| B.__The application for reinstatement is accompanied by the | reinstatement fee set forth in section 526, subsection 6-A; | and |
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| C.__The application for reinstatement is received by the | Secretary of State by June 30, 2010. |
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| | 2.__Effect on domestic limited partnership failing to | reinstate by June 30, 2010.__A domestic limited partnership that | fails to meet the requirements of subsection 1 is | administratively dissolved and may not reinstate. |
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| | 3.__Protecting domestic limited partnership name after | suspension.__The name of a domestic limited partnership that is | suspended remains in the Secretary of State's record of limited | partnership names and is protected for a period of 3 years | following suspension. |
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| | Sec. 37. 31 MRSA §413, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. U, | §26, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 38. 31 MRSA §416-A is enacted to read: |
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| §416-A.__Certificate of existence; certificate of authority; |
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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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