A signed certificate of limited partnership and any signed certificates of amendment or other certificates filed pursuant to this article or of any judicial decree of amendment or cancellation shall be delivered to the department of state. If the instrument which is delivered to the department of state for filing complies as to form with the requirements of law and the filing fee required by any statute of this state in connection therewith has been paid, the instrument shall be filed and indexed by the department of state.
N.Y. Partnership Law § 121-206