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The GP-1 form registers general partnerships with the California Secretary of State.
It is NOT a partnership agreement.
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| Limited partnerships should file form LP-1.
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| Forms to use | |
Certificate of General Partnership |
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| Where to file | |
General partnerships have the choice of filing this form with the California Secretary of
State or filing a fictitious name statement with their county clerk. Because fictitious name statements
require newspaper publications, the cost is about the same. We have included this form because it
is a bit simpler to do.
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| How to complete the form | |
| Lines | What to enter |
| 1 | Partnership name. |
| 2 | Address: No P.O. Boxes! Don't abbreviate the city name. |
| 3 | Only use if your partnership's executive office is out of state. |
| 4 | Leave blank (unless your partnership formed prior to July 1, 1984). |
| 5 | List all general partners. If you have more than four, attach their names and addresses on a separate page.
| | 6 | One person (a California resident) to receive official mail (for
lawsuits, etc.) |
| 7 | 0, unless you attach a list of additional information. |
| 8 | Number of general partners' signatures necessary to dissolve or amend
your partnership Before selecting "all", consider what would happen if one general partner
"disappears", is out of the country, etc?
Whatever you decide should be documented in your partnership agreement! |
| 9 | Signatures of ALL general partners |
| 10 | Person who will receive acknowledgement that this form was filed. |
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| How to submit | |
Mail the LP-1 form with the $70 filing fee to the Secretary of State's office:
California Secretary of State
Document Filing Support
PO Box 944225
Sacramento, CA 94244-2250
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| Questions? | |
Visit http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/contact.htm
or call the Secretary of State's Partnership Division at (916) 653-3365.
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