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Section 8622 - Amendment or restatement of certificate of limited partnership

15 PA Cons Stat § 8622 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) General rule.--A certificate of limited partnership may be amended or restated at any time.

(b) Required contents of certificate of amendment.--To amend its certificate of limited partnership, a limited partnership must deliver to the department for filing a certificate of amendment that states:

(1) the name of the partnership;

(2) the date of filing of its initial certificate;

(3) subject to section 109 (relating to name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address), the address, including street and number, if any, of its registered office; and

(4) the amendment.

(c) Restatement.--To restate its certificate of limited partnership, a limited partnership must deliver to the department for filing a certificate of amendment that:

(1) is designated as a restatement; and

(2) includes a statement that the restated certificate supersedes the original certificate and all amendments.

(d) Required amendments.--A limited partnership shall promptly deliver to the department for filing an amendment to its certificate of limited partnership to reflect:

(1) the admission of a new general partner;

(2) the dissociation of a person as a general partner; or

(3) the appointment of a person to wind up the partnership's activities and affairs under section 8682(c) or (d) (relating to winding up and filing of certificates).

(e) Obligation to correct.--If a general partner knows that any information in a filed certificate of limited partnership is inaccurate, the general partner shall promptly:

(1) cause the certificate to be amended; or

(2) if appropriate, deliver to the department for filing:

(i) a certificate of change of registered office under section 8625 (relating to registered office);

(ii) a statement of correction under section 138 (relating to statement of correction); or

(iii) a statement of abandonment under section 141 (relating to abandonment of filing before effectiveness).

(f) Amendment of voting provisions.--Except as provided in the certificate of limited partnership, whenever the certificate requires for the taking of any action by the partners or a class of partners a specific number or percentage of votes or consents, the provision of the certificate setting forth that requirement shall not be amended or repealed by any lesser number or percentage of votes or consents of the partners or of the class of partners.

(g) Cross references.--See:

Section 134 (relating to docketing statement).

Section 135 (relating to requirements to be met by filed documents).

Section 136(c) (relating to processing of documents by Department of State).

Section 8623 (relating to signing of filed documents).

Cross References. Section 8622 is referred to in section 8624 of this title.

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Section 8622 - Amendment or restatement of certificate of limited partnership