(a) Initial application. To become a registered limited liability partnership, a partnership must comply with the Texas Revised Partnership Act, Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6132b, §3.08. The secretary of state has promulgated a form for this purpose; however, use of such form is not mandatory. Applications submitted for filing with the secretary of state must be executed by a majority in interest of the partners or by one or more partners authorized by a majority in interest of the partners and must contain the following information:
- (1) the name of the partnership;
- (2) the federal tax identification number of the partnership;
- (3) the street address of its principal office in this state and outside this state, as applicable;
- (4) the number of partners at the date of application;
- (5) a brief statement of the business in which the partnership engages.
- (b) Name of the partnership. The name of the registered limited liability partnership shall contain the words "registered limited liability partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.P." as the last words or letters of its name. The secretary of state does not review the name of the partnership, or a change of name, to determine whether the name conforms with the entity name availability rules of §§79.30-79.54 of this title (relating to Corporations).
- (c) Federal tax identification number. A partnership which has applied for, but not obtained, a federal tax identification number at the time of submission may provide a statement to that effect in its application for registration. Once the partnership has obtained its federal tax identification number, the partnership shall amend its application for registration to provide the identification number required under §3.08(b).
Source Note:The provisions of this §80.1 adopted to be effective February 18, 1998, 23 TexReg 1532.