Form DLP-4, Statement of Termination for Domestic Limited Partnership – Washington, DC

Form DLP-4, Statement of Termination for Domestic Limited Partnership, is the District of Columbia Government form used to terminate the existence of a dissolved domestic limited partnership that has completed winding up. It is issued by the Corporations Division of the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP).

By signing it, the filer applies under Title 29 of the D.C. Code (Business Organizations Act) for a Certificate of Termination of Limited Partnership. The form lists § 29–702.03 as the authority for this entity type, and it points to the Corporate Fee Schedule posted online for the filing fee.

The statement is short. It asks for:

• the name of the limited partnership (line 1);
• the date of filing of its initial certificate of limited partnership (line 2);
• any other information the general partners, or a person appointed under § 29-708.03(c) or (d), decide to include (line 3);
• an effective date (line 4);
• the name and signature of the governor or authorized person (lines 5 and 5A).

The form is clear about its limits: the termination has no effect on an entity's licensing and/or tax obligations, and it is the organization's responsibility to stay in compliance in those areas. It is for a domestic limited partnership only.

A dissolved domestic limited partnership in the District of Columbia that has completed winding up uses Form DLP-4 to end its existence. The statement is filed by the general partners or by a person appointed under § 29-708.03(c) or (d), the two groups line 3 names for supplying additional information. The form is signed by the governor or authorized person named on line 5, and the signature block (line 5A) carries the false-statement warning.

Do not use this form if the partnership has not yet been dissolved and finished winding up, since the form is for terminating an entity at that stage. It is also built for the entity type shown on it, a domestic limited partnership under § 29–702.03, not for other kinds of entities.

Filing the form does not settle licensing or tax matters. The form states that termination has no effect on those obligations, so a partnership that holds a license or owes taxes must deal with them separately.

File Form DLP-4 after the dissolved domestic limited partnership has completed winding up; the form is described as the way to terminate a dissolved entity at that point. The form prints no separate deadline.

Line 4, Effective Date, lets the filer state when the termination is to take effect. Because termination does not change licensing or tax obligations, those matters keep their own timing and are not closed by this filing.

You can file Form DLP-4 by mail or, where available, online through DLCP's CorpOnline site.

• By mail: send all forms and the required payment to Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, Corporations Division, PO Box 712300, Philadelphia, PA 19171-2300.
• Online: the form notes that many corporate filings are available online. Go to https://corponline.dlcp.dc.gov and sign in with Access DC to proceed. Online filings are paid by credit card.

A filing fee applies. The form refers you to the Corporate Fee Schedule posted online for the amount; it is not stated here. For questions, call the Corporations Division at (202) 442-4432. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.