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 | 1.__Application.__Any person may apply to the Secretary of State  |  | for a certificate of existence for a domestic limited partnership  |  | or a certificate of authority for a foreign limited partnership. |  
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 |   |  | 2.__Contents.__A certificate of existence or certificate of  |  | authority sets forth: |  
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 |   | | A.__The limited partnership's name used in this State; |  
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 |   | | B.__That, if a domestic limited partnership, the limited  |  | partnership is duly formed under the laws of this State and  |  | the date of its formation; |  
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 |   | | C.__That, if a foreign limited partnership, the foreign  |  | limited partnership is authorized to transact business in  |  | this State, the date on which the limited partnership was  |  | authorized to transact business in this State and its  |  | jurisdiction of organization; |  
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 |   | | D.__That all fees and penalties owed to this State have been  |  | paid if: |  
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 |   | | (1)__Payment is reflected in the records of the  |  | Secretary of State; and |  
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 |   | | (2)__Nonpayment affects the existence or authorization  |  | of the domestic or foreign limited partnership; |  
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 |   | | E.__That the limited partnership's most recent annual report  |  | required by section 529 has been delivered to the Secretary  |  | of State; and |  
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 |   | | F.__Any facts of record in the office of the Secretary of  |  | State that may be requested by the applicant under  |  | subsection 1. |  
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 |   |  | 3.__Evidence of existence or authority.__Subject to any  |  | qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of  |  | existence or certificate of authority issued by the Secretary of  |  | State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic  |  | or foreign limited partnership is in existence or is authorized  |  | to transact business in this State. |  
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 |   |  | 4.__Certificate of fact.__In addition to the certificate  |  | authorized under subsection 2, the Secretary of State may issue a  |  | certificate attesting to any fact of record in the office of the  |  | Secretary of State that may be requested by the applicant under  |  | subsection 1. |  
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