CHAPTER 12. MISCELLANEOUS
IC 23-16-12
Chapter 12. Miscellaneous
IC 23-16-12-1
Construction and application of article
Sec. 1. (a) This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate
its general purpose.
(b) The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to
be strictly construed does not apply to this article.
As added by P.L.147-1988, SEC.1.
IC 23-16-12-2
Applicability of article to domestic and foreign limited
partnerships after effective date and after repeal of antecedent
provisions
Sec. 2. (a) After July 1, 1988, this article applies to all domestic
and foreign limited partnerships, except as provided in this section.
(b) IC 23-16-6-1, IC 23-16-6-2, and IC 23-16-7-8 apply only to
contributions and distributions made after July 1, 1988.
(c) IC 23-16-8-4 applies only to assignments made after July 1,
1988.
(d) IC 23-16-10 does not apply before January 1, 1989.
(e) Unless agreed otherwise by all of the partners, the applicable
provisions of IC 23-4-2 (repealed effective July 1, 1993) governing
allocation of profits and losses (rather than the provisions of
IC 23-16-6-3), distributions to a withdrawing partner (rather than the
provisions of IC 23-16-7-4), and distribution of assets upon the
winding up of a limited partnership (rather than the provisions of
IC 23-16-9-4) govern limited partnerships formed before July 1,
1988.
(f) A limited partnership existing under IC 23-4-2 before July 1,
1988, is not required to file a certificate of limited partnership
complying with IC 23-16-3 with the secretary of state, and is not
subject to or governed by IC 23-16-3-2, until the earlier of the
following:
(1) The voluntary filing by the limited partnership of a
certificate of limited partnership with the secretary of state in
the manner required by this article.
(2) July 1, 1993.
(g) Until July 1, 1993, a limited partnership existing under
IC 23-4-2 before July 1, 1988, that does not file a certificate of
limited partnership in accordance with subsection (f)(1) is governed
by IC 23-4-2.
(h) If a limited partnership existing under IC 23-4-2 before July
1, 1988, does not file a certificate of limited partnership or a
certificate of amendment with the secretary of state by July 1, 1993,
and no event has occurred that, under this article, requires the filing
of a certificate of amendment, then:
(1) the limited partnership continues to exist as a limited
partnership under this article, and the failure to file a certificate
with the secretary of state does not impair the validity of any
contract or act of the limited partnership nor prevent the limited
partnership from defending any action in any court in Indiana;
(2) a limited partner of the limited partnership is not liable as a
general partner solely by reason of the failure to file a
certificate with the secretary of state; and
(3) the limited partnership may not maintain an action in any
court of Indiana until it has filed a certificate with the secretary
of state in compliance with this article.
As added by P.L.147-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-1989,
SEC.26; P.L.3-1990, SEC.83.
IC 23-16-12-3
Rules for cases not provided for in this article
Sec. 3. In any case not provided for in this article, the provisions
of IC 23-4-1 govern.
As added by P.L.147-1988, SEC.1.
IC 23-16-12-4
Fees
Sec. 4. (a) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees
when the documents described in this section are delivered by a
domestic or foreign limited partnership to the secretary of state for
filing:
Document Electronic Filing Fee
Filing Fee (Other than
electronic
filing)
(1) Application for
reservation of name $10 $20
(2) Application for use
of indistinguishable name $10 $20
(3) Application for
renewal of reservation $10 $20
(4) Notice of transfer of reserved name $10 $20
(5) Application of registered name $20 $30
(6) Application for renewal
of registered name $20 $30
(7) Certificate of change
of registered agent's
business address No fee No fee
(8) Certificate of resignation of agent No fee No fee
(9) Certificate of limited partnership $75 $90
(10) Certificate of amendment $20 $30
(11) Certificate of cancellation $75 $90
(12) Restated certificate of
limited partnership or registration $20 $30
(13) Restated certificate of
limited partnership or
registration with amendments $20 $30
(14) Application for registration $75 $90
(15) Certificate of change of
application $20 $30
(16) Certificate of cancellation of
registration $20 $30
(17) Certificate of change
of registered agent No fee No fee
(18) Application for certificate
of existence or authorization $15 $15
(19) Any other document required or
permitted to be filed under this
article, including an application
for any other certificates or
certification certificate (except
for any such other certificates
that the secretary of state may
determine to issue without
additional fee in connection with
particular filings) $20 $30
The secretary of state shall prescribe the electronic means of filing
documents to which the electronic filing fees set forth in this section
apply.
(b) The secretary of state shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10)
each time process is served on the secretary of state under this
article. If the party to a proceeding causing service of process
prevails in the proceeding, then that party is entitled to recover this
fee as costs from the nonprevailing party.
(c) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for
copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a
domestic or foreign limited partnership:
(1) Per page for copying $ 1
(2) For a certification stamp $15
As added by P.L.147-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-1989,
SEC.27; P.L.75-1990, SEC.14; P.L.277-2001, SEC.16; P.L.60-2007,
SEC.4; P.L.106-2008, SEC.51.
IC 23-16-12-5
Requirements for filing documents; filing fee
Sec. 5. (a) A document must satisfy the requirements of this
article to be entitled to filing by the secretary of state.
(b) The document must contain the information required by this
article. It may contain other information as well.
(c) The document must be typewritten or printed.
(d) The document must be legible and otherwise suitable for
filing.
(e) The document must be in the English language. A limited
partnership name need not be in English if written in English letters
or Arabic or Roman numerals.
(f) Every person executing the document shall sign it and state
beneath or opposite the signature the person's name and the capacity
in which the person signs. A signature on a document authorized to
be filed under this article may be a facsimile. A signature on a
document under this subsection that is transmitted and filed
electronically is sufficient if the person transmitting and filing the
document:
(1) has the intent to file the document as evidenced by a symbol
executed or adopted by a party with present intention to
authenticate the filing; and
(2) enters the filing party's name on the electronic form in a
signature box or other place indicated by the secretary of state.
(g) The document must be delivered to the office of the secretary
of state as required by section 5.1 of this chapter, and the correct
filing fee must be paid in the manner and form required by the
secretary of state.
(h) The secretary of state may accept payment of the correct filing
fee by credit card, debit card, charge card, or similar method.
However, if the filing fee is paid by credit card, debit card, charge
card, or similar method, the liability is not finally discharged until
the secretary of state receives payment or credit from the institution
responsible for making the payment or credit. The secretary of state
may contract with a bank or credit card vendor for acceptance of
bank or credit cards. However, if there is a vendor transaction charge
or discount fee, whether billed to the secretary of state or charged
directly to the secretary of state's account, the secretary of state or the
credit card vendor may collect from the person using the bank or
credit card a fee that may not exceed the highest transaction charge
or discount fee charged to the secretary of state by the bank or credit
card vendor during the most recent collection period. This fee may
be collected regardless of any agreement between the bank and a
credit card vendor or regardless of any internal policy of the credit
card vendor that may prohibit this type of fee. The fee is a permitted
additional charge under IC 24-4.5-3-202.
As added by P.L.147-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.228-1995,
SEC.18; P.L.11-1996, SEC.23; P.L.277-2001, SEC.17.
IC 23-16-12-5.1
Copies of documents delivered for filing
Sec. 5.1. (a) For purposes of this article, a document is delivered
for filing if the document is transferred to the secretary of state by
hand, mail, telecopy, facsimile, or other form of electronic
transmission meeting the requirements established by the secretary
of state.
(b) If a document is delivered for filing by hand or mail, the
document must be accompanied by:
(1) two (2) exact or conformed copies of a document filed under
IC 23-16-2-4 or IC 23-16-10-4; or
(2) one (1) exact or conformed copy of any other document
filed under this article.
(c) The office of the secretary of state shall create any copies of
a document delivered by telecopy, facsimile, or other form of
electronic transmission that are required for distribution under this
article.
As added by P.L.228-1995, SEC.19.
IC 23-16-12-6
Effective date of documents
Sec. 6. (a) A document accepted for filing is effective:
(1) at the time of filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by
the secretary of state's date and time endorsement on the
original document; or
(2) at such later time as is specified in the document as provided
in subsection (b).
(b) A document may specify a delayed effective time on the date
filed, or a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the
document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a
delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is
effective at 12:01 a.m. on that date. A delayed effective date for a
document may not be later than ninety (90) days after the date it is
filed.
As added by P.L.147-1988, SEC.1.