{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/50-73.83.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/50-73.83.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/50-73.83.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/50-73.83.html"}],"law_id":54051,"edition_id":1,"section_id":54051,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.83","catch_line":"Execution, filing, and recording of statements; effective time and date; refunds; penalty","history":"1996, c. 292; 1997, c. 188; 2000, cc. 5, 995; 2002, c. 441; 2003, c. 567; 2004, cc. 316, 601; 2007, cc. 631, 771; 2009, c. 716; 2010, c. 675; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 487.","full_text":"A\n\nA statement may be filed with the Commission. A duly authenticated copy of a statement that is filed in an office in another state may be filed with the Commission. Either filing has the effect provided in this chapter with respect to partnership property located in or transactions that occur in the Commonwealth.B\n\nA duly authenticated copy of a statement that has been filed with the Commission and recorded in the office for recording transfers of real property has the effect provided for recorded statements in this chapter. A recorded statement that is not a duly authenticated copy of a statement filed with the Commission does not have the effect provided for recorded statements in this chapter.C\n\nA statement filed by a partnership shall be executed by at least two partners. Other statements shall be executed by a partner or other person authorized by this chapter. The person executing a statement shall sign it and state beneath or opposite his signature his name and the capacity in which he executes the document. Any person may execute a statement by an attorney-in-fact. It shall be unlawful for any person to sign a document he knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Commission for filing, and any person who violates this provision shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.D\n\nA person authorized by this chapter to file a statement may:1\n\nAmend or cancel the statement by filing an amendment or cancellation that states the name of the partnership as it is set forth on the records of the Commission, states the identification number issued by the Commission to the partnership, identifies the statement, and states the substance of the amendment or cancellation; and2\n\nRenew a statement of partnership authority by filing during the 90-day period preceding the date of the statement’s cancellation by operation of law, a renewal of a statement of partnership authority that names the partnership, states the identification number issued by the Commission to the partnership, states the partnership’s desire to renew the statement of partnership authority, and states that all of the information set forth in the statement of partnership authority is true and correct as of the execution date of the renewal.E\n\nA person who files a statement pursuant to this section shall promptly send a copy of the statement to every nonfiling partner and to any other person named as a partner in the statement. Failure to send a copy of a statement to a partner or other person does not limit the effectiveness of the statement as to a person not a partner.F\n\nThe fees paid into the state treasury under this section shall be set aside and paid into the special fund created under \u00a7 13.1-775.1, subject to that section. The Commission shall have the authority to certify to the Comptroller directing refund of any overpayment of a fee or of any fee collected for a document that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the date of its payment. The Commission shall charge and collect the following fees:1\n\nThe fee shall be $100 for filing any one of the following:\n\t\t\t\ta. A statement of registration as a registered limited liability partnership; or\n\t\t\t\tb. A statement of registration as a foreign registered limited liability partnership.2\n\nThe fee shall be $50 for filing an annual continuation report pursuant to § 50-73.134.3\n\nThe fee shall be $25 for filing any one of the following:\n\t\t\t\ta. An amendment to a statement of registration as a registered limited liability partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. An amendment to a statement of registration as a foreign registered limited liability partnership; or\n\t\t\t\tc. A statement of partnership authority or any other statement or an amendment thereto or cancellation thereof, or a renewal of a statement of partnership authority.4\n\nFor issuing a certificate pursuant to § 50-73.150, the fee shall be $6.\n\t\t\t\tThe court responsible for recording transfers of real property may collect a fee for recording a statement.G\n\nThe Commission may provide forms for statements and reports.H\n\nAny statement filed with the Commission under this chapter shall be typewritten or printed. The typewritten or printed portion shall be in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed statements may be filed. In every case, information in the statement shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality. The statement shall be in the English language. A partnership name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. Any signature on a statement may be a facsimile.I\n\nThe Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed under this chapter and may prescribe the methods of execution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed information pursuant to § 59.1-496.J\n\n1. A statement shall be effective at the time of the filing of the statement with the Commission unless the statement is filed on behalf of a partnership formed under \u00a7 50-73.88 or predecessor law and states that it shall become effective at a later time or date specified in the statement. In that event, the statement 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 statement is filed with 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.2\n\nNotwithstanding the terms of subdivision 1, any statement that has a delayed effective time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and date, a notice of cancellation signed by each party to the statement is delivered to the Commission for filing. If the Commission finds that the notice of cancellation complies with the requirements of the law, it shall file the notice and the statement shall be deemed canceled and shall not become effective.3\n\nA notice of cancellation shall contain:\n\t\t\t\ta. The name of the partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. The name of the statement and the date on which the statement was filed with the Commission;\n\t\t\t\tc. The time and date on which the statement becomes effective; and\n\t\t\t\td. A statement that the statement is being canceled in accordance with this section.4\n\nFor statements with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date and times shall be Eastern Time.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":198414,"text":"A statement may be filed with the Commission. A duly authenticated copy of a statement that is filed in an office in another state may be filed with the Commission. Either filing has the effect provided in this chapter with respect to partnership property located in or transactions that occur in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":198415,"text":"A duly authenticated copy of a statement that has been filed with the Commission and recorded in the office for recording transfers of real property has the effect provided for recorded statements in this chapter. A recorded statement that is not a duly authenticated copy of a statement filed with the Commission does not have the effect provided for recorded statements in this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":198416,"text":"A statement filed by a partnership shall be executed by at least two partners. Other statements shall be executed by a partner or other person authorized by this chapter. The person executing a statement shall sign it and state beneath or opposite his signature his name and the capacity in which he executes the document. Any person may execute a statement by an attorney-in-fact. It shall be unlawful for any person to sign a document he knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Commission for filing, and any person who violates this provision shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":198417,"text":"A person authorized by this chapter to file a statement may:","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"D1"},"4":{"id":198418,"text":"Amend or cancel the statement by filing an amendment or cancellation that states the name of the partnership as it is set forth on the records of the Commission, states the identification number issued by the Commission to the partnership, identifies the statement, and states the substance of the amendment or cancellation; and","type":"section","prefixes":["D","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"D1","prefix_anchor":"D1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"D2"},"5":{"id":198419,"text":"Renew a statement of partnership authority by filing during the 90-day period preceding the date of the statement’s cancellation by operation of law, a renewal of a statement of partnership authority that names the partnership, states the identification number issued by the Commission to the partnership, states the partnership’s desire to renew the statement of partnership authority, and states that all of the information set forth in the statement of partnership authority is true and correct as of the execution date of the renewal.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"D2","prefix_anchor":"D2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D1","next_prefix":"E"},"6":{"id":198420,"text":"A person who files a statement pursuant to this section shall promptly send a copy of the statement to every nonfiling partner and to any other person named as a partner in the statement. Failure to send a copy of a statement to a partner or other person does not limit the effectiveness of the statement as to a person not a partner.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D2","next_prefix":"F"},"7":{"id":198421,"text":"The fees paid into the state treasury under this section shall be set aside and paid into the special fund created under \u00a7 13.1-775.1, subject to that section. The Commission shall have the authority to certify to the Comptroller directing refund of any overpayment of a fee or of any fee collected for a document that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the date of its payment. The Commission shall charge and collect the following fees:","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"F1"},"8":{"id":198422,"text":"The fee shall be $100 for filing any one of the following:\n\t\t\t\ta. A statement of registration as a registered limited liability partnership; or\n\t\t\t\tb. A statement of registration as a foreign registered limited liability partnership.","type":"section","prefixes":["F","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"F1","prefix_anchor":"F1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"F","next_prefix":"F2"},"9":{"id":198423,"text":"The fee shall be $50 for filing an annual continuation report pursuant to § 50-73.134.","type":"section","prefixes":["F","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"F2","prefix_anchor":"F2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"F1","next_prefix":"F3"},"10":{"id":198424,"text":"The fee shall be $25 for filing any one of the following:\n\t\t\t\ta. An amendment to a statement of registration as a registered limited liability partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. An amendment to a statement of registration as a foreign registered limited liability partnership; or\n\t\t\t\tc. 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The typewritten or printed portion shall be in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed statements may be filed. In every case, information in the statement shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality. The statement shall be in the English language. A partnership name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. Any signature on a statement may be a facsimile.","type":"section","prefixes":["H"],"prefix":"H","entire_prefix":"H","prefix_anchor":"H","level":1,"prior_prefix":"G","next_prefix":"I"},"14":{"id":198428,"text":"The Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed under 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":["I"],"prefix":"I","entire_prefix":"I","prefix_anchor":"I","level":1,"prior_prefix":"H","next_prefix":"J"},"15":{"id":198429,"text":"1. A statement shall be effective at the time of the filing of the statement with the Commission unless the statement is filed on behalf of a partnership formed under \u00a7 50-73.88 or predecessor law and states that it shall become effective at a later time or date specified in the statement. In that event, the statement 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 statement is filed with 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.","type":"section","prefixes":["J"],"prefix":"J","entire_prefix":"J","prefix_anchor":"J","level":1,"prior_prefix":"I","next_prefix":"J2"},"16":{"id":198430,"text":"Notwithstanding the terms of subdivision 1, any statement that has a delayed effective time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and date, a notice of cancellation signed by each party to the statement is delivered to the Commission for filing. If the Commission finds that the notice of cancellation complies with the requirements of the law, it shall file the notice and the statement shall be deemed canceled and shall not become effective.","type":"section","prefixes":["J","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"J2","prefix_anchor":"J2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"J","next_prefix":"J3"},"17":{"id":198431,"text":"A notice of cancellation shall contain:\n\t\t\t\ta. The name of the partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. The name of the statement and the date on which the statement was filed with the Commission;\n\t\t\t\tc. The time and date on which the statement becomes effective; and\n\t\t\t\td. A statement that the statement is being canceled in accordance with this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["J","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"J3","prefix_anchor":"J3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"J2","next_prefix":"J4"},"18":{"id":198432,"text":"For statements with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date and times shall be Eastern Time.","type":"section","prefixes":["J","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"J4","prefix_anchor":"J4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"J3"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12959,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12958,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","permalink":{"id":234693,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12959,"identifier":"1","token":"50\/2.2\/1","url":"\/50\/2.2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12958,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Uniform Partnership Act","identifier":"2.2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12957,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","permalink":{"id":234691,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12958,"identifier":"2.2","token":"50\/2.2","url":"\/50\/2.2\/","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":76467,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.79","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/50-73.79\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.79","metadata":false},{"id":73483,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.80","catch_line":"Knowledge and notice","url":"\/50-73.80\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.80","metadata":false},{"id":68353,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.81","catch_line":"Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions","url":"\/50-73.81\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.81","metadata":false},{"id":58076,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.82","catch_line":"Supplemental principles of law","url":"\/50-73.82\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.82","metadata":false},{"id":54051,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.83","catch_line":"Execution, filing, and recording of statements; effective time and date; refunds; penalty","url":"\/50-73.83\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.83","metadata":false},{"id":82870,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.84","catch_line":"Law governing internal relations","url":"\/50-73.84\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.84","metadata":false},{"id":72050,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.85","catch_line":"Transactions between partner and partnership","url":"\/50-73.85\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.85","metadata":false},{"id":69746,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.86","catch_line":"Partnership subject to amendment or repeal of chapter","url":"\/50-73.86\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.86","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":58076,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.82","catch_line":"Supplemental principles of law","url":"\/50-73.82\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.82","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":82870,"structure_id":12959,"section_number":"50-73.84","catch_line":"Law governing internal relations","url":"\/50-73.84\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.84","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/50-73.83\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 292<\/a> 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. It has been modified 8 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 1997, chapter 188<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 5<\/a> and 995<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 441<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 567<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 316<\/a> and 601<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 631<\/a> and 771<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 675<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77620,"section_number":"50-73.128","catch_line":"Merger of partnerships","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.128\/"},{"id":66295,"section_number":"50-73.131","catch_line":"Statement of merger","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.131\/"},{"id":82439,"section_number":"50-73.78","catch_line":"Limited partnership as registered limited liability partnership","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.78\/"},{"id":68353,"section_number":"50-73.81","catch_line":"Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.81\/"},{"id":59704,"section_number":"50-73.93","catch_line":"Statement of partnership authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.93\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77069,"section_number":"13.1-775.1","catch_line":"Annual registration fees to be paid by domestic and foreign corporations; penalty for failure to pay timely","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-775.1\/"},{"id":75303,"section_number":"50-73.150","catch_line":"Property title records","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.150\/"},{"id":75229,"section_number":"50-73.88","catch_line":"Formation of partnership","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.88\/"}],"permalink":{"id":234711,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54051,"identifier":"50-73.83","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.83","url":"\/50-73.83\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/50-73.83\/","token":"50\/2.2\/1\/50-73.83","dublin_core":{"Title":"Execution, filing, and recording of statements; effective time and date; refunds; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 50-73.83","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A statement<\/span> may be filed with the Commission<\/span>. A duly authenticated copy of a statement<\/span> that is filed in an office in another state<\/span> may be filed with the Commission<\/span>. Either filing has the effect provided in this chapter with respect to partnership<\/span> property<\/span> located in or transactions that occur in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A duly authenticated copy of a statement<\/span> that has been filed with the Commission<\/span> and recorded in the office for recording transfers<\/span> of real property<\/span> has the effect provided for recorded statements<\/span> in this chapter. A recorded statement<\/span> that is not a duly authenticated copy of a statement<\/span> filed with the Commission<\/span> does not have the effect provided for recorded statements<\/span> in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A statement<\/span> filed by a partnership<\/span> shall be executed by at least two partners. Other statements<\/span> shall be executed by a partner or other person<\/span> authorized by this chapter. The person<\/span> executing a statement<\/span> shall sign it and state<\/span> beneath or opposite his signature his name and the capacity in which he executes the document. Any person<\/span> may execute a statement<\/span> by an attorney-in-fact<\/span><\/span>. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> to sign a document he knows is false in any material<\/span> respect with intent<\/span> that the document be delivered to the Commission<\/span> for filing, and any person<\/span> who violates this provision shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A person<\/span> authorized by this chapter to file a statement<\/span> may: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Amend<\/span> or cancel the statement<\/span> by filing an amendment or cancellation that states<\/span> the name of the partnership<\/span> as it is set forth on the records of the Commission<\/span>, states<\/span> the identification number issued by the Commission<\/span> to the partnership<\/span>, identifies the statement<\/span>, and states<\/span> the substance of the amendment or cancellation; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Renew a statement<\/span> of partnership<\/span> authority by filing during the 90-day period preceding the date of the statement<\/span>’s cancellation by operation of law<\/span>, a renewal of a statement<\/span> of partnership<\/span> authority that names the partnership<\/span>, states<\/span> the identification number issued by the Commission<\/span> to the partnership<\/span>, states<\/span> the partnership<\/span>’s desire to renew the statement<\/span> of partnership<\/span> authority, and states<\/span> that all of the information set forth in the statement<\/span> of partnership<\/span> authority is true and correct as of the execution date of the renewal. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A person<\/span> who files a statement<\/span> pursuant to this section shall promptly send a copy of the statement<\/span> to every nonfiling partner and to any other person<\/span> named as a partner in the statement<\/span>. Failure to send a copy of a statement<\/span> to a partner or other person<\/span> does not limit the effectiveness of the statement<\/span> as to a person<\/span> not a partner. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The fees paid into the state<\/span> treasury under this section shall be set aside and paid into the special fund created under \u00a7 13.1-775.1<\/a>, subject to that section. The Commission<\/span> shall have the authority to certify to the Comptroller directing refund of any overpayment of a fee or of any fee collected for a document that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the date of its payment. The Commission<\/span> shall charge and collect the following fees: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The fee shall be $100 for filing any one of the following:\n\t\t\t\ta. A statement<\/span> of registration as a registered limited liability partnership<\/span>; or\n\t\t\t\tb. A statement<\/span> of registration as a foreign registered limited liability partnership<\/span><\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The fee shall be $50 for filing an annual continuation report pursuant to § 50-73.134<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The fee shall be $25 for filing any one of the following:\n\t\t\t\ta. An amendment to a statement<\/span> of registration as a registered limited liability partnership<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tb. An amendment to a statement<\/span> of registration as a foreign registered limited liability partnership<\/span><\/span>; or\n\t\t\t\tc. A statement<\/span> of partnership authority or any other statement<\/span> or an amendment thereto or cancellation thereof, or a renewal of a statement<\/span> of partnership authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> For issuing a certificate pursuant to § 50-73.150<\/a>, the fee shall be $6.\n\t\t\t\tThe court<\/span> responsible for recording transfers<\/span> of real property<\/span> may collect a fee for recording a statement<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may provide forms for statements<\/span> and reports. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Any statement<\/span> filed with the Commission<\/span> under this chapter shall be typewritten or printed. The typewritten or printed portion shall be in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed statements<\/span> may be filed. In every case, information in the statement<\/span> shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality. The statement<\/span> shall be in the English language. A partnership name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. Any signature on a statement<\/span> may be a facsimile. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

I.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed under 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

J.<\/span> 1. A statement<\/span> shall be effective at the time of the filing of the statement<\/span> with the Commission<\/span> unless the statement<\/span> is filed on behalf of a partnership formed under \u00a7 50-73.88<\/a> or predecessor law<\/span> and states<\/span> that it shall become effective at a later time or date specified in the statement<\/span>. In that event, the statement<\/span> 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 statement<\/span> is filed with 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

3.<\/span> A notice of cancellation shall contain:\n\t\t\t\ta. The name of the partnership;\n\t\t\t\tb. The name of the statement<\/span> and the date on which the statement<\/span> was filed with the Commission<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tc. The time and date on which the statement<\/span> becomes effective; and\n\t\t\t\td. A statement<\/span> that the statement<\/span> is being canceled in accordance with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> For statements<\/span> with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date and times shall be Eastern Time. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXECUTION, FILING, AND RECORDING OF STATEMENTS; EFFECTIVE TIME AND DATE;\nREFUNDS; PENALTY (\u00a7 50-73.83)\n\nA. A statement may be filed with the Commission. A duly authenticated copy of a\nstatement that is filed in an office in another state may be filed with the\nCommission. Either filing has the effect provided in this chapter with respect\nto partnership property located in or transactions that occur in the\nCommonwealth.\n\nB. A duly authenticated copy of a statement that has been filed with the\nCommission and recorded in the office for recording transfers of real property\nhas the effect provided for recorded statements in this chapter. A recorded\nstatement that is not a duly authenticated copy of a statement filed with the\nCommission does not have the effect provided for recorded statements in this\nchapter.\n\nC. A statement filed by a partnership shall be executed by at least two\npartners. Other statements shall be executed by a partner or other person\nauthorized by this chapter. The person executing a statement shall sign it and\nstate beneath or opposite his signature his name and the capacity in which he\nexecutes the document. Any person may execute a statement by an\nattorney-in-fact. It shall be unlawful for any person to sign a document he\nknows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be\ndelivered to the Commission for filing, and any person who violates this\nprovision shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nD. A person authorized by this chapter to file a statement may:\n\n 1. Amend or cancel the statement by filing an amendment or cancellation that\n states the name of the partnership as it is set forth on the records of the\n Commission, states the identification number issued by the Commission to the\n partnership, identifies the statement, and states the substance of the\n amendment or cancellation; and\n\n 2. Renew a statement of partnership authority by filing during the 90-day\n period preceding the date of the statement’s cancellation by operation\n of law, a renewal of a statement of partnership authority that names the\n partnership, states the identification number issued by the Commission to the\n partnership, states the partnership’s desire to renew the statement of\n partnership authority, and states that all of the information set forth in the\n statement of partnership authority is true and correct as of the execution\n date of the renewal.\n\nE. A person who files a statement pursuant to this section shall promptly send a\ncopy of the statement to every nonfiling partner and to any other person named\nas a partner in the statement. Failure to send a copy of a statement to a\npartner or other person does not limit the effectiveness of the statement as to\na person not a partner.\n\nF. The fees paid into the state treasury under this section shall be set aside\nand paid into the special fund created under \u00a7 13.1-775.1, subject to that\nsection. The Commission shall have the authority to certify to the Comptroller\ndirecting refund of any overpayment of a fee or of any fee collected for a\ndocument that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the\ndate of its payment. The Commission shall charge and collect the following fees:\n\n 1. The fee shall be $100 for filing any one of the following:\n \t\t\t\ta. A statement of registration as a registered limited liability\n partnership; or\n \t\t\t\tb. A statement of registration as a foreign registered limited liability\n partnership.\n\n 2. The fee shall be $50 for filing an annual continuation report pursuant to\n § 50-73.134.\n\n 3. The fee shall be $25 for filing any one of the following:\n \t\t\t\ta. An amendment to a statement of registration as a registered limited\n liability partnership;\n \t\t\t\tb. An amendment to a statement of registration as a foreign registered\n limited liability partnership; or\n \t\t\t\tc. A statement of partnership authority or any other statement or an\n amendment thereto or cancellation thereof, or a renewal of a statement of\n partnership authority.\n\n 4. For issuing a certificate pursuant to § 50-73.150, the fee shall be\n $6.\n \t\t\t\tThe court responsible for recording transfers of real property may collect\n a fee for recording a statement.\n\nG. The Commission may provide forms for statements and reports.\n\nH. Any statement filed with the Commission under this chapter shall be\ntypewritten or printed. The typewritten or printed portion shall be in black.\nPhotocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed statements\nmay be filed. In every case, information in the statement shall be legible and\nthe document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of\narchival quality. The statement shall be in the English language. A partnership\nname need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman\nnumerals. Any signature on a statement may be a facsimile.\n\nI. The Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required\nor permitted to be filed under this chapter and may prescribe the methods of\nexecution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed\ninformation pursuant to § 59.1-496.\n\nJ. 1. A statement shall be effective at the time of the filing of the statement\nwith the Commission unless the statement is filed on behalf of a partnership\nformed under \u00a7 50-73.88 or predecessor law and states that it shall become\neffective at a later time or date specified in the statement. In that event, the\nstatement shall become effective at the earlier of the time and date so\nspecified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which the\nstatement is filed with the Commission. If a delayed effective date is\nspecified, but no time is specified, the effective time shall be 12:01 a.m. on\nthe date specified.\n\n 2. Notwithstanding the terms of subdivision 1, any statement that has a\n delayed effective time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the\n effective time and date, a notice of cancellation signed by each party to the\n statement is delivered to the Commission for filing. If the Commission finds\n that the notice of cancellation complies with the requirements of the law, it\n shall file the notice and the statement shall be deemed canceled and shall not\n become effective.\n\n 3. A notice of cancellation shall contain:\n \t\t\t\ta. The name of the partnership;\n \t\t\t\tb. The name of the statement and the date on which the statement was filed\n with the Commission;\n \t\t\t\tc. The time and date on which the statement becomes effective; and\n \t\t\t\td. A statement that the statement is being canceled in accordance with\n this section.\n\n 4. For statements with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date\n and times shall be Eastern Time.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 292; 1997, c. 188; 2000, cc. 5, 995; 2002, c. 441; 2003, c.\n567; 2004, cc. 316, 601; 2007, cc. 631, 771; 2009, c. 716; 2010, c. 675; 2021,\nSp. 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}}