88.339 - Correction of inaccurate or defective record filed with Secretary of State; cancellation of filings.

88.339  Correction of inaccurate or defective record filed with Secretary of State; cancellation of filings.

      1.  A limited partnership may correct a record filed in the Office of the Secretary of State with respect to the limited partnership if the record contains an inaccurate description of a partnership action or if the record was defectively signed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged.

      2.  To correct a record, the limited partnership must:

      (a) Prepare a certificate of correction that:

             (1) States the name of the limited partnership;

             (2) Describes the record, including, without limitation, its filing date;

             (3) Specifies the inaccuracy or defect;

             (4) Sets forth the inaccurate or defective portion of the record in an accurate or corrected form; and

             (5) Is signed by a general partner of the limited partnership.

      (b) Deliver the certificate to the Secretary of State for filing.

      (c) Pay a filing fee of $175 to the Secretary of State.

      3.  A certificate of correction is effective on the effective date of the record it corrects except as to persons relying on the uncorrected record and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, the certificate is effective when filed.

      4.  If a limited partnership has made a filing with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State has not processed the filing and placed the filing into the public record, the limited partnership may cancel the filing by:

      (a) Filing a statement of cancellation with the Secretary of State; and

      (b) Paying a fee of $50.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 1397; A 2001, 3198, 3199; 2003, 3151; 2003, 20th Special Session, 96; 2009, 2850)