Certificate of Publication for Foreign Limited Liability Partnership

Section 121-1502 of the New York State Partnership Law requires that within 120 days after the effectiveness of the notice of registration, a foreign limited liability partnership (LLP) must publish in two newspapers a copy of the notice of registration or a notice related to the registration of the LLP. The newspapers must be designated by the county clerk of the county within this state in which the principal office of the LLP is located, as stated in the notice of registration.

• After publication, the printer or publisher of each newspaper will provide you with an affidavit of publication.
• Complete and file the Certificate of Publication with the Department of State.
• A Certificate of Publication, with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers attached, must be submitted to:
  • New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231. The fee for filing the Certificate of Publication is $50.

$50 filing fee for Certificate of Publication.

All fees must be paid by cash, check, money order, MasterCard, Visa or American Express.

• To pay for a fee using your credit card or debit card, complete and sign the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form and submit it to the Division of Corporations with your request for service.
• Checks and money orders should be made payable to the “Department of State.” Please do not send cash through the mail.  All checks over $500 must be certified.

• Expedited Handling Services: (optional) The NYS Department of State's Division of Corporations offers expedited processing of time-sensitive documents. For an additional fee, the Department of State will process a document within the following time frames for the additional fee indicated; $25.00 per document for processing within 24 hours, $75.00 per document for processing within the same day, or $150.00 per document for processing within 2 hours.

• The additional, non-refundable fee for expedited processing service must be paid by a separate check or money order or indicated in the appropriate space on the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form.
  • The Division of Corporations accepts MasterCard, Visa and American Express for the payment of fees. To pay for a fee using your credit card or debit card, simply complete and sign the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form and submit it to the Division of Corporations with your request for service.
  • The Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form submitted with any request for services must specifically indicate the level of expedited service requested.

• The envelope bearing documents for filing and other requests for expedited processing services must be marked with the notation "Expedited Processing" on the envelope.

The name of the New York registered foreign limited liability partnership and the date the original notice of registration was filed with the Department of State must exactly match the records of the Department of State. This information should be verified on the Department of State’s website.