TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

Section 8. Partnerships, 14-8-1 through 14-8-64.

ARTICLE 3 CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED FOR RELIGIOUS, FRATERNAL, OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

14-8-50. Withdrawal of foreign limited liability partnership from state.

1. A foreign limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this state may not withdraw from this state until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Secretary of State.
2. A foreign limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this state may apply for a certificate of withdrawal by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing an application that sets forth:
   1. The name of the foreign limited liability partnership and the name of the jurisdiction under whose laws it is organized;
   2. That it is not transacting business in this state and that it surrenders its authority to transact business in this state;
   3. That it revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to transact business in this state;
   4. A mailing address to which a copy of any process served on the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection may be mailed under subsection (c) of this Code section; and
   5. A commitment to notify the Secretary of State in the future of any change in the mailing address provided pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection.
3. After the withdrawal of the foreign limited liability partnership is effective, service of process on the Secretary of State under this Code section is service on the foreign limited liability partnership.Any party that serves process on the Secretary of State in accordance with this subsection shall also mail a copy of the process to the foreign limited liability partnership at the mailing address provided pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section.

(Code 1981, §14-8-50, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1674, § 2.)