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1 | AN ACT concerning businesses.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The General Not For Profit Corporation Act of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1986 is amended by changing Section 115.15 as follows:
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6 | (805 ILCS 105/115.15) (from Ch. 32, par. 115.15)
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7 | Sec. 115.15. Miscellaneous charges. The Secretary of
State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | shall charge and collect:
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9 | (a) For furnishing a copy or certified copy of any
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10 | document, instrument, or paper relating to a corporation, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | for a certificate,
$.50 per page, but not less than $5 , and $5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | for the
certificate and for affixing the seal thereto .
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13 | (b) At the time of any service of process, notice or demand
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14 | on him or her as resident agent of a corporation, $10, which
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15 | amount may be recovered as taxable costs by the party to the
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16 | suit or action causing such service to be made if such party
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17 | prevails in the suit or action.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 84-1423.)
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19 | Section 10. The Limited Liability Company Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | changing Sections 1-5 and 50-10 and the heading of Article 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | as follows:
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1 | (805 ILCS 180/1-5)
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2 | Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless
the | ||||||
3 | context otherwise requires:
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4 | "Anniversary" means that day every year exactly one or
more | ||||||
5 | years after: (i) the date the articles of organization
filed | ||||||
6 | under Section 5-5 of this Act were filed by the Office
of the | ||||||
7 | Secretary of State, in the case of a limited liability
company; | ||||||
8 | or (ii) the date the application for admission to
transact | ||||||
9 | business filed under Section 45-5 of this Act was
filed by the | ||||||
10 | Office of the Secretary of State, in the case of
a foreign | ||||||
11 | limited liability company.
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12 | "Anniversary month" means the month in which the
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13 | anniversary of the limited liability company occurs.
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14 | "Articles of organization" means the articles of
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15 | organization filed by the Secretary of State for the purpose
of | ||||||
16 | forming a limited liability company as specified in
Article 5 | ||||||
17 | and all amendments thereto, whether evidenced by articles of | ||||||
18 | amendment, articles of merger, or a statement of correction | ||||||
19 | affecting the articles .
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20 | "Assumed limited liability company name" means any
limited | ||||||
21 | liability company name other than the true limited
liability | ||||||
22 | company name, except that the identification by a
limited | ||||||
23 | liability company of its business with a trademark or
service | ||||||
24 | mark of which it is the owner or licensed user shall
not | ||||||
25 | constitute the use of an assumed name under this Act.
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26 | "Bankruptcy" means bankruptcy under the Federal Bankruptcy
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1 | Code of 1978, Title 11, Chapter 7 of the United States Code.
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2 | "Business" includes every trade, occupation, profession, | ||||||
3 | and other lawful
purpose, whether or not carried on for profit.
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4 | "Contribution" means any cash, property, or services
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5 | rendered or a promissory note or other binding obligation to
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6 | contribute cash or property or to perform services, that a
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7 | person contributes to the limited liability company in that
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8 | person's capacity as a member.
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9 | "Court" includes every court and judge having
jurisdiction | ||||||
10 | in a case.
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11 | "Debtor in bankruptcy" means a person who is the subject of | ||||||
12 | an order for
relief
under Title 11 of the United States Code, a | ||||||
13 | comparable
order under a successor statute of general | ||||||
14 | application, or a comparable order
under federal, state, or | ||||||
15 | foreign law governing insolvency.
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16 | "Distribution" means a transfer of money, property, or | ||||||
17 | other benefit from a limited liability company to a member in | ||||||
18 | the member's capacity as a
member or to a transferee of the | ||||||
19 | member's distributional interest.
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20 | "Distributional interest" means all of a member's interest | ||||||
21 | in distributions
by
the limited liability company.
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22 | "Entity" means a person other than an individual.
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23 | "Federal employer identification number" means either (i) | ||||||
24 | the federal
employer identification number assigned by the | ||||||
25 | Internal Revenue
Service to the limited liability company or | ||||||
26 | foreign limited liability company
or (ii) in the case of a |
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1 | limited liability company or foreign
limited liability company | ||||||
2 | not required to have a federal employer
identification number, | ||||||
3 | any other number that may be assigned by the
Internal
Revenue | ||||||
4 | Service for purposes of identification.
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5 | "Foreign limited liability company" means an | ||||||
6 | unincorporated entity organized
under laws other than the laws | ||||||
7 | of this State that afford
limited liability to its owners | ||||||
8 | comparable to the liability under Section 10-10
and is not | ||||||
9 | required to register to transact business under any law of
this | ||||||
10 | State other than this Act.
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11 | "Insolvent" means that a limited liability company is
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12 | unable to pay its debts as they become due in the usual
course | ||||||
13 | of its business.
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14 | "Limited liability company" means a limited liability
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15 | company
organized under this Act.
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16 | "L3C" or "low-profit limited liability company" means a | ||||||
17 | for-profit limited liability company which satisfies the | ||||||
18 | requirements of Section 1-26 of this Act and does not have as a | ||||||
19 | significant purpose the production of income or the | ||||||
20 | appreciation of property. | ||||||
21 | "Manager" means a person, whether or not a member of a | ||||||
22 | manager-managed
company, who is vested with authority under | ||||||
23 | Section 13-5.
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24 | "Manager-managed company" means a limited liability | ||||||
25 | company which is so
designated in its articles of organization.
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26 | "Member" means a person
who becomes a member of the limited |
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1 | liability company upon formation of the
company or in the | ||||||
2 | manner and at the time provided in the operating agreement
or, | ||||||
3 | if the operating agreement does not so provide, in the manner | ||||||
4 | and at the
time provided in this Act.
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5 | "Member-managed company" means a limited liability company | ||||||
6 | other than a
manager-managed company.
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7 | "Membership interest" means a member's rights in the
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8 | limited liability company, including the member's right to | ||||||
9 | receive distributions of the limited liability
company's | ||||||
10 | assets.
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11 | "Operating agreement" means the agreement under Section | ||||||
12 | 15-5 concerning the
relations among the members, managers, and | ||||||
13 | limited
liability company. The term "operating agreement" | ||||||
14 | includes amendments to the
agreement.
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15 | "Organizer" means one of the signers of the original
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16 | articles of organization.
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17 | "Person" means an individual, partnership, domestic or
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18 | foreign limited partnership, limited liability company or
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19 | foreign limited liability company, trust, estate,
association, | ||||||
20 | corporation, governmental body, or other
juridical being.
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21 | "Registered office" means that office maintained by the
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22 | limited liability company in this State, the address,
including | ||||||
23 | street, number, city and county, of which is on
file in the | ||||||
24 | office of the Secretary of State, at which, any
process, | ||||||
25 | notice, or demand required or permitted by law may be
served | ||||||
26 | upon the registered agent of the limited liability
company.
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1 | "Registered agent" means a person who is an agent for
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2 | service of process on the limited liability company who is
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3 | appointed by the limited liability company and whose address
is | ||||||
4 | the registered office of the limited liability company.
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5 | "Restated articles of organization" means the articles
of | ||||||
6 | organization restated as provided in Section 5-30.
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7 | "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the
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8 | United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth
of | ||||||
9 | Puerto Rico.
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10 | "Transfer" includes an assignment, conveyance, deed, bill | ||||||
11 | of sale, lease,
mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, and | ||||||
12 | gift.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 96-126, eff. 1-1-10.)
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14 | (805 ILCS 180/Art. 37 heading) | ||||||
15 | Article 37. Conversions , and mergers , and series
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16 | (805 ILCS 180/50-10)
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17 | Sec. 50-10. Fees.
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18 | (a) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect in
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19 | accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules
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20 | promulgated under its authority all of the following:
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21 | (1) Fees for filing documents.
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22 | (2) Miscellaneous charges.
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23 | (3) Fees for the sale of lists of filings and for | ||||||
24 | copies
of any documents.
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1 | (b) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect for
all | ||||||
2 | of the following:
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3 | (1) Filing articles of organization (domestic), | ||||||
4 | application for
admission (foreign), and restated articles | ||||||
5 | of
organization (domestic), $500. Notwithstanding the | ||||||
6 | foregoing, the fee for filing articles of organization | ||||||
7 | (domestic), application for admission (foreign), and | ||||||
8 | restated articles of organization (domestic) in connection | ||||||
9 | with a limited liability company with ability to establish | ||||||
10 | a series pursuant to Section 37-40 of this Act is $750.
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11 | (2) Filing articles of amendment or an amended | ||||||
12 | application for admission amendments (domestic or | ||||||
13 | foreign) , $150.
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14 | (3) Filing articles of dissolution or
application
for | ||||||
15 | withdrawal, $100.
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16 | (4) Filing an application to reserve a name, $300.
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17 | (5) Filing a notice of cancellation of a Renewal fee | ||||||
18 | for reserved name, $100.
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19 | (6) Filing a notice of a transfer of a reserved
name, | ||||||
20 | $100.
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21 | (7) Registration of a name, $300.
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22 | (8) Renewal of registration of a name, $100.
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23 | (9) Filing an application for use of an assumed
name | ||||||
24 | under Section 1-20 of this Act, $150 for each
year or part | ||||||
25 | thereof ending in 0 or 5, $120 for each year or
part | ||||||
26 | thereof ending in 1 or 6, $90 for each year or part thereof |
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1 | ending in 2 or
7, $60 for each year or part thereof ending | ||||||
2 | in 3 or 8, $30 for each year or
part thereof ending in 4 or | ||||||
3 | 9, and a renewal for each assumed name, $150.
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4 | (10) Filing an application for change or cancellation | ||||||
5 | of an assumed
name, $100.
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6 | (11) Filing an annual report of a limited liability
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7 | company or foreign limited liability company, $250, if
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8 | filed as required by this Act, plus a penalty if
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9 | delinquent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the fee for | ||||||
10 | filing an annual report of a limited liability company or | ||||||
11 | foreign limited liability company with ability to | ||||||
12 | establish series is $250 plus $50 for each series for which | ||||||
13 | a certificate of designation has been filed pursuant to | ||||||
14 | Section 37-40 of this Act and active on the last day of the | ||||||
15 | third month preceding the company's anniversary month , | ||||||
16 | plus a penalty if delinquent.
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17 | (12) Filing an application for reinstatement of a
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18 | limited liability company or foreign limited liability
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19 | company
$500.
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20 | (13) Filing Articles of Merger, $100 plus $50 for each | ||||||
21 | party to the
merger in excess of the first 2 parties.
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22 | (14) Filing an Agreement of Conversion or Statement of | ||||||
23 | Conversion, $100.
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24 | (15) Filing a statement of change of address of | ||||||
25 | registered office or change of registered agent, or both, | ||||||
26 | or filing a statement of correction, $25.
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1 | (16) Filing a petition for refund, $15.
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2 | (17) Filing any other document, $100.
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3 | (18) Filing a certificate of designation of a limited | ||||||
4 | liability company with the ability to establish a series | ||||||
5 | pursuant to Section 37-40 of this Act, $50.
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6 | (c) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect all
of | ||||||
7 | the following:
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8 | (1) For furnishing a copy or certified copy of any
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9 | document, instrument, or paper relating to a limited
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10 | liability company or foreign limited liability company,
or | ||||||
11 | for a certificate, $25.
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12 | (2) For the transfer of information by computer
process | ||||||
13 | media to any purchaser, fees established by
rule.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 94-605, eff. 1-1-06; 94-607, eff. 8-16-05; | ||||||
15 | 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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16 | Section 15. The Uniform Partnership Act (1997) is amended | ||||||
17 | by changing Sections 105 and 108 and by adding Sections 105.5, | ||||||
18 | 1004, 1005, and 1106 as follows:
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19 | (805 ILCS 206/105)
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20 | Sec. 105. Execution, filing, and recording of statements.
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21 | (a) A statement may be filed in the office of the Secretary | ||||||
22 | of State. A certified copy of a
statement that is filed in an | ||||||
23 | office in another State may be filed in the office of the | ||||||
24 | Secretary of
State. Either filing has the effect provided in |
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1 | this Act with respect to partnership property
located in or | ||||||
2 | transactions that occur in this State.
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3 | (b) A certified copy of a statement that has been filed in | ||||||
4 | the office of the Secretary of State
and recorded in the office | ||||||
5 | for recording transfers of real property has the effect | ||||||
6 | provided for
recorded statements in this Act. A recorded | ||||||
7 | statement that is not a certified copy of a statement
filed in | ||||||
8 | the office of the Secretary of State does not have the effect | ||||||
9 | provided for recorded
statements in this Act.
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10 | (c) A statement of qualification or foreign qualification | ||||||
11 | filed by a partnership must be executed by at least 2
partners. | ||||||
12 | Other
statements must be executed by a partner or other person | ||||||
13 | authorized by this
Act. An individual
who executes a statement | ||||||
14 | as, or on behalf of, a partner or other person named
as a | ||||||
15 | partner in a
statement shall personally declare under penalty | ||||||
16 | of perjury that the contents
of the statement are
accurate.
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17 | (d) A person authorized by this Act to file a statement may | ||||||
18 | amend or cancel
the statement by
filing an amendment or | ||||||
19 | cancellation that names the partnership, identifies the
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20 | statement, and
states the substance of the amendment or | ||||||
21 | cancellation.
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22 | (e) A person who files a statement pursuant to this Section | ||||||
23 | shall promptly
send a copy of the
statement to every nonfiling | ||||||
24 | partner and to any other person named as a partner
in the | ||||||
25 | statement.
Failure to send a copy of a statement to a partner | ||||||
26 | or other person does not
limit the effectiveness
of the |
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1 | statement as to a person not a partner.
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2 | (f) The Secretary of State may collect a fee for filing or | ||||||
3 | providing a
certified copy of a
statement as provided in | ||||||
4 | Section 108. The officer responsible for recording
transfers of | ||||||
5 | real
property may collect a fee for recording a statement.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03.)
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7 | (805 ILCS 206/105.5 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 105.5. Electronic filing. Documents or reports | ||||||
9 | transmitted for filing electronically must include the name of | ||||||
10 | the person making the submission. The inclusion shall | ||||||
11 | constitute the affirmation or acknowledgement of the person, | ||||||
12 | under penalties of perjury, that the instrument is his or her | ||||||
13 | act and deed or the act and deed of the limited liability | ||||||
14 | partnership, as the case may be, and that the facts stated | ||||||
15 | therein are true. Compliance with this Section shall satisfy | ||||||
16 | the signature provisions of Section 105 of this Act, which | ||||||
17 | shall otherwise apply.
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18 | (805 ILCS 206/108)
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19 | Sec. 108. Fees.
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20 | (a) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect in | ||||||
21 | accordance with
the provisions of this
Act and rules | ||||||
22 | promulgated under its authority:
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23 | (1) fees for filing documents;
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24 | (2) miscellaneous charges; and
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1 | (3) fees for the sale of lists of filings and for , | ||||||
2 | copies of any documents ,
and the sale or release of
any | ||||||
3 | information .
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4 | (b) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect:
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5 | (1) for furnishing a copy or certified copy of any | ||||||
6 | document, instrument,
or paper relating
to a registered | ||||||
7 | limited liability partnership, $1 per page, but not less
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8 | than $25 , and $25 for the
certificate and for affixing the | ||||||
9 | seal to the certificate ;
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10 | (2) for the transfer of information by computer process | ||||||
11 | media to any
purchaser, fees
established by rule;
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12 | (3) for filing a statement of partnership authority, | ||||||
13 | $25;
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14 | (4) for filing a statement of denial, $25;
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15 | (5) for filing a statement of dissociation, $25;
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16 | (6) for filing a statement of dissolution, $100;
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17 | (7) for filing a statement of merger, $100;
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18 | (8) for filing a statement of qualification for a | ||||||
19 | limited liability
partnership organized under the
laws of | ||||||
20 | this State, $100 for each partner, but in no event shall | ||||||
21 | the fee be
less than $200 or
exceed $5,000;
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22 | (9) for filing a statement of foreign qualification, | ||||||
23 | $500;
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24 | (10) for filing a renewal statement for a limited | ||||||
25 | liability partnership
organized under the laws of
this | ||||||
26 | State, $100 for each partner, but in no event shall the fee |
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1 | be
less than $200 or
exceed $5,000;
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2 | (11) for filing a renewal statement for a foreign | ||||||
3 | limited liability
partnership, $300 ; .
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4 | (12) for filing an amendment or cancellation of a | ||||||
5 | statement, $25;
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6 | (13) for filing a statement of withdrawal, $100;
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7 | (14) for the purposes of changing the registered agent | ||||||
8 | name or registered
office, or both,
$25 ; .
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9 | (15) for filing an application for reinstatement, | ||||||
10 | $200; | ||||||
11 | (16) for filing any other document, $25. | ||||||
12 | (c) All fees collected pursuant to this Act shall be | ||||||
13 | deposited into the
Division of
Corporations Limited Liability | ||||||
14 | Partnership Fund.
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15 | (d) There is hereby continued in the State treasury a | ||||||
16 | special fund to be
known as the Division
of Corporations | ||||||
17 | Limited Liability Partnership Fund. Moneys deposited into the
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18 | Fund shall,
subject to appropriation, be used by the Business | ||||||
19 | Services Division of the
Office of the
Secretary of State to | ||||||
20 | administer the responsibilities of the Secretary of
State under | ||||||
21 | this Act.
The balance of the Fund at the end of any fiscal year | ||||||
22 | shall not exceed
$200,000, and any amount
in excess thereof | ||||||
23 | shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03.)
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25 | (805 ILCS 206/1004 new) |
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1 | Sec. 1004. Reinstatement of limited liability partnership | ||||||
2 | status. | ||||||
3 | (a) A partnership whose status as a limited liability | ||||||
4 | partnership or foreign limited liability partnership has | ||||||
5 | expired as a result of the failure to file a renewal report | ||||||
6 | required by Section 1003 may reinstate such status as a limited | ||||||
7 | liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership | ||||||
8 | upon: | ||||||
9 | (1) the filing with the Secretary of State of an | ||||||
10 | application for reinstatement; | ||||||
11 | (2) the filing with the Secretary of State of all | ||||||
12 | reports then due and becoming due; and | ||||||
13 | (3) the payment to the Secretary of State of all fees | ||||||
14 | then due and becoming due. | ||||||
15 | (b) The application for reinstatement shall be executed and | ||||||
16 | filed in duplicate in accordance with Section 105 and shall set | ||||||
17 | forth all of the following: | ||||||
18 | (1) the name of the limited liability partnership at | ||||||
19 | the time of expiration; | ||||||
20 | (2) the date of expiration; | ||||||
21 | (3) the name and address of the agent for service of | ||||||
22 | process; provided that any change to either the agent for | ||||||
23 | service of process or the address of the agent for service | ||||||
24 | of process is properly reported. | ||||||
25 | (c) When a partnership whose status as a limited liability | ||||||
26 | partnership or foreign limited liability partnership has |
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1 | expired has complied with the provisions of this Section, the | ||||||
2 | Secretary of State shall file the application for | ||||||
3 | reinstatement. | ||||||
4 | (d) Upon filing of the application for reinstatement: (i) | ||||||
5 | status as a limited liability partnership or foreign limited | ||||||
6 | liability partnership shall be deemed to have continued without | ||||||
7 | interruption from the date of expiration and shall stand | ||||||
8 | revived with the powers, duties, and obligations, as if it had | ||||||
9 | not expired, and (ii) all acts and proceedings of its partners, | ||||||
10 | acting or purporting to act in that capacity, that would have | ||||||
11 | been legal and valid but for the expiration shall stand | ||||||
12 | ratified and confirmed. | ||||||
13 | (805 ILCS 206/1005 new) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 1005. Resignation of agent for service of process upon | ||||||
15 | a limited liability partnership. | ||||||
16 | (a) The agent for service of process may at any time resign | ||||||
17 | by filing in the Office of the Secretary of State written | ||||||
18 | notice thereof and by mailing a copy thereof to the limited | ||||||
19 | liability partnership at its chief executive office. The notice | ||||||
20 | must be mailed at least 10 days before the date of filing | ||||||
21 | thereof with the Secretary of State. The notice shall be | ||||||
22 | executed by the agent for service of process. The notice shall | ||||||
23 | set forth all of the following: | ||||||
24 | (1) The name of the limited liability partnership for | ||||||
25 | which the agent for service of process is acting. |
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1 | (2) The name of the agent for service of process. | ||||||
2 | (3) The address, including street, number, city, and | ||||||
3 | county of the limited liability partnership's then address | ||||||
4 | of its agent for service of process in this State. | ||||||
5 | (4) That the agent for service of process resigns. | ||||||
6 | (5) The effective date of the resignation, which shall | ||||||
7 | not be sooner than 30 days after the date of filing. | ||||||
8 | (6) The address of the chief executive office of the | ||||||
9 | limited liability partnership as it is known to the agent | ||||||
10 | for service of process. | ||||||
11 | (7) A statement that a copy of the notice has been sent | ||||||
12 | by registered or certified mail to the chief executive | ||||||
13 | office of the limited liability partnership within the time | ||||||
14 | and in the manner prescribed by this Section. | ||||||
15 | (b) A new agent for service of process must be placed on | ||||||
16 | record within 60 days after an agent's notice of resignation | ||||||
17 | under this Section. | ||||||
18 | (805 ILCS 206/1106 new) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 1106. Resignation of agent for service of process upon | ||||||
20 | a foreign limited liability partnership. | ||||||
21 | (a) The agent for service of process may at any time resign | ||||||
22 | by filing in the Office of the Secretary of State written | ||||||
23 | notice thereof and by mailing a copy thereof to the foreign | ||||||
24 | limited liability partnership at its chief executive office. | ||||||
25 | The notice must be mailed at least 10 days before the date of |
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1 | filing thereof with the Secretary of State. The notice shall be | ||||||
2 | executed by the agent for service of process. The notice shall | ||||||
3 | set forth all of the following: | ||||||
4 | (1) The name of the foreign limited liability | ||||||
5 | partnership for which the agent for service of process is | ||||||
6 | acting. | ||||||
7 | (2) The name of the agent for service of process. | ||||||
8 | (3) The address, including street, number, city, and | ||||||
9 | county of the foreign limited liability partnership's then | ||||||
10 | address of its agent for service of process in this State. | ||||||
11 | (4) That the agent for service of process resigns. | ||||||
12 | (5) The effective date of the resignation, which shall | ||||||
13 | not be sooner than 30 days after the date of filing. | ||||||
14 | (6) The address of the chief executive office of the | ||||||
15 | foreign limited liability partnership as it is known to the | ||||||
16 | agent for service of process. | ||||||
17 | (7) A statement that a copy of the notice has been sent | ||||||
18 | by registered or certified mail to the chief executive | ||||||
19 | office of the limited liability partnership within the time | ||||||
20 | and in the manner prescribed by this Section. | ||||||
21 | (b) A new agent for service of process must be placed on | ||||||
22 | record within 60 days after an agent's notice of resignation | ||||||
23 | under this Section. | ||||||
24 | Section 20. The
Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001) is | ||||||
25 | amended by changing Sections 116, 117, 202, 206, 809, 810, 906, |
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1 | and 1302 and by adding Sections 204.5, 902.5, and 906.5 as | ||||||
2 | follows: | ||||||
3 | (805 ILCS 215/116)
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4 | Sec. 116. Resignation of agent for service of process. | ||||||
5 | (a) The agent for service of process may at any time resign | ||||||
6 | by filing in the Office of the Secretary of State written | ||||||
7 | notice thereof and by mailing a copy thereof to the limited | ||||||
8 | partnership or foreign limited partnership at its designated | ||||||
9 | office and another copy to the principal office if the address | ||||||
10 | of the office appears in the records of the Secretary of State | ||||||
11 | and is different from the address of the designated office. The | ||||||
12 | notice must be mailed at least 10 days before the date of | ||||||
13 | filing thereof with the Secretary of State. The notice shall be | ||||||
14 | executed by the agent for service of process. The notice shall | ||||||
15 | set forth all of the following: | ||||||
16 | (1) The name of the limited partnership for which the | ||||||
17 | agent for service of process is acting. | ||||||
18 | (2) The name of the agent for service of process. | ||||||
19 | (3) The address, including street, number, and city of | ||||||
20 | the limited partnership's then address of its agent for | ||||||
21 | service of process in this State. | ||||||
22 | (4) That the agent for service of process resigns. | ||||||
23 | (5) The effective date of the resignation, which shall | ||||||
24 | not be sooner than 30 days after the date of filing. | ||||||
25 | (6) The address of the designated office of the limited |
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1 | partnership as it is known to the registered agent. | ||||||
2 | (7) A statement that a copy of the notice has been sent | ||||||
3 | by registered or certified mail to the designated office of | ||||||
4 | the limited partnership within the time and in the manner | ||||||
5 | prescribed by this Section. | ||||||
6 | (b) A new agent for service of process must be placed on | ||||||
7 | record within 60 days after an agent's notice of resignation | ||||||
8 | under this Section. | ||||||
9 | (a) In order to resign as an agent for service of process | ||||||
10 | of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership, the | ||||||
11 | agent must deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a | ||||||
12 | statement of resignation containing the name of the limited | ||||||
13 | partnership or foreign limited partnership. | ||||||
14 | (b) After receiving a statement of resignation, the | ||||||
15 | Secretary of State shall file it and mail a copy to the | ||||||
16 | designated office of the limited partnership or foreign limited | ||||||
17 | partnership and another copy to the principal office if the | ||||||
18 | address of the office appears in the records of the Secretary | ||||||
19 | of State and is different from the address of the designated | ||||||
20 | office. | ||||||
21 | (c) An agency for service of process is terminated on the | ||||||
22 | 31st day after the Secretary of State files the statement of | ||||||
23 | resignation.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05.) | ||||||
25 | (805 ILCS 215/117)
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1 | Sec. 117. Service of process. | ||||||
2 | (a) An agent for service of process appointed by a limited | ||||||
3 | partnership or foreign limited partnership is an agent of the | ||||||
4 | limited partnership or foreign limited partnership for service | ||||||
5 | of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law | ||||||
6 | to be served upon the limited partnership or foreign limited | ||||||
7 | partnership. | ||||||
8 | (b) If a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership | ||||||
9 | does not appoint or maintain an agent for service of process in | ||||||
10 | this State or the agent for service of process cannot with | ||||||
11 | reasonable diligence be found at the agent's address, the | ||||||
12 | Secretary of State is an agent of the limited partnership or | ||||||
13 | foreign limited partnership upon whom process, notice, or | ||||||
14 | demand may be served. | ||||||
15 | (c) Service under subsection (b) shall be made by the | ||||||
16 | person instituting the action by doing all of the following: | ||||||
17 | (1) serving upon the Secretary of State, or upon any | ||||||
18 | employee having responsibility for administering this Act, | ||||||
19 | a copy of the process, notice, or demand, together with any | ||||||
20 | papers required by law to be delivered in connection with | ||||||
21 | service and paying the fee prescribed by Section 1302 of | ||||||
22 | this Act; | ||||||
23 | (2) transmitting notice of the service upon the | ||||||
24 | Secretary of State and a copy of the process, notice, or | ||||||
25 | demand and accompanying papers to the limited partnership | ||||||
26 | being served, by registered or certified mail: |
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1 | (A) at the last address of the agent for service of | ||||||
2 | process for the limited partnership or foreign limited | ||||||
3 | partnership shown by the records on file in the Office | ||||||
4 | of the Secretary of State; and | ||||||
5 | (B) at the address the use of which the person | ||||||
6 | instituting the action, suit, or proceeding knows or, | ||||||
7 | on the basis of reasonable inquiry, has reason to | ||||||
8 | believe, is most likely to result in actual notice. | ||||||
9 | (3) attaching an affidavit of compliance with this | ||||||
10 | Section, in substantially the form that the Secretary of | ||||||
11 | State may by rule or regulation prescribe, to the process, | ||||||
12 | notice, or demand. | ||||||
13 | (c) Service of any process, notice, or demand on the | ||||||
14 | Secretary of State may be made by delivering to and leaving | ||||||
15 | with the Secretary of State duplicate copies of the process, | ||||||
16 | notice, or demand. If a process, notice, or demand is served on | ||||||
17 | the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall forward | ||||||
18 | one of the copies by registered or certified mail, return | ||||||
19 | receipt requested, to the limited partnership or foreign | ||||||
20 | limited partnership at its designated office. An affidavit of | ||||||
21 | compliance with this Section, in substantially the form that | ||||||
22 | the Secretary of State may prescribe by rule, shall be attached | ||||||
23 | to the process, notice, or demand.
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24 | (d) Service is effected under subsection (c) at the | ||||||
25 | earliest of: | ||||||
26 | (1) the date the limited partnership or foreign limited |
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1 | partnership receives the process, notice, or demand; | ||||||
2 | (2) the date shown on the return receipt, if signed on | ||||||
3 | behalf of the limited partnership or foreign limited | ||||||
4 | partnership; or | ||||||
5 | (3) five days after the process, notice, or demand is | ||||||
6 | deposited in the mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly | ||||||
7 | addressed. | ||||||
8 | (e) The Secretary of State shall keep a record of each | ||||||
9 | process, notice, and demand served pursuant to this Section and | ||||||
10 | record the time of, and the action taken regarding, the | ||||||
11 | service. | ||||||
12 | (f) This Section does not affect the right to serve | ||||||
13 | process, notice, or demand in any other manner provided by law.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 95-368, eff. 8-23-07.) | ||||||
15 | (805 ILCS 215/202)
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16 | Sec. 202. Amendment or restatement of certification. | ||||||
17 | (a) In order to amend its certificate of limited | ||||||
18 | partnership, a limited partnership must deliver to the | ||||||
19 | Secretary of State for filing an amendment or, pursuant to | ||||||
20 | Article 11, articles of merger stating: | ||||||
21 | (1) the name of the limited partnership; | ||||||
22 | (2) the date of filing of its initial certificate; and | ||||||
23 | (3) the changes the amendment makes to the certificate | ||||||
24 | as most recently amended or restated. | ||||||
25 | (b) A limited partnership shall promptly deliver to the |
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1 | Secretary of State for filing an amendment to a certificate of | ||||||
2 | limited partnership to reflect: | ||||||
3 | (1) the admission of a new general partner; | ||||||
4 | (2) the dissociation of a person as a general partner; | ||||||
5 | or
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6 | (3) the appointment of a person to wind up the limited | ||||||
7 | partnership's activities under Section 803(c) or (d). | ||||||
8 | (c) A general partner that knows that any information in a | ||||||
9 | filed certificate of limited partnership was false when the | ||||||
10 | certificate was filed or has become false due to changed | ||||||
11 | circumstances shall promptly: | ||||||
12 | (1) cause the certificate to be amended; or | ||||||
13 | (2) if appropriate, deliver to the Secretary of State | ||||||
14 | for filing a statement of change pursuant to Section 115 or | ||||||
15 | a statement of correction pursuant to Section 207. | ||||||
16 | (d) Except as provided in Section 210, a A certificate of | ||||||
17 | limited partnership may be amended at any time for any other | ||||||
18 | proper purpose as determined by the limited partnership. | ||||||
19 | (e) A restated certificate of limited partnership may be | ||||||
20 | delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in the same | ||||||
21 | manner as an amendment. A restated certificate of limited | ||||||
22 | partnership shall supersede the original certificate of | ||||||
23 | limited partnership and all amendments thereto filed prior to | ||||||
24 | the effective date of filing the restated certificate of | ||||||
25 | limited partnership. | ||||||
26 | (f) Subject to Section 206(c), an amendment or restated |
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1 | certificate is effective when filed by the Secretary of State.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05.) | ||||||
3 | (805 ILCS 215/204.5 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 204.5. Electronic filing. Documents or reports | ||||||
5 | transmitted for filing electronically must include the name of | ||||||
6 | the person making the submission. The inclusion shall | ||||||
7 | constitute the affirmation or acknowledgement of the person, | ||||||
8 | under penalties of perjury, that the instrument is his or her | ||||||
9 | act and deed or the act and deed of the limited partnership, as | ||||||
10 | the case may be, and that the facts stated therein are true. | ||||||
11 | Compliance with this Section shall satisfy the signature | ||||||
12 | provisions of Section 204 of this Act, which shall otherwise | ||||||
13 | apply. | ||||||
14 | (805 ILCS 215/206)
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15 | Sec. 206. Delivery to and filing of records by Secretary of | ||||||
16 | State; effective time and date. | ||||||
17 | (a) A record authorized or required to be delivered to the | ||||||
18 | Secretary of State for filing under this Act must be captioned | ||||||
19 | to describe the record's purpose, be in a medium permitted by | ||||||
20 | the Secretary of State, and be delivered to the Secretary of | ||||||
21 | State. Unless the Secretary of State determines that a record | ||||||
22 | does not comply with the filing requirements of this Act, and | ||||||
23 | if all filing fees have been paid, the Secretary of State shall | ||||||
24 | file the record and: |
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1 | (1) for a statement of dissociation, send: | ||||||
2 | (A) a copy of the filed statement and a receipt for | ||||||
3 | the fees to the person which the statement indicates | ||||||
4 | has dissociated as a general partner; and | ||||||
5 | (B) a copy of the filed statement and receipt to | ||||||
6 | the limited partnership; | ||||||
7 | (2) for a statement of withdrawal, send: | ||||||
8 | (A) a copy of the filed statement and a receipt for | ||||||
9 | the fees to the person on whose behalf the record was | ||||||
10 | filed; and | ||||||
11 | (B) if the statement refers to an existing limited | ||||||
12 | partnership, a copy of the filed statement and receipt | ||||||
13 | to the limited partnership; and | ||||||
14 | (3) for all other records except annual reports filed | ||||||
15 | pursuant to Section 210 , send a copy of the filed record | ||||||
16 | and a receipt for the fees to the person on whose behalf | ||||||
17 | the record was filed. | ||||||
18 | (b) Upon request and payment of a fee, the Secretary of | ||||||
19 | State shall send to the requester a certified copy of the | ||||||
20 | requested record. | ||||||
21 | (c) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 116 and 207, a | ||||||
22 | record delivered to the Secretary of State for filing under | ||||||
23 | this Act may specify an effective time and a delayed effective | ||||||
24 | date. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a record filed | ||||||
25 | by the Secretary of State is effective: | ||||||
26 | (1) if the record does not specify an effective time |
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1 | and does not specify a delayed effective date, on the date | ||||||
2 | and at the time the record is filed as evidenced by the | ||||||
3 | Secretary of State's endorsement of the date and time on | ||||||
4 | the record; | ||||||
5 | (2) if the record specifies an effective time but not a | ||||||
6 | delayed effective date, on the date the record is filed at | ||||||
7 | the time specified in the record; | ||||||
8 | (3) if the record specifies a delayed effective date | ||||||
9 | but not an effective time, at 12:01 a.m. on the earlier of: | ||||||
10 | (A) the specified date; or | ||||||
11 | (B) the 90th day after the record is filed; or | ||||||
12 | (4) if the record specifies an effective time and a | ||||||
13 | delayed effective date, at the specified time on the | ||||||
14 | earlier of: | ||||||
15 | (A) the specified date; or | ||||||
16 | (B) the 90th day after the record is filed.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05.) | ||||||
18 | (805 ILCS 215/809)
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19 | Sec. 809. Administrative dissolution. | ||||||
20 | (a) The Secretary of State may dissolve a limited | ||||||
21 | partnership administratively if the limited partnership does | ||||||
22 | not, within 60 days after the due date: | ||||||
23 | (1) pay any fee, tax, or penalty due to the Secretary | ||||||
24 | of State under this Act or other law; or | ||||||
25 | (2) file deliver its annual report with to the |
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1 | Secretary of State ; or . | ||||||
2 | (3) appoint and maintain an agent for service of | ||||||
3 | process in Illinois after a registered agent's notice of | ||||||
4 | resignation under Section 116. | ||||||
5 | (b) If the Secretary of State determines that a ground | ||||||
6 | exists for administratively dissolving a limited partnership, | ||||||
7 | the Secretary of State shall file a record of the determination | ||||||
8 | and send a copy of the filed record to the limited | ||||||
9 | partnership's agent for service of process in this State, or if | ||||||
10 | the limited partnership does not appoint and maintain a proper | ||||||
11 | agent, to the limited partnership's designated office serve the | ||||||
12 | limited partnership with a copy of the filed record . | ||||||
13 | (c) If within 60 days after service of the copy of the | ||||||
14 | record of determination the limited partnership does not | ||||||
15 | correct each ground for dissolution or demonstrate to the | ||||||
16 | reasonable satisfaction of the Secretary of State that each | ||||||
17 | ground determined by the Secretary of State does not exist, the | ||||||
18 | Secretary of State shall administratively dissolve the limited | ||||||
19 | partnership by preparing, signing , and filing a declaration of | ||||||
20 | dissolution that states the grounds for dissolution. The | ||||||
21 | Secretary of State shall send a copy to the limited | ||||||
22 | partnership's agent for service of process in this State, or if | ||||||
23 | the limited partnership does not appoint and maintain a proper | ||||||
24 | agent, to the limited partnership's designated office serve the | ||||||
25 | limited partnership with a copy of the filed declaration . | ||||||
26 | (d) A limited partnership administratively dissolved |
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1 | continues its existence but may carry on only activities | ||||||
2 | necessary to wind up its activities and liquidate its assets | ||||||
3 | under Sections 803 and 812 and to notify claimants under | ||||||
4 | Sections 806 and 807. | ||||||
5 | (e) The administrative dissolution of a limited | ||||||
6 | partnership does not terminate the authority of its agent for | ||||||
7 | service of process.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05.) | ||||||
9 | (805 ILCS 215/810)
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10 | Sec. 810. Reinstatement following administrative | ||||||
11 | dissolution. | ||||||
12 | (a) A limited partnership that has been administratively | ||||||
13 | dissolved under Section 809 may be reinstated by the Secretary | ||||||
14 | of State following the date of dissolution upon: | ||||||
15 | (1) the filing of an application for reinstatement; | ||||||
16 | (2) the filing with the Secretary of State of all | ||||||
17 | reports then due and becoming due; and | ||||||
18 | (3) the payment to the Secretary of State of all fees | ||||||
19 | and penalties then due and becoming due. | ||||||
20 | (b) The application for reinstatement shall be executed and | ||||||
21 | filed in duplicate in accordance with Section 204 and shall set | ||||||
22 | forth all of the following: | ||||||
23 | (1) the name of the limited partnership at the time of | ||||||
24 | dissolution; | ||||||
25 | (2) the date of dissolution; |
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1 | (3) the agent for service of process and the address of | ||||||
2 | the agent for service of process; provided that any change | ||||||
3 | to either the agent for service of process or the address | ||||||
4 | of the agent for service of process is properly reported | ||||||
5 | under Section 115. | ||||||
6 | (c) When a limited partnership that has been | ||||||
7 | administratively dissolved has complied with the provisions of | ||||||
8 | this Section, the Secretary of State shall file the application | ||||||
9 | for reinstatement. | ||||||
10 | (d) Upon filing of the application for reinstatement: (i) | ||||||
11 | the limited partnership shall be deemed to have continued | ||||||
12 | without interruption from the date of dissolution and shall | ||||||
13 | stand revived with the powers, duties, and obligations, as if | ||||||
14 | it had not been dissolved, and (ii) all acts and proceedings of | ||||||
15 | its partners, acting or purporting to act in that capacity, | ||||||
16 | that would have been legal and valid but for the dissolution | ||||||
17 | shall stand ratified and confirmed. | ||||||
18 | (a) A limited partnership that has been administratively | ||||||
19 | dissolved may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement | ||||||
20 | after the effective date of dissolution. The application must | ||||||
21 | be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing and state: | ||||||
22 | (1) the name of the limited partnership and the | ||||||
23 | effective date of its administrative dissolution; | ||||||
24 | (2) that the grounds for dissolution either did not | ||||||
25 | exist or have been eliminated; and | ||||||
26 | (3) that the limited partnership's name satisfies the |
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1 | requirements of Section 108. | ||||||
2 | (b) If the Secretary of State determines that an | ||||||
3 | application contains the information required by subsection | ||||||
4 | (a) and that the information is correct, the Secretary of State | ||||||
5 | shall prepare a declaration of reinstatement that states this | ||||||
6 | determination, sign, and file the original of the declaration | ||||||
7 | of reinstatement, and serve the limited partnership with a | ||||||
8 | copy. | ||||||
9 | (c) When reinstatement becomes effective, it relates back | ||||||
10 | to and takes effect as of the effective date of the | ||||||
11 | administrative dissolution and the limited partnership may | ||||||
12 | resume its activities as if the administrative dissolution had | ||||||
13 | never occurred.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05.) | ||||||
15 | (805 ILCS 215/902.5 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 902.5. Amended application for certificate of | ||||||
17 | authority. | ||||||
18 | (a) In order to amend its application for certificate of | ||||||
19 | authority, a foreign limited partnership must deliver to the | ||||||
20 | Secretary of State for filing an amended application for | ||||||
21 | certificate of authority stating: | ||||||
22 | (1) the name of the foreign limited partnership and, if | ||||||
23 | the name does not comply with Section 108, an alternate | ||||||
24 | name adopted pursuant to Section 905 (a); | ||||||
25 | (2) the date of filing the application for certificate |
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1 | of authority; and | ||||||
2 | (3) the amendment to the application for certificate of | ||||||
3 | authority. | ||||||
4 | (b) A foreign limited partnership shall promptly deliver to | ||||||
5 | the Secretary of State for filing an amended application for | ||||||
6 | certificate of authority to reflect: | ||||||
7 | (1) the admission of a new general partner; or | ||||||
8 | (2) the dissociation of a person as a general partner. | ||||||
9 | (c) A general partner who becomes aware that any statement | ||||||
10 | in the application for certificate of authority was false when | ||||||
11 | made or that any statement or facts therein have changed shall | ||||||
12 | promptly: | ||||||
13 | (1) cause the certificate to be amended; or | ||||||
14 | (2) if appropriate, deliver to the Secretary of State | ||||||
15 | for filing a statement of change pursuant to Section 115 or | ||||||
16 | a statement of correction pursuant to Section 207. | ||||||
17 | (d) Except as provided in Section 210, an application for | ||||||
18 | certificate of authority may be amended at any time for any | ||||||
19 | other proper purpose as determined by the limited partnership. | ||||||
20 | (805 ILCS 215/906)
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21 | Sec. 906. Revocation of certificate of authority. | ||||||
22 | (a) A certificate of authority of a foreign limited | ||||||
23 | partnership to transact business in this State may be revoked | ||||||
24 | by the Secretary of State in the manner provided in subsections | ||||||
25 | (b) and (c) if the foreign limited partnership does not: |
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1 | (1) pay, within 60 days after the due date, any fee, | ||||||
2 | tax or penalty due to the Secretary of State under this Act | ||||||
3 | or other law; | ||||||
4 | (2) file deliver , within 60 days after the due date, | ||||||
5 | its annual report required under Section 210; | ||||||
6 | (3) appoint and maintain an agent for service of | ||||||
7 | process in Illinois within 60 days after a registered | ||||||
8 | agent's notice of resignation under Section 116 as required | ||||||
9 | by Section 114(b) ; or | ||||||
10 | (4) renew its alternate assumed name or apply to change | ||||||
11 | its alternate assumed name under this Act when the limited | ||||||
12 | partnership may only transact business within this State | ||||||
13 | under its alternate assumed name deliver for filing a | ||||||
14 | statement of a change under Section 115 within 30 days | ||||||
15 | after a change has occurred in the name or address of the | ||||||
16 | agent . | ||||||
17 | (b) If the Secretary of State determines that a ground | ||||||
18 | exists for revoking the certificate of authority of a foreign | ||||||
19 | limited partnership, the Secretary of State shall file a record | ||||||
20 | of the determination and send a copy of the filed record to the | ||||||
21 | foreign limited partnership's agent for service of process in | ||||||
22 | this State, or if the foreign limited partnership does not | ||||||
23 | appoint and maintain a proper agent, to the foreign limited | ||||||
24 | partnership's designated office. | ||||||
25 | (c) If within 60 days after service of the copy of the | ||||||
26 | record of determination the foreign limited partnership does |
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1 | not correct each ground for revocation or demonstrate to the | ||||||
2 | reasonable satisfaction of the Secretary of State that each | ||||||
3 | ground determined by the Secretary of State does not exist, the | ||||||
4 | Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate of authority of | ||||||
5 | the foreign limited partnership by preparing, signing, and | ||||||
6 | filing a declaration of revocation that states the grounds for | ||||||
7 | the revocation. The Secretary of State shall send a copy of the | ||||||
8 | filed declaration to the foreign limited partnership's agent | ||||||
9 | for service of process in this State, or if the foreign limited | ||||||
10 | partnership does not appoint and maintain a proper agent, to | ||||||
11 | the foreign limited partnership's designated office. | ||||||
12 | (d) The authority of a foreign limited partnership to | ||||||
13 | transact business in this State ceases on the date of | ||||||
14 | revocation. | ||||||
15 | (b) In order to revoke a certificate of authority, the | ||||||
16 | Secretary of State must prepare, sign, and file a notice of | ||||||
17 | revocation and send a copy to the foreign limited partnership's | ||||||
18 | agent for service of process in this State, or if the foreign | ||||||
19 | limited partnership does not appoint and maintain a proper | ||||||
20 | agent in this State, to the foreign limited partnership's | ||||||
21 | designated office. The notice must state: | ||||||
22 | (1) the revocation's effective date, which must be at | ||||||
23 | least 60 days after the date the Secretary of State sends | ||||||
24 | the copy; and | ||||||
25 | (2) the foreign limited partnership's failures to | ||||||
26 | comply with subsection (a) which are the reason for the |
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1 | revocation. | ||||||
2 | (c) The authority of the foreign limited partnership to | ||||||
3 | transact business in this State ceases on the effective date of | ||||||
4 | the notice of revocation unless before that date the foreign | ||||||
5 | limited partnership cures each failure to comply with | ||||||
6 | subsection (a) stated in the notice. If the foreign limited | ||||||
7 | partnership cures the failures, the Secretary of State shall so | ||||||
8 | indicate on the filed notice.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05.) | ||||||
10 | (805 ILCS 215/906.5 new) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 906.5. Reinstatement following revocation. | ||||||
12 | (a) A foreign limited partnership that has had its | ||||||
13 | certificate of authority revoked under Section 906 may be | ||||||
14 | reinstated by the Secretary of State following the date of | ||||||
15 | revocation upon: | ||||||
16 | (1) the filing of an application for reinstatement; | ||||||
17 | (2) the filing with the Secretary of State of all | ||||||
18 | reports then due and becoming due; and | ||||||
19 | (3) the payment to the Secretary of State of all fees | ||||||
20 | and penalties then due and becoming due. | ||||||
21 | (b) The application for reinstatement shall be executed and | ||||||
22 | filed in duplicate in accordance with Section 204 and shall set | ||||||
23 | forth all of the following: | ||||||
24 | (1) the name of the foreign limited partnership at the | ||||||
25 | time of revocation; |
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2 | (3) the agent for service of process and the address of | ||||||
3 | the agent for service of process; provided that any change | ||||||
4 | to either the agent for service of process or the address | ||||||
5 | of the agent for service of process is properly reported | ||||||
6 | under Section 115. | ||||||
7 | (c) When a limited partnership whose certificate of | ||||||
8 | authority has been revoked has complied with the provisions of | ||||||
9 | this Section, the Secretary of State shall file the application | ||||||
10 | for reinstatement. | ||||||
11 | (d) Upon filing of the application for reinstatement: (i) | ||||||
12 | the certificate of authority of the limited partnership to | ||||||
13 | transact business in this State shall be deemed to have | ||||||
14 | continued without interruption from the date of revocation, | ||||||
15 | (ii) the limited partnership shall stand revived with the | ||||||
16 | powers, duties, and obligations, as if its certificate of | ||||||
17 | authority had not been revoked, and (iii) all acts and | ||||||
18 | proceedings of its partners, acting or purporting to act in | ||||||
19 | that capacity, that would have been legal and valid but for the | ||||||
20 | revocation shall stand ratified and confirmed. | ||||||
21 | (805 ILCS 215/1302)
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22 | Sec. 1302. Fees. | ||||||
23 | (a) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect in | ||||||
24 | accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules | ||||||
25 | promulgated pursuant to its authority: |
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2 | (2) miscellaneous charges; | ||||||
3 | (3) fees for the sale of lists of filings and for , | ||||||
4 | copies of any documents , and for the sale or release of any | ||||||
5 | information . | ||||||
6 | (b) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect for: | ||||||
7 | (1) filing a certificate certificates of limited | ||||||
8 | partnership (domestic), a certificate certificates of | ||||||
9 | authority admission (foreign), and a restated certificate | ||||||
10 | certificates of limited partnership (domestic), and | ||||||
11 | restated certificates of admission (foreign), $150; | ||||||
12 | (2) (blank) filing certificates to be governed by this | ||||||
13 | Act, $50 ; | ||||||
14 | (3) filing an amendment or certificate amendments and | ||||||
15 | certificates of amendment, $50; | ||||||
16 | (4) filing a statement certificates of cancellation or | ||||||
17 | notice of termination , $25; | ||||||
18 | (5) filing an application for use of an assumed name | ||||||
19 | under Section 108.5 of this Act, $150 for each year or part | ||||||
20 | thereof ending in 0 or 5, $120 for each year or part | ||||||
21 | thereof ending in 1 or 6, $90 for each year or part thereof | ||||||
22 | ending in 2 or 7, $60 for each year or part thereof ending | ||||||
23 | in 3 or 8, $30 for each year or part thereof ending in 4 or | ||||||
24 | 9, and a renewal for each assumed name, $150; | ||||||
25 | (6) filing an annual report of a domestic or foreign | ||||||
26 | limited partnership, $100; |
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2 | domestic or foreign limited partnership, and for issuing a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | certificate of reinstatement, $200; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | (8) filing any other document, $50. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | (c) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (1) for furnishing a copy or certified copy of any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | partnership or foreign limited partnership, $25; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (2) for the transfer of information by computer process | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | media to any purchaser, fees established by rule.
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13 | Section 25. The
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14 | amended by repealing Section 1305.
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16 | becoming law.
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