Section 10-9B-907 Transaction of business without registration.

Section 10-9B-907

Transaction of business without registration.

REPEALED IN THE 2009 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2009-621, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2010. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.

(a) A foreign limited partnership transacting business in this state may not maintain any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state until it has registered in this state.

(b) The failure of a foreign limited partnership to register in this state does not impair the validity of any contract or act of the foreign limited partnership or prevent the foreign limited partnership from defending any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state.

(c) A limited partner of a foreign limited partnership is not liable as a general partner of the foreign limited partnership solely by reason of having transacted business in this state without registration.

(d) A foreign limited partnership, by transacting business in this state without registration, shall be deemed to consent to the service of process on the foreign limited partnership by registered mail addressed to the foreign limited partnership at the office required to be maintained in the state of its organization by the laws of that state or, if not so required, at the principal office of such partnership, with respect to causes of action arising out of the transaction of business in this state.

(Act 97-921, 1st Ex. Sess., p. 335, §1.)