# 6 Del. C. § 17-203: § Â 17-203. Cancellation of certificate > Delaware · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-203 ## Section - **Citation:** 6 Del. C. § 17-203 - **Heading:** § Â 17-203. Cancellation of certificate - **Jurisdiction:** Delaware - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Delaware Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter II / Section 17-203 ## Text (a) A certificate of limited partnership shall be canceled upon the dissolution and the completion of winding up of the limited partnership, or as provided in § 17-104(d) or § 17-104(i)(4), § 17-112 or § 17-1110 of this title, or upon the filing of a certificate of merger or consolidation or a certificate of ownership and merger if the limited partnership is not the surviving or resulting entity in a merger or consolidation, or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of merger or consolidation or a certificate of ownership and merger if the limited partnership is not the surviving or resulting entity in a merger or consolidation, or upon the filing of a certificate of transfer or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of transfer, or upon the filing of a certificate of conversion to non-Delaware entity or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of conversion to non-Delaware entity or upon the filing of a certificate of division if the limited partnership is a dividing partnership that is not a surviving partnership or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of division if the limited partnership is a dividing partnership that is not a surviving partnership. A certificate of cancellation shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State to accomplish the cancellation of a certificate of limited partnership upon the dissolution and the completion of winding up of a limited partnership and shall set forth: (1) The name of the limited partnership; (2) The date of filing of its certificate of limited partnership; (3) If the limited partnership has formed 1 or more registered series whose certificate of registered series has not been canceled prior to the filing of the certificate of cancellation, the name of each such registered series; (4) The future effective date or time (which shall be a date or time certain) of cancellation if it is not to be effective upon the filing of the certificate; and (5) Any other information the person filing the certificate of cancellation determines. (b) A certificate of cancellation that is filed in the office of the Secretary of State prior to the dissolution or the completion of winding up of a limited partnership may be corrected or nullified as an erroneously executed certificate of cancellation by filing with the office of the Secretary of State a certificate of correction of such certificate of cancellation in accordance with § 17-213 of this title. (c) The Secretary of State shall not issue a certificate of good standing with respect to a limited partnership (or any registered series thereof) if its certificate of limited partnership is canceled. ## Nearby sections - [6 Del. C. § 17-201 § Â 17-201. Certificate of limited partnership.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-201.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-202 § Â 17-202. Amendment to certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-202.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-203 § Â 17-203. Cancellation of certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-203.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-204 § Â 17-204. Execution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-204.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-205 § Â 17-205. Execution, amendment or cancellation by judicial order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-205.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-206 § Â 17-206. Filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-206.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-207 § Â 17-207. Liability for false statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-207.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-208 § Â 17-208. Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-208.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-209 § Â 17-209. Delivery of certificates to limited partners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-209.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-210 § Â 17-210. Restated certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-210.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-211 § Â 17-211. Merger and consolidation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-211.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-212 § Â 17-212. No statutory appraisal rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-212.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-213 § Â 17-213. Certificate of correction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-213.md) - [6 Del. C. § 17-214 § Â 17-214. Limited partnerships as limited liability limited partnerships.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-214.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C17_SII_S17-203. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.