Section 14-8-51. Grounds for revocation of certificate of authority of foreign limited liability partnership

   The Secretary of State may commence a proceeding under Code Section 14-8-52 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this state if:

   (1) The foreign limited liability partnership does not deliver its annual registration to the Secretary of State within 60 days after it is due;

   (2) The foreign limited liability partnership does not pay within 60 days after they are due any fees, taxes, or penalties imposed by this chapter or other law;

   (3) The foreign limited liability partnership is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for 60 days or more;

   (4) The foreign limited liability partnership does not inform the Secretary of State under Code Section 14-8-46 that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued within 60 days of the change, resignation, or discontinuation;

   (5) A partner or agent of the foreign limited liability partnership signed a document such person knew was false in a material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing; or

   (6) The Secretary of State receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of state or other official having custody of records in the jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited liability partnership is organized stating that it has been dissolved, terminated, or disappeared as a result of a merger.

Code 1981, § 14-8-51, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1674, § 2.