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2Instructions for completing the
Statement by Foreign Partnership (Form LL-27)
Where to File: For easier completion, this form is available on the Secretary of State's website at
and can be viewed, filled in and printed from your computer. The completed
form along with the applicable fees can be mailed to Secretary of State, Document Filing Support Unit, P.O. Box
944225, Sacramento, CA 94244-2250 or delivered in person (drop off) to the Sacramento office, 1500 11th Street,
3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814. If you are not completing this form online, please type or legibly print in black or
blue ink. This form is filed only in the Sacramento office.
Legal Authority: Statutory filing requirements are found in California Corporations Code sections
15800
and 16309.
All statutory references are to the California Corporations Code, unless otherwise stated.
A foreign partnership (other than a foreign limited partnership subject to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section
15900) or a commercial or banking partnership established and transacting business in a place outside the
United States) that is domiciled without California and has no regular place of business in California, must file
this Statement by Foreign Partnership with the Secretary of State within 40 days from the time it commences to
do business in California and whenever the name and/or address of the designated agent for service of process
changes.
The Statement by Foreign Partnership may not be used to register a foreign limited partnership in the state of
California.
To register a foreign (out-of-state or out-of-country) limited partnership to transact business in
California, the limited partnership must file with the Secretary of State an
Application for Registration (Form LP-5)
pursuant to Section 15909.02.
Fees: The fee for filing Form LL-27 is $25.00. A $15.00 special handling fee is applicable for processing documents
delivered in person (drop off) to the Sacramento office. The special handling fee is in addition to the filing fee, should
be included in a separate check, and will be retained whether the document is filed or rejected. The
preclearance and/or expedited filing of a document within a guaranteed time frame can be requested for an
additional fee in lieu of the special handling fee. Please refer to the Secretary of State’s website at
for detailed information regarding preclearance
and expedited filing services. The special handling fee or preclearance and expedited filings services are not
applicable to documents submitted by mail. Check(s) should be made payable to the Secretary of State.
Copies: The Secretary of State will certify two copies of the filed document without charge, provided that the copies
are submitted to the Secretary of State with the document to be filed. Any additional copies submitted will be
certified upon request and payment of the $8.00 per copy certification fee.
Complete the Statement by Foreign Partnership (Form LL-27) as follows:
Item 1.
Enter the name of the foreign partnership.
Item 2.
Enter the jurisdiction (state or country) of formation.
Item 3.
Enter the complete address, including the zip code, of the principal executive office of the foreign
partnership. Please do not abbreviate the name of the city.
Items
Enter the name of the agent for service of process in California. An agent is an individual, whether or not
4 & 5.
affiliated with the foreign partnership, who resides in California or a corporation designated to accept
service of process if the foreign partnership is sued. The agent should agree to accept service of process
on behalf of the foreign partnership prior to designation. If a corporation is designated as agent, that
corporation must have previously filed with the Secretary of State, a certificate pursuant to California
Corporations Code section 1505. Note, a foreign partnership cannot act as its own agent and no
domestic or foreign corporation may file pursuant to Section
1505
unless the corporation is currently
authorized to engage in business in California and is in good standing on the records of the Secretary of
State.
If an individual is designated as agent, complete Items 4 and 5. If a corporation is designated as agent,
complete Item 4 and proceed to Item 6 (do not complete Item 5).
Item 6.
If the foreign partnership previously filed a Statement by Foreign Partnership, enter the file number issued
by the Secretary of State. If no prior statements have been filed, leave Item 6 blank and proceed to Item 8.
Item 7.
If the foreign partnership previously filed a Statement by Foreign Partnership under a name other than the
name entered in Item 1, enter the former name of the foreign partnership exactly as it is of record with the
Secretary of State. If the name has not changed, or no prior statements have been filed, leave Item 7
blank and proceed to Item 8.
Type or print the name and title of the person completing this form and enter the date this form was
Item 8.
completed.
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