Section 121-1507. Definitions

For purposes of this article:
    (a) "Partnership interest" means: (i) a partner's share of the profits
  and  losses  of a registered limited liability partnership; and (ii) the
  partner's  right  to  receive  distributions  of  a  registered  limited
  liability partnership.
    (b)  "Affidavit  of publication" means the affidavit of the printer or
  publisher of a newspaper in which a publication  required  to  be  filed
  pursuant  to  sections  121-1500  and  121-1502 of this article has been
  made. The affidavit of publication shall be in a form  substantially  as
  follows:
    "Affidavit  of  Publication Under Section (specify applicable section)
  of the Partnership Law State of New York, County of ________, ss.:
    The undersigned is the printer (or publisher) of ______________  (name
  of  newspaper),  a  _________  (daily  or weekly) newspaper published in
  ________________, New York. A notice regarding _______________ (name  of
  limited  liability  partnership) was published in said newspaper once in
  each week for six successive weeks, commencing on __________ and  ending
  on ________. The text of the notice as published in said newspaper is as
  set  forth  below,  or  in  the annexed exhibit. This newspaper has been
  designated by the Clerk of ________ County for this purpose.
                                          __________________(signature)
                                          _______________(printed name),
                                          (jurat)"
    The text of the notice set forth in or annexed to  each  affidavit  of
  publication  shall:  (i)  include only the text of the published notice,
  (ii) be free of extraneous marks, and (iii) if submitted in paper  form,
  be  printed  on paper of such size, weight and color, and in ink of such
  color, and in such fonts, and be in such other qualities  and  form  not
  inconsistent  with any other provision of law as, in the judgment of the
  secretary of state, will not impair the ability  of  the  department  of
  state  to  include  a legible and permanent copy thereof in its official
  records. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as requiring the
  department of state  to  accept  for  filing  a  document  submitted  in
  electronic form.
    (c)  "Certificate  of  publication"  means  a certificate presented on
  behalf of the applicable limited liability partnership to the department
  of state together with the affidavits of publication pursuant to section
  121-1500 or 121-1502 of this article.  The  certificate  of  publication
  shall be in a form substantially as follows:
    "Certificate  of  Publication  of ______ (name of limited partnership)
  Under Section   (specify applicable section) of the Partnership Law
    The undersigned is the  _________  (title)  of  ___________  (name  of
  limited  liability  partnership). The published notices described in the
  annexed  affidavits  of  publication  contain  all  of  the  information
  required  by  the  above-mentioned  section  of the partnership law. The
  newspapers described in  such  affidavits  of  publication  satisfy  the
  requirements  set  forth in the partnership law and the designation made
  by the county clerk. I certify the foregoing statements to be true under
  penalties of perjury.
                                          Date
                                          Signature
                                          Printed Name"