Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 86 - Limited Partnerships
Section 8623 - Signing of filed documents

(a) Required signatures.--Except as provided in this title, a document delivered to the department for filing under this title relating to a limited partnership must be signed as follows:
(1) An initial certificate of limited partnership must be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate.
(2) An amendment to the certificate of limited partnership deleting a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership must be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate.
(3) An amendment to the certificate of limited partnership designating as general partner a person admitted under section 8681(a)(3)(ii) (relating to events causing dissolution) following the dissociation of a limited partnership's last general partner must be signed by the person admitted as a general partner.
(4) An amendment to the certificate of limited partnership required by section 8682(c) (relating to winding up and filing of certificates) following the appointment of a person to wind up the dissolved limited partnership's activities and affairs must be signed by that person.
(5) Any other amendment to the certificate of limited partnership must be signed by:
(i) at least one general partner listed in the certificate;
(ii) each person designated in the amendment as a new general partner; and
(iii) each person that the amendment indicates has dissociated as a general partner, unless:
(A) the person is deceased or a guardian has been appointed for the person and the amendment so states; or
(B) the person has previously delivered to the department for filing a certificate of dissociation.
(6) A restated certificate of limited partnership must be signed by at least one general partner listed in the certificate, and, to the extent the restated certificate effects a change under any other paragraph of this subsection, the certificate must be signed in a manner that satisfies that paragraph.
(7) A certificate of termination must be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate of limited partnership or, if the certificate of a dissolved limited partnership lists no general partners, by the person appointed under section 8682(c) or (d) to wind up the dissolved limited partnership's activities and affairs.
(8) Any other document delivered by a limited partnership to the department for filing must be signed by at least one general partner listed in the certificate of limited partnership.
(9) A statement by a person under section 8665(a)(3) (relating to effects of dissociation as general partner) stating that the person has dissociated as a general partner must be signed by that person.
(10) A certificate of negation by a person under section 8636 (relating to person erroneously believing self to be limited partner) must be signed by that person.
(11) Any other document delivered on behalf of a person to the department for filing must be signed by that person.
(b) Cross reference.--See section 142 (relating to effect of signing filings).
(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days)

2022 Amendment. Act 122 amended subsec. (a)(3).
Cross References. Section 8623 is referred to in sections 8621, 8622, 8625, 8636, 8665, 8681.1, 8682 of this title.

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