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19.__Articles of merger or consolidation.__Articles of merger
or consolidation of a limited partnership with another type of
business entity as provided by section 417, a fee in the amount
of $150; and

 
20.__Certificate of conversion.__Certificate of conversion of
a limited partnership to another type of business entity as
provided by section 418, a fee in the amount $125.

 
Sec. 18. 31 MRSA §603, sub-§1, ¶A, as corrected by RR 1995, c. 2, §75,
is amended to read:

 
A. Must contain the words "Limited Liability Company," or
the abbreviation "L.L.C.," or the designation "LLC," unless
filing an assumed name under section 605 or a registration
of name under section 606. If the words "Limited Liability
Company" or "Limited Liability Company, Chartered" or
"Limited Liability Company, Professional Association" or
"Limited Liability Company, P.A." or any of the designations
used in the paragraph without commas are used, a limited
liability company may also use the abbreviation "L.L.C." or
the designation "LLC" without filing an assumed name under
section 605; and

 
Sec. 19. 31 MRSA §608, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 718, Pt.
A, §1, is amended to read:

 
A. Shall suspend a domestic limited liability company when:

 
(1) The limited liability company fails to deliver its
annual report for filing within the time specified by
this chapter or fails to pay fees or penalties as
prescribed by this chapter when they become due and
payable;

 
(2) The limited liability company fails to appoint or
name a registered agent in this State;

 
(3) The limited liability company, after change of its
registered office or registered agent, fails to file
with the Secretary of State a notification of such a
change; or

 
(4) A misrepresentation is made of a material fact in
an application, report, affidavit or other document
required by this chapter; or.

 
Sec. 20. 31 MRSA §608, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 718, Pt.
A, §1, is repealed.


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