8586 - Cancellation of registration.
§ 8586. Cancellation of registration. (a) General rule.--A qualified foreign limited partnership may cancel its registration by executing and filing in the Department of State a certificate of cancellation of registration setting forth: (1) The name under which the foreign limited partnership is registered to do business in this Commonwealth. (2) 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 last registered office in this Commonwealth. (3) The name of the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is organized. (4) The date on which it registered to do business in this Commonwealth. (5) A statement that it withdraws from doing business in this Commonwealth. (6) A statement that notice of its intention to withdraw from doing business in this Commonwealth was mailed by certified or registered mail to each municipal corporation in which the registered office or principal place of business of the foreign limited partnership in this Commonwealth is located. (7) The post office address, including street and number, if any, to which process may be sent in an action upon any liability incurred before the filing of the certificate of cancellation of registration. (b) Filing.--The certificate of cancellation of registration and the certificates or statement required by section 139 (relating to tax clearance of certain fundamental transactions) shall be filed in the department. (c) Effect of filing.--Upon the filing of the certificate of cancellation of registration, the authority of the foreign limited partnership to do business in this Commonwealth shall cease. The termination of authority shall not affect any action pending at the time thereof or affect any right of action arising with respect to the foreign limited partnership before the filing of the certificate of cancellation of registration. Process against the foreign limited partnership in an action upon any liability incurred before the filing of the certificate of cancellation of registration may be served as provided in 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53 (relating to bases of jurisdiction and interstate and international procedure) or as otherwise provided or prescribed by law. (d) Cross references.--See sections 134 (relating to docketing statement) and 8514 (relating to execution of certificates). (Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days) 1992 Amendment. Act 169 relettered subsec. (b) to subsec. (c), relettered former subsec. (c) to subsec. (d) and added a new subsec. (b).