Okla. Stat. tit. 54, § 54-1-1001: Nature and purpose - Statement of qualification

Nature and Purpose; Statement of Qualification.

(a) A limited liability partnership is a partnership under the

laws of this state and may engage in any business in this state in

which a partnership may engage including, but not limited to, the

rendering of professional services as defined in paragraph 6 of

subsection A of Section 803 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

the rendering of related professional services as defined in

paragraph 7 of subsection A of Section 803 of Title 18 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

(b) A partnership may become a limited liability partnership

pursuant to this section.

(c) The terms and conditions on which a partnership becomes a

limited liability partnership must be approved by the vote necessary

to amend the partnership agreement except, in the case of a

partnership agreement that expressly considers obligations to

contribute to the partnership, by the vote necessary to amend those

provisions.

(d) After the approval required by subsection (c) of this

section, a partnership may become a limited liability partnership by

filing a statement of qualification with the Secretary of State.

The statement must contain:

(1) the name of the partnership;

(2) the street address of the partnership's chief executive

office and, if different, the street address of an office of the

partnership in this state, if any;

(3) if the partnership does not have an office in this state,

the name and street address of the partnership's agent for service

of process;

(4) a statement that the partnership elects to be a limited

liability partnership; and

(5) a deferred effective date, if any.

(e) The agent of a limited liability partnership for service of

process must be an individual resident of this state, a domestic

corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or

limited liability partnership; or a foreign corporation, limited

liability company, limited partnership, or limited liability

partnership having a place of business and authorized to do business

in this state.

(f) The status of a partnership as a limited liability

partnership is effective on the later of the filing of the statement

or a date specified in the statement. The status remains effective,

regardless of changes in the partnership, until it is canceled

pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 1-105 of this title. A

statement of dissolution filed under Section 1-805 of this title

effects a cancellation upon completion of the partnership’s winding

up. For purposes of this subsection (f) of this section only, the

winding up is presumed to be complete on the first anniversary of

the filing of the statement of dissolution, which may be rebutted by

the prior filing of a statement indicating that the partnership is

continuing.

(g) The status of a partnership as a limited liability

partnership and the liability of its partners is not affected by

errors or later changes in the information required to be contained

in the statement of qualification under subsection (c) of this

section.

(h) The filing of a statement of qualification establishes that

a partnership has satisfied all conditions precedent to the

qualification of the partnership as a limited liability partnership.

(i) An amendment or cancellation of a statement of

qualification is effective when it is filed or on a deferred

effective date specified in the amendment or cancellation.