Section 425-156 - Foreign limited liability partnerships(a) Before transacting business in this State, a foreign limited liability partnership shall register pursuant to part I of this chapter, file a statement of foreign qualification with the director, and submit a certificate of good standing or other similar record duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of limited liability partnership records in the state or country under whose law it was formed; provided that the certificate shall be dated not earlier than sixty days prior to the filing of the application. If the certificate is in a foreign language, a translation attested to under oath by the translator shall accompany the certificate. (b) A foreign limited liability partnership shall not be denied a statement of foreign qualification by reason of any difference between the law under which the partnership was formed and the law of this State. L 2000, c 218 , pt of §1; am L 2001, c 241, §4; am L 2002, c 130, §88; am L 2003, c 124, §53 .