Sec. 34-223. Registration with Secretary of the State.

      Sec. 34-223. Registration with Secretary of the State. Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited liability company shall register with the Secretary of the State. In order to register, a foreign limited liability company shall submit to the Secretary of the State an original signed copy of an application for registration as a foreign limited liability company executed by a person with authority to do so under the laws of the state or other jurisdiction of its formation. The application shall set forth: (1) The name of the foreign limited liability company and, if different, the name under which it proposes to transact business in this state; (2) the state or other jurisdiction where formed, and date of its organization; (3) the name and address of the agent in this state for service of process on the foreign limited liability company required to be maintained by section 34-224 and an acceptance of such appointment signed by the agent appointed if other than the Secretary of the State; (4) the address of the office required to be maintained in the state or other jurisdiction of its organization by the laws of that state or jurisdiction or, if not so required, of the principal office of the foreign limited liability company; (5) a representation that the foreign limited liability company is a "foreign limited liability company", as defined in section 34-101; (6) the character of the business which the foreign limited liability company intends to transact in this state; and (7) the name and respective business and residence addresses of a manager or a member of the foreign limited liability company, except that, if good cause is shown, the Secretary of the State may accept a business address in lieu of business and residence addresses of such manager or member. For purposes of subdivision (7) of this section, a showing of good cause shall include, but not be limited to, a showing that public disclosure of the residence address of the manager or member of the foreign limited liability company may expose the personal security of such manager or member to significant risk.

      (P.A. 93-267, S. 52; P.A. 01-188, S. 3, 7.)

      History: P.A. 01-188 added new Subdiv. (7) requiring the application to set forth the name and respective business and residence addresses of a manager or member and authorizing the Secretary of the State for good cause shown to accept a business address in lieu of business and residence addresses, specified that a showing of good cause includes, but is not limited to, a showing that public disclosure of the residence address of a manager or member may expose the personal security of such person to significant risk and made technical changes in Subdivs. (5) and (6).