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                                                                                         Secretary of State 
                                                                              Business Programs Division 
                                                                                         Business Entities 
                                                                              1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 
                                                                   P.O. Box 944260, Sacramento, CA 94244-2600 

              Business Entities Submission Cover Sheet

        For faste stservice, file online at                                   bizfileOnline.sos.ca.gov. 

Instructions: 

• Complete and include this form with your paper submission. This form will not be made part of
  the filed document.

• Make all checks or money orders payable to the Secretary of State.

• In-person submissions (excluding Statements of Information): $15            special handling fee  . Do not
  include a $15 special handling fee when submitting documents by mail.

• All submissions are reviewed in the date order of receipt , with online submissions given priority.
  For updated processing time information, visit www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/processing-dates.

• To obtain a certified copy, includ  certificationefees with your submission.

        Note: All correspondence related to your submission will be 
        sent to the name and address on your check or money order.

Contact Person  (Please type or print legibly): 

First Name:                                               Last Name: 

Phone Number:                                            Email:

Entity Information (Please type or print legibly): 

Entity Name:  

Entity Number (if applicable): 

Comments: 

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Submission Cover Sheet (REV 03/2024) 



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                  Secretary of State                                                        LP-5 

                  Application for Registration  
                  Foreign Limited Partnership (LP)  

Foreign Certificate of Good Standing is required.
Filing Fee - $70.00
Certified Copy Fee (Optional) - $5.00
Note: Registered LPs in California may have to pay minimum $800 tax to the 
                                                                                    
California Franchise Tax Board each year. For more information, go to  
                                     
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/.
                                                                                                                    Above Space For Office Use Only 
1. Name of Foreign LP  (Only enter an alternate name if the foreign LP name in Item 1a is not available in               CA.)
1a. Enter the Exact Name of the Foreign LP (as listed on the Certificate of                 1b. Enter the Alternate Name to be Used in California, if required. 
Good Standing.)  

2. LP  Jurisdiction  (Ensure that  the jurisdiction matches the attached Certificate    of Good Standing.)
Jurisdiction (State, foreign country or place where this       LP is formed.) 

3. Business Addresses                 (Enter the complete business addresses. Items 3a and           3b cannot be a P.O. Box or “in care of” an individual or entity.)
a. Street Address of Principal Office -Do not enter a P.O. Box                              City (no abbreviations)                      State     Zip Code 

b. Mailing Address   of Principal Office,  if different than item    3a                     City (no abbreviations)                      State     Zip Code 

c. Address of required office   in Jurisdiction of Formation, if any                        City (no abbreviations)                      State     Zip Code 

4. Service of Process  (Must provide either  Individual  OR  Corporation.) 
     INDIVIDUAL    – Complete Items 4a and 4b only.  Must include agent’s full name and California street address.
a. California Agent's First Name (if agent is not a corporation)                            Middle Name              Last Name                                Suffix 

b. Street Address (if agent   isnot a corporation) -Do not enter a P.O. Box                 City (no abbreviations)                      State     Zip Code 
                                                                                                                                         CA 
     CORPORATION   – Complete Item              4c only.  Only include the name of the registered agent Corporation. 
c. California Registered Corporate Agent’s Name (if agent is a      corporation)   – Do not complete Item 4a or 4b 

5. General     Partners (Enter the name and addresses of all            the General Partners.  Attach additional pages, if necessary.)
5a. General Partner’s  Name  

5b. General Partner’s Address                                                               City (no abbreviations)                      State     Zip Code 

6. Foreign Limited Liability Limited Partnership                        (Check this box only if applicable)

     Check this box if the foreign limited partnership is a foreign limited liability limited partnership. 

All attachments are part of this document. I declare that I am the person who signed this instrument, which is my act and 
deed. I further declare  the information is true and correct, and I am authorized to sign.  

  __________________________________________________________                                     ____________________________________________________ 
General Partner’s Signature                                                                        Type or Print Name 
LP-5 (REV 06/2023)                                                                                                                     2023  California Secretary of State 
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