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Form 531B                              Page 1 of 6                                         Last Revised: 10/2024

Form 531B Prescribed by:                                     INSTRUCTIONS                                  MAIL TO
                                                             · Include the filing fee.                     Regular Service: 
                                                             · Make check or money order payable to        P.O. Box 670 
                                                             Ohio Secretary of State.                      Columbus, OH  43216 
                                                             · Print on single-sided 8 ½ x 11 paper.       OR 
                                                             · Double sided paper will be rejected.        Expedite Service: 
                                                             · Information must be typed.                  P.O. Box 1390 
                                                             · Illegible forms will be rejected            Columbus, OH  43216
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                         Certificate of Foreign Limited Partnership 
                                                               Filing Fee: $99 
                                                               (104-LPF) 
                                                             Form Must Be Typed

Name of limited partnership in jurisdiction of formation 
 
Name under which the foreign limited partnership desires to transact business in Ohio (if different from its 
jurisdiction of formation) 
 
                  Name must include one of the following words or abbreviations: "Limited Partnership," "L.P.," "Limited," or "Ltd."
 
Jurisdiction of Formation  
 
Date of Formation 
 
Address of the office required to be maintained in the jurisdiction of formation by the laws of that jurisdiction or, 
if not so required, of the principal office of the foreign limited partnership.  
 
          Mailing Address
 
          City                                                                                       State    ZIP Code
 
Name and Address of Each General Partner 
 
    Name                                                       Business or Residential Address

Form 531B                                                      Page 2 of 6                                 Last Revised: 10/2024

                          Original Appointment of Statutory Agent

The undersigned authorized representative(s) of 

                                          (Name of Foreign Limited Partnership)

hereby appoint the following to be Statutory Agent upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by 
statute to be served upon the limited partnership may be served. The complete address of the agent is:

 (Name of Statutory Agent)

 (Agent Address - Post office boxes and CMRAs are NOT allowed. See instructions for details.)

                                                                                             OH
 (City)                                                                                      (State)       (ZIP Code)

The entity above irrevocably consents to service of process on the agent listed above as long as the authority of the 
agent continues, and to service of process upon the OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE, if 
 
          A. an agent is not appointed or 
          B. an agent is appointed but the authority of that agent has been revoked, or 
          C. the agent cannot be found or served after the exercise or reasonable diligence 
 
Provide the address of the office where a list of the names and business or residence addresses of the partners of the 
limited partnership and their capital contributions is to be maintained until the registration of the foreign limited 
partnership is canceled or withdrawn

 Mailing Address

 City                                                                                                State ZIP Code

Form 531B                                            Page 3 of 6                                           Last Revised: 10/2024

By signing and submitting this form to the Ohio Secretary of State, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she 
has the requisite authority to execute this document.

Required   
  
Must be signed by at least one   Signature
general partner. 
 
If general partner is an 
individual, then they            By (if applicable)
must sign in the "signature" 
box and print their name 
in the "Print Name" box. 
 
                                 Print Name
If general partner is a business 
entity, not an individual, 
then please print the 
business name in the 
"signature" box, a general 
partner of the business entity   Signature
must sign in the "By" box 
and print their name in the 
"Print Name" box. 
                                 By (if applicable)

                                 Print Name

                                 Signature

                                 By (if applicable)

                                 Print Name

                                 Signature

                                 By

                                 Print Name

Form 531B                                  Page 4 of 6 Last Revised: 10/2024

               Instructions for Certificate of Foreign Limited Partnership   
                                                       
This form should be used to register a foreign limited partnership. A foreign limited partnership must register 
prior to transacting business in Ohio.        
           
Name of Partnership  
The name of the foreign limited partnership can be any name, whether or not it is the name under which it is 
registered in its jurisdiction of formation, that can be registered by an Ohio limited partnership. Pursuant to 
Ohio Revised Code §1782.02, the name of a limited partnership must include the word or abbreviation 
“Limited Partnership,” “L.P.,” “Limited,” or “Ltd.” The name must not contain the name of a limited partner 
unless the name is also the name of a general partner or the business of the limited partnership was carried 
on under that name prior to the admission of that limited partner.  The name must be distinguishable upon the 
records in the office of the secretary of     
state. See our Name Availability Guide at www.OhioSecretaryofState.gov, for more information   
regarding name requirements and restrictions.         
           
Jurisdiction of Formation     
Please provide the foreign limited partnership's jurisdiction of formation and the date of its formation in that 
jurisdiction.  
           
Also, provide the address of the office required to be maintained in the limited partnership's   
jurisdiction of formation by the laws of that jurisdiction. If no such address is required, provide the address of 
the foreign limited partnership's principal office.   
           
Name and Address of General Partners          
Please provide the name and business or residence address of each general partner. Note: If the general 
partner is a foreign entity, the entity must be registered/licensed in Ohio, pursuant to Ohio Attorney General 
Opinion 89-081.   
           
Appointment of Agent - O.R.C. 1782.49         
Ohio business entities and foreign business entities that are registered or licensed in Ohio must appoint and 
maintain a statutory agent to accept service of process. The statutory agent must be one of the following: (1) A 
natural person residing in Ohio; or (2) a domestic or foreign business entity with an Ohio address. 
 
Statutory Agent Address Requirements 
A statutory agent address may either be the primary residence address of the agent or the usual place of 
business address. The statutory agent address must be an Ohio address. 
 
Statutory Agent Address Prohibitions 
Post Office (P.O.) boxes are NOT allowed. 
 Exception: If a Post Office Box and Rural Route Number are both provided, the address is allowed. 
Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) addresses are NOT allowed. A CMRA is a private business that 
rents private mailboxes to customers. 
           
By filing this form, a limited partnership agrees to the statements on the certificate which state that the 
secretary of state is the appointed agent of the foreign limited partnership for service of process if (1) the 
agent has not been appointed; (2) an agent is appointed, the agent's authority has been revoked; or (3) the 
agent is not found or served after the exercise of reasonable diligence.

Form 531B                                            Page 5 of 6                                Last Revised: 10/2024

Additional Provisions  
If the information you wish to provide for the record does not fit on the form, please attach additional provisions 
on a single-sided, 8 ½ x 11 sheet(s) of paper.  
           
Signature(s)  
After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that the form is signed by at least one 
general partner.      
           
**Note:  Our office cannot file or record a document that contains a social security number or tax 
identification number.  Please do not enter a social security number or tax identification number, in any 
format, on this form.

Form 531B                                      Page 6 of 6 Last Revised: 10/2024