Instructions For Completing The Amendment To Application For Registration (Form Lp-6)

Instructions for Completing the

Amendment to Application for Registration (Form LP-6)

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 section 15909.06. All statutory

references are to the California Corporations Code, unless otherwise stated. Note: Signing Form LP-6 constitutes an

affirmation under penalty of perjury that the facts stated in the document are true. (Section 15902.08(b).)

Additional Requirement: If the name of the foreign limited partnership has changed, attach to Form LP-6 a valid

certificate by an authorized public official of the jurisdiction where the foreign limited partnership was organized, certifying

that the limited partnership is in good standing and that the name was changed according to the laws of that jurisdiction.

If the laws of that jurisdiction do not permit the issuance of that certificate, include a statement with Form LP-6 to that

effect.

Fees: The fee for filing Form LP-6 is $30.00. A non-refundable $15.00 special handling fee is applicable for processing

documents delivered in person (drop off) at the Sacramento office. The preclearance and/or expedited filing of a

document within a guaranteed time frame can be requested for an additional non-refundable fee in lieu of the special

handling

fee.

Detailed

information

about

preclearance

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expedited

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The special handling fee or preclearance and

expedited filing services are not applicable to documents submitted by mail. Check(s) should be made payable to the

Secretary of State.

Copies: Upon filing, we will return one (1) uncertified copy of your filed document for free. To get additional copies,

include a separate request and payment for copy fees when the document is submitted. Copy fees are $1.00 for the first

page and $.50 for each additional page. For certified copies, there is an additional $5.00 certification fee, per copy.

Complete the Amendment to Application for Registration (Form LP-6) as follows:

Item 1.

Enter the file number issued to the foreign limited partnership by the California Secretary of State.

Item 2.

Enter the name of the foreign limited partnership exactly as it is of record with the California Secretary of

State. Note: If the foreign limited partnership is registered in California under an alternate name, enter the

alternate name of the foreign limited partnership.

Items

Complete ONLY the items to be amended or added by this filing. Attach additional pages, if necessary. Any

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other matters to be included may be made on an attachment to Form LP-6, provided that the information is

not inconsistent with law. Any attachments are incorporated by reference and made part of Form LP-6.

Item 3.

Enter the name of the foreign limited partnership as amended in the foreign jurisdiction.

Item 4.

Enter an alternate name meeting the requirements of Section

15901.08

if:



The amended name of the foreign limited partnership in Item 3 does not comply with the

requirements of Section 15901.08 (i.e., the name must end with the phrase “Limited Partnership”

or the abbreviation “LP” or “L.P.” and may not contain the words “bank,” “insurance,” “trust,”

“trustee,” “incorporated,” “inc.,” “corporation,” or “corp.” Note: If the foreign limited partnership is

a foreign limited liability limited partnership, the name must contain the phrase “limited liability

limited partnership,” or the abbreviation “LLLP” or “L.L.L.P.” and may not contain the

abbreviation “LP” or “L.P.”); or



Amending a previously designated alternate name.

Note: If the actual name of the foreign limited partnership complies with the requirements of

Section 15901.08, leave Item 4 blank and proceed to Item 5.

Item 5a. Enter the street address of the principal office. (Section 15901.02.) Do not use a P.O. Box address

or abbreviate the name of the city.

LP-6 INSTRUCTIONS (REV 12/2014)

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Instructions For Completing The Amendment To Application For Registration (Form Lp-6) - California

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