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Authority: Secretary of StateSource: apps.legislature.ky.gov official record · retrieved 2026-09-05

Supporting excerpt

Each certificate of assumed name for a general partnership, limited partnership, business or statutory trust, corporation, limited liability company, or limited cooperative association shall be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing, accompanied by one (1) exact or conformed copy. One (1) of the exact or conformed copies stamped as "filed" by the Secretary of State shall be filed with the county clerk of the county where the entity maintains its registered agent for service of process or, if no registered agent for service of process is required, then with the county clerk of the county where the entity maintains its principal office. If the entity does not maintain a registered agent for service of process and does not maintain a principal office in this Commonwealth, then the certificate of assumed name shall be filed only with the Secretary of State.

change: A general partnership, except a limited liability partnership, shall amend an assumed name certificate to reflect a change in the identity of partners. The amendment shall set forth: (a) The assumed name and date of original filing; (b) A statement setting out the changes in identity of the partners; and (c) Shall be signed by at least one (1) partner authorized to do so by the partners.Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov official record · retrieved 2026-09-05

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A general partnership, except a limited liability partnership, shall amend an assumed name certificate to reflect a change in the identity of partners. The amendment shall set forth: (a) The assumed name and date of original filing; (b) A statement setting out the changes in identity of the partners; and (c) Shall be signed by at least one (1) partner authorized to do so by the partners.