Sec. 68. 31 MRSA §812, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 69. 31 MRSA §817 is enacted to read:

§817.__Certificate of existence; certificate of authority;

certificate of fact

1.__Application.__Any person may apply to the Secretary of State for a certificate of existence for a registered limited liability partnership or a certificate of authority for a foreign limited liability partnership.

2.__Contents.__A certificate of existence or certificate of authority under subsection 1 sets forth:

A.__The limited liability partnership's name used in this State;

B.__That, if a registered limited liability partnership, the registered limited liability partnership is duly registered under the laws of this State and the date of its registration;

C.__That, if a foreign limited liability partnership, the foreign limited liability partnership is authorized to transact business in this State, the date on which the limited liability partnership was authorized to transact business in this State and its jurisdiction of organization;

D.__That all fees and penalties owed to this State have been paid if:

(1)__Payment is reflected in the records of the Secretary of State; and

(2)__Nonpayment affects the existence or authorization of the registered or foreign limited liability partnership;

E.__That the registered or foreign limited liability partnership's most recent annual report required by section 873 has been delivered to the Secretary of State; and