Section 10-9B-903

Issuance of registration.

(a) If the Secretary of State finds that an application for registration conforms to law and all requisite fees have been paid, he or she shall:

(1) Endorse on the application the word "Filed," and the month, day, and year of the filing thereof;

(2) File in his or her office a duplicate original of the application; and

(3) Issue a certificate of registration to transact business in this state, effective as of the date such application was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State.

(b) The certificate of registration, together with a duplicate original of the application, shall be returned to the person who filed the application or his or her representative.

(c) Upon the issuance of a certificate of registration by the Secretary of State, the foreign limited partnership shall be authorized to transact any business in this state which may be done lawfully in this state by a limited partnership organized under the laws of this state, to the extent that it is authorized to do such business in the state, territory, or country where it was created; and such authorization shall relate back to and be deemed effective as of the date such application was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State.

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