Maine Revised Statutes Title 31. Partnerships and Associations § 806-A. Registered name of foreign limited liability partnership

1. Register limited liability partnership name. A foreign limited liability partnership may register its limited liability partnership name if the name is distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State pursuant to section 803-A.

2. Application. To register its limited liability partnership name, a foreign limited liability partnership must execute and deliver to the Secretary of State for filing an application that:

3. Applicant's exclusive use. A limited liability partnership name is registered for a foreign limited liability partnership's exclusive use upon the effective date of the application under subsection 2 until the end of the calendar year in which the application was filed.

4. Renewal of registered name. A foreign limited liability partnership whose registration under this section is effective may renew it for a successive year by delivering for filing to the Secretary of State between October 1st and December 31st a renewal application that complies with the requirements of subsection 2. The renewal application, when filed, renews the registration for the following calendar year.

5. Qualify as foreign limited liability partnership. A foreign limited liability partnership whose registration under this section is effective may, after the registration is effective, qualify as a foreign limited liability partnership under the registered name or may consent in writing to the use of that name by a registered limited liability partnership organized under this Act or by another foreign limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this State. The registration terminates when the partnership becomes a registered limited liability partnership or the foreign limited liability partnership qualifies or consents to the qualification of another foreign limited liability partnership under the registered name.