1.__Filing with Secretary of State.__To be effective under this chapter, a statement must be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.__A certified copy of a statement that is filed in an office in another state may be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.__Either filing has the effect provided in this chapter with respect to partnership property located in or transactions that occur in this State.

2.__Recorded in registry of deeds.__A certified copy of a statement that has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State and recorded in the registry of deeds of the county in which real property is located has the effect provided for recorded statements in this chapter.__A recorded statement that is not a certified copy of a statement filed in the office of the Secretary of State does not have the effect provided for recorded statements in this chapter.

3.__Execution.__A statement filed by a partnership must be executed by at least one partner.__Other statements must be executed either by a partner or other person authorized by this chapter.__An individual who executes a statement as, or on behalf of, a partner or other person named as a partner in a statement shall personally declare under penalty of perjury that the contents of the statement are accurate.

4.__Amendment or cancellation.__A person authorized by this chapter to file a statement may amend or cancel the statement by filing an amendment or cancellation that names the partnership, identifies the statement and states the substance of the amendment or cancellation.

5.__Copies.__A person who files a statement pursuant to this section shall promptly send a copy of the statement to every nonfiling partner and to any other person named as a partner in the statement.__Failure to send a copy of a statement to a partner or other person does not limit the effectiveness of the statement as to a person not a partner.

6.__Secretary of State.__The Secretary of State may collect a fee for filing or providing a certified copy of a statement.__The registry of deeds may collect a fee for recording a statement.

Comment

(This is Section 105 of the Uniform Partnership Act (1997).)