West Virginia Code § 47-9-54

Foreign limited partnership -- Transaction of business without
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registration.
(a) A foreign limited partnership transacting business in this state may not maintain any
action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state until it has registered in this state.
(b) The failure of a foreign limited partnership to register in the state does not impair the
validity of any contract or act of the foreign limited partnership or prevent the foreign
limited partnership from defending any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state.
(c) A limited partner of a foreign limited partnership is not liableu as a general partner of the
foreign limited partnership solely by reason of having transacted business in this state
without registration.
(d) A foreign limited partnership, by transacting businaess in the state without registration,
appoints the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process with respect to claim for
relief or cause of action arising out of the transactilon of business in this state.

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