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2012 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 608 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES Entire Chapter
SECTION 504
Amended certificate of authority.
F.S. 608.504
608.504 Amended certificate of authority.—
(1) A foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state shall make application to the Department of State to obtain an amended certificate of authority if any statement in the limited liability company’s application was false or becomes false due to change in circumstances or if the foreign limited liability company changes:
(a) Its limited liability company name.
(b) The period of its duration.
(c) The jurisdiction of its organization.
(2) Such application shall be made within 30 days after the occurrence of any change set forth in subsection (1), shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department of State, shall be executed and filed in the same manner as an original application for authority, and shall set forth:
(a) The name of the foreign limited liability company as it appears on the records of the Department of State.
(b) The jurisdiction of its organization.
(c) The date it was authorized to do business in this state.
(d) If the name of the foreign limited liability company has been changed, the name relinquished, the new name, a statement that the change of name has been effected under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and the date the change was effected.
(e) If the amendment changes its period of duration, a statement of such change.
(f) If the amendment changes the jurisdiction of its organization, a statement of such change.
(3) The requirements of s. 608.503 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section.
History.—s. 62, ch. 93-284; s. 1, ch. 99-315; s. 30, ch. 2002-272.