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One signed copy of the certificate of limited partnership, of any amended and restated certificate referred to in \u00a7 50-73.77, of any certificate of amendment or cancellation, of any restated certificate of limited partnership or of any articles of merger shall be delivered to the Commission for filing and shall be accompanied by the required filing fee.2\n\nAny document delivered to the Commission for filing shall be typewritten or printed in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed certificates may be filed. In every case, information in the document shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality.3\n\nThe document shall be in the English language. A limited partnership name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The certificate of limited partnership or partnership agreement, duly authenticated by the official having custody of the applicable records in the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the limited partnership is formed, which is required of foreign limited partnerships, need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.4\n\nIf, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the Commission has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form.5\n\nA person who executes a certificate as an agent or fiduciary need not exhibit evidence of his authority as a prerequisite to filing. If the Commission finds that the certificate complies with the provisions of this chapter, that it has been signed as required by this chapter, and that the required filing fee has been paid, it shall file the certificate and admit it to record in its office.6\n\nThe Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed by this chapter and may prescribe the methods of execution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed information pursuant to § 59.1-496.B\n\nThe Commission shall charge and collect the following fees, except as provided in \u00a7 12.1-21.2:1\n\nFor filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $10:\n\t\t\t\ta. An application to reserve or to renew the reservation of a name for use by a domestic or a foreign limited partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. A notice of the transfer of a name reserved for the use by a domestic or a foreign limited partnership; and\n\t\t\t\tc. A certificate declaring withdrawal referred to in § 50-73.25.2\n\nFor filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $100:\n\t\t\t\ta. A certificate of limited partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. An application for registration as a foreign limited partnership; and\n\t\t\t\tc. An amended and restated certificate of limited partnership referred to in § 50-73.77.3\n\nFor filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $25:\n\t\t\t\ta. A certificate of amendment;\n\t\t\t\tb. A restated certificate of limited partnership;\n\t\t\t\tc. A copy of an amendment or correction referred to in § 50-73.57, or an amended application referred to in § 50-73.57, provided that an amended application shall not require a separate fee when it is filed with a copy of an amendment or a correction referred to in § 50-73.57;\n\t\t\t\td. Articles of merger;\n\t\t\t\te. A copy of an instrument of merger of a foreign limited partnership holding a certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth;\n\t\t\t\tf. A copy of an instrument of entity conversion of a foreign limited partnership holding a certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth;\n\t\t\t\tg. A certificate of cancellation; and\n\t\t\t\th. An application for cancellation of a foreign limited partnership.4\n\nFor issuing a certificate pursuant to § 50-73.76:1, the fee shall be $6.C\n\n1. A certificate filed with or issued by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is effective at the time such certificate is filed or issued unless the certificate or articles to which the certificate relates are filed on behalf of a limited partnership and state that they shall become effective at a later time or date specified in the certificate or articles. In that event, the certificate shall become effective at the earlier of the time and date so specified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which the certificate is filed with or issued by the Commission. If a delayed effective date is specified, but no time is specified, the effective time shall be 12:01 a.m. on the date specified. Any other document filed with the Commission shall be effective when accepted for filing unless otherwise provided for in this chapter.2\n\nNotwithstanding subdivision 1, any certificate that has a delayed effective time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and date, a statement of cancellation signed by each party to which the certificate relates is delivered to the Commission for filing. If the Commission finds that the statement of cancellation complies with the requirements of law, it shall, by order, cancel the certificate.3\n\nA statement of cancellation shall contain:\n\t\t\t\ta. The name of the limited partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. The name of the certificate and the date on which the certificate was filed with or issued by the Commission;\n\t\t\t\tc. The time and date on which the Commission’s certificate becomes effective; and\n\t\t\t\td. A statement that the certificate is being canceled in accordance with this section.4\n\nNotwithstanding subdivision 1, for purposes of §§ 50-73.2 and 50-73.56, any certificate that has a delayed effective date shall be deemed to be effective when the certificate is filed or, in the case of a certificate of merger, issued.5\n\nFor certificates with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date and time shall be Eastern Time.D\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Commission shall have the power to act upon a petition filed by a limited partnership at any time to correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors and of filings made by a person without authority to act for the limited partnership.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231354,"text":"1. One signed copy of the certificate of limited partnership, of any amended and restated certificate referred to in \u00a7 50-73.77, of any certificate of amendment or cancellation, of any restated certificate of limited partnership or of any articles of merger shall be delivered to the Commission for filing and shall be accompanied by the required filing fee.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A2"},"1":{"id":231355,"text":"Any document delivered to the Commission for filing shall be typewritten or printed in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed certificates may be filed. In every case, information in the document shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A3"},"2":{"id":231356,"text":"The document shall be in the English language. A limited partnership name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The certificate of limited partnership or partnership agreement, duly authenticated by the official having custody of the applicable records in the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the limited partnership is formed, which is required of foreign limited partnerships, need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"3":{"id":231357,"text":"If, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the Commission has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"4":{"id":231358,"text":"A person who executes a certificate as an agent or fiduciary need not exhibit evidence of his authority as a prerequisite to filing. If the Commission finds that the certificate complies with the provisions of this chapter, that it has been signed as required by this chapter, and that the required filing fee has been paid, it shall file the certificate and admit it to record in its office.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"5":{"id":231359,"text":"The Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed by this chapter and may prescribe the methods of execution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed information pursuant to § 59.1-496.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"B"},"6":{"id":231360,"text":"The Commission shall charge and collect the following fees, except as provided in \u00a7 12.1-21.2:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A6","next_prefix":"B1"},"7":{"id":231361,"text":"For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $10:\n\t\t\t\ta. An application to reserve or to renew the reservation of a name for use by a domestic or a foreign limited partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. A notice of the transfer of a name reserved for the use by a domestic or a foreign limited partnership; and\n\t\t\t\tc. A certificate declaring withdrawal referred to in § 50-73.25.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"8":{"id":231362,"text":"For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $100:\n\t\t\t\ta. A certificate of limited partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. An application for registration as a foreign limited partnership; and\n\t\t\t\tc. An amended and restated certificate of limited partnership referred to in § 50-73.77.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"9":{"id":231363,"text":"For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $25:\n\t\t\t\ta. A certificate of amendment;\n\t\t\t\tb. A restated certificate of limited partnership;\n\t\t\t\tc. A copy of an amendment or correction referred to in § 50-73.57, or an amended application referred to in § 50-73.57, provided that an amended application shall not require a separate fee when it is filed with a copy of an amendment or a correction referred to in § 50-73.57;\n\t\t\t\td. Articles of merger;\n\t\t\t\te. A copy of an instrument of merger of a foreign limited partnership holding a certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth;\n\t\t\t\tf. A copy of an instrument of entity conversion of a foreign limited partnership holding a certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth;\n\t\t\t\tg. A certificate of cancellation; and\n\t\t\t\th. An application for cancellation of a foreign limited partnership.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"10":{"id":231364,"text":"For issuing a certificate pursuant to § 50-73.76:1, the fee shall be $6.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"C"},"11":{"id":231365,"text":"1. A certificate filed with or issued by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is effective at the time such certificate is filed or issued unless the certificate or articles to which the certificate relates are filed on behalf of a limited partnership and state that they shall become effective at a later time or date specified in the certificate or articles. In that event, the certificate shall become effective at the earlier of the time and date so specified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which the certificate is filed with or issued by the Commission. If a delayed effective date is specified, but no time is specified, the effective time shall be 12:01 a.m. on the date specified. Any other document filed with the Commission shall be effective when accepted for filing unless otherwise provided for in this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"C2"},"12":{"id":231366,"text":"Notwithstanding subdivision 1, any certificate that has a delayed effective time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and date, a statement of cancellation signed by each party to which the certificate relates is delivered to the Commission for filing. If the Commission finds that the statement of cancellation complies with the requirements of law, it shall, by order, cancel the certificate.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"C2","prefix_anchor":"C2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"C3"},"13":{"id":231367,"text":"A statement of cancellation shall contain:\n\t\t\t\ta. The name of the limited partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. The name of the certificate and the date on which the certificate was filed with or issued by the Commission;\n\t\t\t\tc. The time and date on which the Commission’s certificate becomes effective; and\n\t\t\t\td. A statement that the certificate is being canceled in accordance with this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"C3","prefix_anchor":"C3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C2","next_prefix":"C4"},"14":{"id":231368,"text":"Notwithstanding subdivision 1, for purposes of §§ 50-73.2 and 50-73.56, any certificate that has a delayed effective date shall be deemed to be effective when the certificate is filed or, in the case of a certificate of merger, issued.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"C4","prefix_anchor":"C4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C3","next_prefix":"C5"},"15":{"id":231369,"text":"For certificates with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date and time shall be Eastern Time.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"C5","prefix_anchor":"C5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C4","next_prefix":"D"},"16":{"id":231370,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Commission shall have the power to act upon a petition filed by a limited partnership at any time to correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors and of filings made by a person without authority to act for the limited partnership.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C5"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13365,"edition_id":1,"name":"Formation: Certificate of Limited Partnership","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13364,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","permalink":{"id":234369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13365,"identifier":"2","token":"50\/2.1\/2","url":"\/50\/2.1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13364,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act","identifier":"2.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12957,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","permalink":{"id":234243,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13364,"identifier":"2.1","token":"50\/2.1","url":"\/50\/2.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12957,"edition_id":1,"name":"Partnerships","identifier":"50","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","permalink":{"id":234229,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12957,"identifier":"50","token":"50","url":"\/50\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":54341,"structure_id":13365,"section_number":"50-73.11","catch_line":"Certificate of limited partnership","url":"\/50-73.11\/","token":"50\/2.1\/2\/50-73.11","metadata":false},{"id":79917,"structure_id":13365,"section_number":"50-73.11:1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/50-73.11_1\/","token":"50\/2.1\/2\/50-73.11_1","metadata":false},{"id":85560,"structure_id":13365,"section_number":"50-73.11:2","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/50-73.11_2\/","token":"50\/2.1\/2\/50-73.11_2","metadata":false},{"id":56436,"structure_id":13365,"section_number":"50-73.11:3","catch_line":"Conversion of general partnership to limited partnership","url":"\/50-73.11_3\/","token":"50\/2.1\/2\/50-73.11_3","metadata":false},{"id":73707,"structure_id":13365,"section_number":"50-73.11:4","catch_line":"Effect of conversion; 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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 607 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1987, chapter 702; in 1991, chapter 434; in 1992, chapter 575; in 1993, chapter 292; in 1995, chapters 70<\/a> and 368<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 995<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 441<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 274<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 631<\/a> and 771<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 586<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 130<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80626,"section_number":"50-73.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.1\/"},{"id":54341,"section_number":"50-73.11","catch_line":"Certificate of limited partnership","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.11\/"},{"id":60036,"section_number":"50-73.12","catch_line":"Amendment of certificate","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.12\/"},{"id":56043,"section_number":"50-73.20","catch_line":"Delivery of certificates to limited partners","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.20\/"},{"id":87254,"section_number":"50-73.21","catch_line":"Assumed or fictitious names","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.21\/"},{"id":81670,"section_number":"50-73.67","catch_line":"Annual registration fees to be paid by domestic and foreign limited partnerships","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.67\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71893,"section_number":"50-73.2","catch_line":"Name","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.2\/"},{"id":60508,"section_number":"50-73.56","catch_line":"Name","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.56\/"},{"id":84090,"section_number":"50-73.57","catch_line":"Amendments; amended applications for registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.57\/"},{"id":75412,"section_number":"50-73.76:1","catch_line":"Property title records","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.76_1\/"},{"id":79428,"section_number":"50-73.77","catch_line":"Transition and savings provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.77\/"}],"permalink":{"id":234411,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63507,"identifier":"50-73.17","token":"50\/2.1\/2\/50-73.17","url":"\/50-73.17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/50-73.17\/","token":"50\/2.1\/2\/50-73.17","dublin_core":{"Title":"Filing; fees; effective time and date","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 50-73.17","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> 1. One signed copy of the certificate of limited partnership<\/span>, of any amended and restated certificate referred to in \u00a7 50-73.77<\/a>, of any certificate of amendment or cancellation, of any restated certificate of limited partnership<\/span> or of any articles of merger shall be delivered to the Commission<\/span> for filing and shall be accompanied by the required filing fee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any document delivered to the Commission<\/span> for filing shall be typewritten or printed in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed certificates may be filed. In every case, information in the document shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The document shall be in the English language. A limited partnership name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The certificate of limited partnership<\/span> or partnership agreement<\/span>, duly authenticated by the official having custody<\/span> of the applicable records in the state<\/span> or other jurisdiction<\/span> under whose law<\/span> the limited partnership is formed, which is required of foreign limited partnerships<\/span>, need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> If, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the Commission<\/span> has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A person<\/span> who executes a certificate as an agent or fiduciary need not exhibit evidence<\/span> of his authority as a prerequisite to filing. If the Commission<\/span> finds that the certificate complies with the provisions of this chapter, that it has been signed as required by this chapter, and that the required filing fee has been paid, it shall file the certificate and admit it to record in its office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed by this chapter and may prescribe the methods of execution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed information pursuant to § 59.1-496<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall charge and collect the following fees, except as provided in \u00a7 12.1-21.2<\/a>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $10:\n\t\t\t\ta. An application to reserve or to renew the reservation of a name for use by a domestic or a foreign limited partnership<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tb. A notice of the transfer of a name reserved for the use by a domestic or a foreign limited partnership<\/span>; and\n\t\t\t\tc. A certificate declaring withdrawal referred to in § 50-73.25<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $100:\n\t\t\t\ta. A certificate of limited partnership<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tb. An application for registration as a foreign limited partnership<\/span>; and\n\t\t\t\tc. An amended and restated certificate of limited partnership<\/span> referred to in § 50-73.77<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $25:\n\t\t\t\ta. A certificate of amendment;\n\t\t\t\tb. A restated certificate of limited partnership<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tc. A copy of an amendment or correction referred to in § 50-73.57<\/a>, or an amended application referred to in § 50-73.57<\/a>, provided that an amended application shall not require a separate fee when it is filed with a copy of an amendment or a correction referred to in § 50-73.57<\/a>;\n\t\t\t\td. Articles of merger;\n\t\t\t\te. A copy of an instrument of merger of a foreign limited partnership<\/span> holding a certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth;\n\t\t\t\tf. A copy of an instrument of entity<\/span> conversion of a foreign limited partnership<\/span> holding a certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth;\n\t\t\t\tg. A certificate of cancellation; and\n\t\t\t\th. An application for cancellation of a foreign limited partnership<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> For issuing a certificate pursuant to § 50-73.76:1<\/a>, the fee shall be $6. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> 1. A certificate filed with or issued by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is effective at the time such certificate is filed or issued unless the certificate or articles to which the certificate relates are filed on behalf of a limited partnership and state<\/span> that they shall become effective at a later time or date specified in the certificate or articles. In that event, the certificate shall become effective at the earlier of the time and date so specified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which the certificate is filed with or issued by the Commission<\/span>. If a delayed effective date is specified, but no time is specified, the effective time shall be 12:01 a.m. on the date specified. Any other document filed with the Commission<\/span> shall be effective when accepted for filing unless otherwise provided for in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Notwithstanding subdivision 1, any certificate that has a delayed effective time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and date, a statement of cancellation signed by each party<\/span> to which the certificate relates is delivered to the Commission<\/span> for filing. If the Commission<\/span> finds that the statement of cancellation complies with the requirements of law<\/span>, it shall, by order<\/span>, cancel the certificate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A statement of cancellation shall contain:\n\t\t\t\ta. The name of the limited partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. The name of the certificate and the date on which the certificate was filed with or issued by the Commission<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tc. The time and date on which the Commission<\/span>’s certificate becomes effective; and\n\t\t\t\td. A statement that the certificate is being canceled in accordance with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Notwithstanding subdivision 1, for purposes of §§ 50-73.2<\/a> and 50-73.56<\/a>, any certificate that has a delayed effective date shall be deemed to be effective when the certificate is filed or, in the case of a certificate of merger, issued. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> For certificates with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date and time shall be Eastern Time. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, the Commission<\/span> shall have the power to act upon a petition<\/span> filed by a limited partnership at any time to correct Commission<\/span> records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors and of filings made by a person<\/span> without authority to act for the limited partnership. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING; FEES; EFFECTIVE TIME AND DATE (\u00a7 50-73.17)\n\nA. 1. One signed copy of the certificate of limited partnership, of any amended\nand restated certificate referred to in \u00a7 50-73.77, of any certificate of\namendment or cancellation, of any restated certificate of limited partnership or\nof any articles of merger shall be delivered to the Commission for filing and\nshall be accompanied by the required filing fee.\n\n 2. Any document delivered to the Commission for filing shall be typewritten or\n printed in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or\n printed certificates may be filed. In every case, information in the document\n shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and\n reproduced in copies of archival quality.\n\n 3. The document shall be in the English language. A limited partnership name\n need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman\n numerals. The certificate of limited partnership or partnership agreement,\n duly authenticated by the official having custody of the applicable records in\n the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the limited partnership is\n formed, which is required of foreign limited partnerships, need not be in\n English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.\n\n 4. If, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the Commission has\n prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on\n the prescribed form.\n\n 5. A person who executes a certificate as an agent or fiduciary need not\n exhibit evidence of his authority as a prerequisite to filing. If the\n Commission finds that the certificate complies with the provisions of this\n chapter, that it has been signed as required by this chapter, and that the\n required filing fee has been paid, it shall file the certificate and admit it\n to record in its office.\n\n 6. The Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required\n or permitted to be filed by this chapter and may prescribe the methods of\n execution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed\n information pursuant to § 59.1-496.\n\nB. The Commission shall charge and collect the following fees, except as\nprovided in \u00a7 12.1-21.2:\n\n 1. For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $10:\n \t\t\t\ta. An application to reserve or to renew the reservation of a name for use\n by a domestic or a foreign limited partnership;\n \t\t\t\tb. A notice of the transfer of a name reserved for the use by a domestic\n or a foreign limited partnership; and\n \t\t\t\tc. A certificate declaring withdrawal referred to in § 50-73.25.\n\n 2. For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $100:\n \t\t\t\ta. A certificate of limited partnership;\n \t\t\t\tb. An application for registration as a foreign limited partnership; and\n \t\t\t\tc. An amended and restated certificate of limited partnership referred to\n in § 50-73.77.\n\n 3. For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $25:\n \t\t\t\ta. A certificate of amendment;\n \t\t\t\tb. A restated certificate of limited partnership;\n \t\t\t\tc. A copy of an amendment or correction referred to in § 50-73.57, or\n an amended application referred to in § 50-73.57, provided that an\n amended application shall not require a separate fee when it is filed with a\n copy of an amendment or a correction referred to in § 50-73.57;\n \t\t\t\td. Articles of merger;\n \t\t\t\te. A copy of an instrument of merger of a foreign limited partnership\n holding a certificate of registration to transact business in the\n Commonwealth;\n \t\t\t\tf. A copy of an instrument of entity conversion of a foreign limited\n partnership holding a certificate of registration to transact business in the\n Commonwealth;\n \t\t\t\tg. A certificate of cancellation; and\n \t\t\t\th. An application for cancellation of a foreign limited partnership.\n\n 4. For issuing a certificate pursuant to § 50-73.76:1, the fee shall be\n $6.\n\nC. 1. A certificate filed with or issued by the Commission pursuant to the\nprovisions of this chapter is effective at the time such certificate is filed or\nissued unless the certificate or articles to which the certificate relates are\nfiled on behalf of a limited partnership and state that they shall become\neffective at a later time or date specified in the certificate or articles. In\nthat event, the certificate shall become effective at the earlier of the time\nand date so specified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which\nthe certificate is filed with or issued by the Commission. If a delayed\neffective date is specified, but no time is specified, the effective time shall\nbe 12:01 a.m. on the date specified. Any other document filed with the\nCommission shall be effective when accepted for filing unless otherwise provided\nfor in this chapter.\n\n 2. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, any certificate that has a delayed effective\n time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and\n date, a statement of cancellation signed by each party to which the\n certificate relates is delivered to the Commission for filing. If the\n Commission finds that the statement of cancellation complies with the\n requirements of law, it shall, by order, cancel the certificate.\n\n 3. A statement of cancellation shall contain:\n \t\t\t\ta. The name of the limited partnership;\n \t\t\t\tb. The name of the certificate and the date on which the certificate was\n filed with or issued by the Commission;\n \t\t\t\tc. The time and date on which the Commission’s certificate becomes\n effective; and\n \t\t\t\td. A statement that the certificate is being canceled in accordance with\n this section.\n\n 4. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, for purposes of §§ 50-73.2 and\n 50-73.56, any certificate that has a delayed effective date shall be deemed to\n be effective when the certificate is filed or, in the case of a certificate of\n merger, issued.\n\n 5. For certificates with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date\n and time shall be Eastern Time.\n\nD. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Commission\nshall have the power to act upon a petition filed by a limited partnership at\nany time to correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of\nclerical errors and of filings made by a person without authority to act for the\nlimited partnership.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 607; 1987, c. 702; 1991, c. 434; 1992, c. 575; 1993, c. 292;\n1995, cc. 70, 368; 2000, c. 995; 2002, c. 441; 2004, c. 274; 2007, cc. 631, 771;\n2008, c. 586; 2012, c. 130; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 487.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}