Section 178.0121. Confirmation of status.

 

(1)  Any person may obtain from the department, upon request, a certificate of status for a limited liability partnership or a foreign limited liability partnership.

(2)  A certificate of status shall include all of the following information:

(a) The limited liability partnership's name or the foreign limited liability partnership's name and fictitious name, if any, used in this state.

(b) Whether each of the following is true:

1. The limited liability partnership is a limited liability partnership under the laws of this state, or the foreign limited liability partnership is authorized to transact business in this state.

2. The limited liability partnership or the foreign limited liability partnership has, during its most recently completed report year, filed with the department the annual report required by s. 178.0913 .

3. The limited liability partnership has not filed a cancellation of its statement of qualification and is not the subject of a proceeding under s. 178.09032 to revoke its statement of qualification.

4. The foreign limited liability partnership has not filed a cancellation of its registration statement and is not the subject of a proceeding under s. 178.10102 to revoke its registration statement.

(c) The limited liability partnership's effective date of its statement of qualification or the foreign limited liability partnership's effective date of its registration statement.

(3)  The certificate of status may include other facts of record in the department that are requested.

(4)  Subject to any qualification stated in a certificate of status issued by the department, the certificate is conclusive evidence that the limited liability partnership or the foreign limited liability partnership is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.

(5)  Upon request by telephone or otherwise, the department shall confirm, by telephone, any of the information required in a certificate of status under sub. (2) and may confirm any other information permitted under sub. (3) .

2015 a. 295 .