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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 31, § 826: Execution, 1995

Documents filed under this chapter must be executed and signed in the specified manner; any person may sign a certificate or amendment, and false statements in a certificate are treated as unsworn falsification.

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Documents filed under this chapter must be executed and signed in the specified manner; any person may sign a certificate or amendment, and false statements in a certificate are treated as unsworn falsification.

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Documents filed under this chapter must be executed and signed in the specified manner; any person may sign a certificate or amendment, and false statements in a certificate are treated as unsworn falsification.

Each document delivered to the Secretary of State for filing pursuant to this chapter must be executed in the following manner. [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] 1. Signatures. Except as provided in subsection 2, the documents must be signed as follows: A. In the case of the initial certificate of limited liability partnership, by one or more partners who are authorized; [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §14 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] B. In the case of a certificate of amendment, restatement, certificate of correction or any other document filed under this chapter not otherwise provided for, by at least one partner; or [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] C. In the case of a certificate of renunciation or other document filed after the dissolution of a registered limited liability partnership: (1) If the partners are winding up the registered limited liability partnership's affairs, then by the contact partner or by a majority in interest of the partners; or (2) If the partners are not winding up the registered limited liability partnership's affairs, then by all liquidating trustees. [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §14 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] 2. Signature by agent. Any person may sign any certificate or amendment to a certificate, including an attorney-in-fact. An authorization, including a power of attorney, to sign any certificate or amendment to a certificate need not be in writing, sworn to, verified or acknowledged and need not be filed with the Secretary of State, but if in writing, it must be retained by a partner. [PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] 3. Unsworn falsification. The execution of a certificate containing false statements constitutes unsworn falsification under Title 17‑A, section 453. [PL 1997, c. 376, §65 (RPR).]
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