(a) A foreign limited partnership whose name does not comply with sections 425E-108(d) and (e) may not obtain a certificate of authority until it adopts, for the purpose of transacting business in this State, an alternate name that complies with section 425E-108, by filing a copy of a certificate of registration of a trade name with the director. After obtaining a certificate of authority with an alternate name, a foreign limited partnership shall transact business in this State under that name unless the foreign limited partnership is authorized to transact business in this State under another name.(b) If a foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this State changes its name to one that does not comply with sections 425E-108(d) and (e), it shall not thereafter transact business in this State until it complies with subsection (a). L 2003, c 210 , pt of §1; am L 2004, c 121, §37; am L 2006, c 184, §29 .