(a)Copy CA 公司法 Code § 16959(a)
(1)Copy CA 公司法 Code § 16959(a)(1) 在本州内从事州内业务之前,外国有限责任合伙企业应当遵守规定特定行业规则和条例的州委员会、理事会或机构的所有法定和行政注册或备案要求,根据《商业和职业法典》中与该行业相关的适用规定或由管理委员会通过的适用规则。在本州内从事州内业务的外国有限责任合伙企业,应当在本节生效之日起30天内,或该外国有限责任合伙企业首次在本州内从事州内业务之日起30天内(以较晚者为准),通过向州务卿提交作为外国有限责任合伙企业的注册申请,向州务卿注册。该申请应由根据该外国有限责任合伙企业组建地法律有权签署的人员签署,说明合伙企业名称、其主要办事处的街道地址、如果与街道地址不同则说明主要办事处的邮寄地址、根据第16309节 (a) 款规定,其在本州的送达传票代理人的名称和街道地址、合伙企业所从事业务的简要说明,以及合伙企业决定包含的任何其他事项。
(2)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(a)(2) 注册申请书应附有由外国有限责任合伙企业组建地管辖区的授权公职人员出具的证明,证明该外国有限责任合伙企业在该管辖区内信誉良好,如果该管辖区的法律允许颁发此类证明;或者,由该外国有限责任合伙企业声明其组建地管辖区的法律不允许颁发此类证明。
(b)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(b) 注册应附带费用,如《政府法典》第12189节 (b) 款所规定。
(c)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(c) 如果州务卿发现注册申请符合法律规定且所有必需费用已支付,州务卿应颁发在本州内从事州内业务的注册证书。
(d)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(d) 如果用于支付备案费用的支票或其他汇款在提交时未获支付,州务卿可以取消注册备案。在收到书面通知,告知所提交的支付款项未获兑付后90天内,州务卿应向送达传票代理人或提交文件的人员发出关于本节适用性的首次书面通知。此后,如果款项仍未通过银行本票或等值方式支付,州务卿应发出第二次书面取消通知,取消随即生效。第二次通知应在第一次通知发出后20天或更长时间发出。
(e)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(e) 合伙企业在向州务卿提交首次注册备案时,或在注册中指定的任何较晚日期或时间,并支付 (b) 款要求的费用时,注册为外国有限责任合伙企业。合伙企业继续注册为外国有限责任合伙企业,直到根据第16960节提交一份表明其不再注册为外国有限责任合伙企业的通知,或,如果适用,一旦其已解散并最终清算。注册为外国有限责任合伙企业的合伙企业的地位以及该外国有限责任合伙企业合伙人的责任,不应因 (a) 款下的注册申请或第16960节下的修订注册或通知中声明的信息错误或后续变更而受到不利影响。
(f)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(f) 根据第16960节提交的注册或修订注册已在州务卿处备案的事实,即为该合伙企业是外国有限责任合伙企业的通知,以及其中包含的、要求在注册或修订注册中列明的其他事实的通知。
(g)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(g) The Secretary of State shall provide a form for a registration under subdivision (a), which shall include the form for confirming compliance with the optional security requirement pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16956. The Secretary of State shall include with instructional materials, provided in conjunction with the form for registration under subdivision (a), a notice that filing the registration will obligate the limited liability partnership to pay an
annual tax for that taxable year to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Section 17948 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. That notice shall be updated annually to specify the dollar amount of this tax.
(h)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(h) A foreign limited liability partnership transacting intrastate business in this state shall not maintain any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state until it has registered in this state pursuant to this section.
(i)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(i) Any foreign limited liability partnership that transacts intrastate business in this state without registration is subject to a penalty of twenty dollars ($20) for each day that unauthorized intrastate business is transacted, up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(j)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(j) A
partner of a foreign limited liability partnership is not liable for the debts or obligations of the foreign limited liability partnership solely by reason of its having transacted business in this state without registration.
(k)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(k) A foreign limited liability partnership, transacting business in this state without registration, appoints the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process with respect to causes of action arising out of the transaction of business in this state.
(l)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(l) “Transact intrastate business” as used in this section means to repeatedly and successively provide professional limited liability partnership services in this state, other than in interstate or foreign commerce.
(m)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(m) Without excluding other
activities that may not be considered to be transacting intrastate business, a foreign limited liability partnership shall not be considered to be transacting intrastate business merely because its subsidiary or affiliate transacts intrastate business, or merely because of its status as any one or more of the following:
(1)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(m)(1) A shareholder of a domestic corporation.
(2)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(m)(2) A shareholder of a foreign corporation transacting intrastate business.
(3)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(m)(3) A limited partner of a foreign limited partnership transacting intrastate business.
(4)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(m)(4) A limited partner of a domestic limited partnership.
(5)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(m)(5) A member
or manager of a foreign limited liability company transacting intrastate business.
(6)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(m)(6) A member or manager of a domestic limited liability company.
(n)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n) Without excluding other activities that may not be considered to be transacting intrastate business, a foreign limited liability partnership shall not be considered to be transacting intrastate business within the meaning of this subdivision solely by reason of carrying on in this state any one or more of the following activities:
(1)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n)(1) Maintaining or defending any action or suit or any administrative or arbitration proceeding, or effecting the settlement thereof or the settlement of claims or disputes.
(2)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n)(2) Holding meetings of its partners or carrying on any other activities concerning its internal affairs.
(3)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n)(3) Maintaining bank accounts.
(4)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n)(4) Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, and registration of the foreign limited liability partnership’s securities or maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to those securities.
(5)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n)(5) Effecting sales through independent contractors.
(6)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n)(6) Soliciting or procuring orders, whether by mail or through employees or agents or otherwise, where those orders require acceptance without this state before becoming binding contracts.
(7)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n)(7) Creating
or acquiring evidences of debt or mortgages, liens, or security interest in real or personal property.
(8)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n)(8) Securing or collecting debts or enforcing mortgages and security interests in property securing the debts.
(9)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(n)(9) Conducting an isolated transaction that is completed within 180 days and not in the course of a number of repeated transactions of a like nature.
(o)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(o) A person shall not be deemed to be transacting intrastate business in this state merely because of its status as a partner of a registered limited liability partnership or a foreign limited liability company whether or not registered to transact intrastate business in this state.
(p)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(p) The Attorney
General may bring an action to restrain a foreign limited liability partnership from transacting intrastate business in this state in violation of this chapter.
(q)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(q) 本节无意亦不得增加、减少或以其他方式改变现行法律规定、法规或法院规则,这些规定、法规或规则涉及加州注册会计师或加州律师在其他司法管辖区提供服务,或州外注册会计师或州外律师在加州提供服务。
(r)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(r) 指定的送达传票代理人可向州务卿提交一份由州务卿规定用于备案的表格,其中包含一份经签署并确认的辞去送达传票代理人职务的书面声明,该声明应包含该外国有限责任
合伙企业的名称和州务卿档案编号、辞职的送达传票代理人的姓名,以及一份声明,说明
该代理人正在辞职。辞职声明备案后,该代理人以该身份行事的授权即告终止,州务卿应将辞职声明备案的书面通知邮寄或以其他方式送达该外国有限责任合伙企业的主要办事处。
(s)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(s) 如果代理人在一份由州务卿规定的表格上声明其未被正式任命为代理人,该表格应包含该外国有限责任合伙企业的名称和州务卿档案编号以及送达传票代理人的姓名,则该代理人的辞职可能有效。
(t)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(t) 如果被指定为送达传票代理人的个人死亡、辞职或不再居住在该州,或者如果为此目的的公司
代理人辞职、解散、退出该州、丧失其在该州内从事业务的权利、其公司权利、权力及特权被暂停,或停止存在,则该外国有限责任合伙企业应立即提交一份修订后的外国有限责任合伙企业注册申请,指定一名新的代理人。
(u)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(u) 在根据本节提交一份新的外国有限责任合伙企业注册申请以取代已辞职的送达传票代理人之后,州务卿可销毁或以其他方式处置根据本节提交的任何辞职声明。
(v)CA 公司法 Code § 16959(v) 本节将于2034年1月1日生效。