KRS 362.1-951: Statement of foreign qualification.

(1) Before transacting business in this Commonwealth, a foreign limited liability

partnership shall file a statement of foreign qualification. The statement shall

contain:

(a) The name of the foreign limited liability partnership which satisfies the

requirements of KRS 14A.3-010;

(b) The street address of the partnership's chief executive office and, if different,

the street address of an office of the partnership in this Commonwealth, if any;

(c) The partnership's registered office and the name of its register ed agent at that

office, which shall comply with KRS 14A.4-010; and

(d) Its jurisdiction of organization.

(2) The status of a partnership as a foreign limited liability partnership remains

effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, until it is ca nceled pursuant to

KRS 362.1-105(4) or revoked pursuant to KRS 14A.9-080.

(3) If the name of a foreign limited liability partnership is not distinguishable upon the

records of the Secretary of State, then it may file a statement of foreign qualification

using a fictitious name that is distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of

State, in which instance the statement of foreign qualification shall be filed under

the fictitious name, shall recite that the partnership has filed the statement of foreign

qualification under a fictitious name, and shall include in the statement its real name

in its jurisdiction of organization.

(4) Whether a foreign limited liability partnership is transacting business in the

Commonwealth shall be determined under KRS 14A.9-010(2).

(5) The consequences to a foreign limited liability partnership transacting business

without a statement of foreign qualification shall be as set forth in KRS 14A.9-020.

(6) A statement of foreign qualification shall authorize the foreign limite d liability

partnership to transact business in this Commonwealth subject to the right of the

Commonwealth to revoke the statement.

(7) A foreign limited liability partnership, having filed a statement of foreign

qualification, shall have the same as, but no greater rights than, and shall have the

same, but no greater privileges than, and except as otherwise provided by this

subchapter, shall be subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties, and liabilities

now or later imposed on, a limited liability partnership.