with the publication and filing requirements  of this subdivision as in effect prior to such effective date if (A) the  foreign limited partnership was formed and  filed  its  application  for  authority  with  the  department  of  state  on  or after January first,  nineteen hundred ninety-nine and prior to such effective  date  and  the  foreign  limited partnership filed at least one affidavit of the printer  or publisher of a newspaper with the department of  state  at  any  time  prior to such effective date, or (B) the foreign limited partnership was  formed  and  filed  its application for authority with the department of  state prior to January  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-nine,  without  regard  to  whether  the foreign limited partnership did or did not file  any affidavit of the printer  or  publisher  of  a  newspaper  with  the  secretary of state.(iii)   The  information  in  a  notice  published  pursuant  to  this  subdivision shall be presumed to be in compliance with and  satisfaction  of the requirements of this subdivision.