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

Form 531A Prescribed by:                                                                                     MAIL TO
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                                                             · 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 
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                                                             · Information must be typed.                    P.O. Box 1390 
                                                             · Illegible forms will be rejected              Columbus, OH  43216
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                          Certificate of Domestic Limited Partnership 
                                                               Filing Fee: $99 
                                                               (141-CLP) 
                                                             Form Must Be Typed 

Name of the Partnership 
                          Name must include one of the following words or abbreviations: "Limited Partnership," "L.P.," "Limited." or "Ltd."
   
Address of the  
Partnership's Principal  
                          Mailing Address
Place of Business 
 
                          City                                                         State         Country    ZIP Code
 
Effective Date            (The status of the partnership as a limited partnership begins upon the filing of the certificate or on a later 
(Optional)                date specified that is not more than ninety days after filing) 
                 Date
 
Name and Address of Each General Partner 
 
   Name                                                        Business or Residential Address

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

                         Original Appointment of Statutory Agent

The undersigned authorized representative(s) of 

                                                 (Name of 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)

                         Acceptance of Appointment

The Undersigned, named herein as the statutory agent for

                                                    (Name of Limited Partnership)

hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment of agent for said limited partership.

                         (Individual Agent's Signature / Signature on Behalf of Corporate Agent)

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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 
Until this filing is approved, this 
business entity does not legally    Signature
exist, therefore, the entity cannot 
be the signer of this document. 
 
If general partner is an            By (if applicable)
individual, then they 
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          Signature
partner of the business entity 
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

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

           Instructions for Certificate of Domestic Limited Partnership

This form should be used to form a domestic limited partnership.       
           
Name of 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 had been 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 Name 
Availability Guide at OhioSoS.gov, for more information regarding name requirements and restrictions. 
           
Address of Principal Place of Business      
Please provide the address of the principal place of business of the limited partnership.   
           
Effective Date  
An effective date may be provided but is not required. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1782.08(C), the 
status of the partnership as a limited partnership begins upon the filing of the certificate or on a later date 
specified in the certificate provided it is not more than 90 days after  filing.   
           
Name and Address of General Partners        
Please provide the name and business or residence address of each general partner. If a foreign 
corporation is a general partner, the corporation must be licensed to do business in Ohio pursuant to 
OAG 89-081.     
           
Appointment of Agent - O.R.C. 1782.04       
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. 
 
Acceptance of Appointment 
The statutory agent must sign the Acceptance of Appointment.         

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Signature(s) - Required  
After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that page 3 is signed by all 
general partners.  
 
Until this filing is approved, this business entity does not legally exist, therefore, the entity cannot be the 
signer of the document. The name of the person authorizing the submission of the form can be an 
individual or a business entity, but if the signer is a business entity, then it cannot be the same business 
name as the new entity being created by filing this form.  
 
If the general partner is an individual, then they must sign in the "signature" field and print (type) his/her 
name in the "Print Name" field.  
 
If the general partner is a business entity, not an individual, then please print (type) the business name 
in the "signature" field, a general partner of the business entity must sign in the "By" field and print (type) 
his/her name and title/authority in the "Print Name" field.  
 
A typed name signifies an "intent to sign" which is acceptable.  
  
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 1/2 x 11 sheet(s) of paper.   
  
**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 531A                         Page 6 of 6                    Last Revised: 10/2024