Businesses

Partnership Licensure

North Carolina General Statute 89C-24 requires all Partnerships that practice or offer to practice engineering and/or land surveying in North Carolina to obtain licensure with the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. The three types of Partnerships are General Partnership, Limited Partnership and Limited Liability Partnership.

If filing as a General Partnership, use Section A of the instructions. If filing as a Domestic Limited Partnership, use Section B. If filing as a Foreign Limited Partnership, use Section C. If filing as a Domestic Limited Liability Partnership, use Section D. If filing as a Foreign Limited Liability Partnership, use Section E.


Section A

General Partnership Applicants
  1. Complete the Business Firm Application.
  2. Mail or email the Business Firm Application to the address on the cover sheet or email to firms@ncbels.org along with a $100 application fee made payable to the NC Board of Examiners or by providing a completed Credit Card Information Sheet attached to the application.
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Section B

Domestic Limited Partnership Applicants
  1. Complete the Business Firm Application.
  2. Complete the North Carolina Secretary of State Form LP-01 (Certificate of Domestic Limited Partnership) (see Related Forms).
  3. Mail or email the Business Firm Application and a copy of Form LP-01 to the address on the cover sheet or email firms@ncbels.org along with a $100 application fee made payable to the NC Board of Examiners or by providing a completed Credit Card Information Sheet attached to the application.  Keep the original of Form LP-01 to file with the NC Secretary of State after the application is approved by this office.
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Section C

Foreign Limited Partnership Applicants
  1. Complete the Business Firm Application.
  2. Complete the North Carolina Secretary of State Form LP-04 (Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Partnership) (see Related Forms).
  3. Mail or email the Business Firm Application and a copy of Form LP-04 to the address on the cover sheet or email firms@ncbels.org along with a $100 application fee made payable to the NC Board of Examiners or by providing a completed Credit Card Information Sheet attached to the application. Keep the original of Form LP-04 to file with the NC Secretary of State after the application is approved by this office.
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Section D

Domestic Limited Liability Partnership Applicants
  1. Complete the Business Firm Application.
  2. Complete the North Carolina Secretary of State Form LLP-01 (Application for Registration of a Limited Liability Partnership) (see Related Forms).
  3. Mail or email the Business Firm Application and a copy of Form LLP-01 to the address on the cover sheet or email firms@ncbels.org along with a $100 application fee made payable to the NC Board of Examiners or by providing a completed Credit Card Information Sheet attached to the application.  Keep the original of Form LLP-01 to file with the NC Secretary of State after the application is approved by this office.
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Section E

Foreign Limited Liability Partnership Applicants
  1. Complete the Business Firm Application.
  2. Complete the North Carolina Secretary of State Form LLP-02 (Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Partnership) (see Related Forms).
  3. Mail or email the Business Firm Application and a copy of Form LLP-02 to the address on the cover sheet or email firms@ncbels.org along with a $100 application fee made payable to the NC Board of Examiners or by providing a completed Credit Card Information Sheet attached to the application.  Keep the original of Form LLP-02 to file with the NC Secretary of State after the application is approved by this office.
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