North Carolina General Statutes 59-502. Liability for contributions
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 59-502
- Contribution: means any cash, property, services rendered, or a promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services, which a partner contributes to a limited partnership in his capacity as a partner. See North Carolina General Statutes 59-102
- Limited partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a limited partner in accordance with the partnership agreement. See North Carolina General Statutes 59-102
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Partner: means a limited or general partner. See North Carolina General Statutes 59-102
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- partnership agreement: includes any written or oral agreement, whether or not the agreement is set forth in a document referred to by the partners as a "partnership agreement" and includes any amendment agreed upon by the partners unanimously or in accordance with the terms of the agreement. See North Carolina General Statutes 59-102
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) Except as provided in the partnership agreement, a partner is obligated to the limited partnership to perform any enforceable promise to contribute cash or property or to perform services, even if the partner is unable to perform because of death, disability or any other reason. If a partner does not make the required contribution of property or services, the partner is obligated at the option of the limited partnership to contribute cash equal to that portion of the agreed value of the stated contribution that has not been made. As used in this section, the term “agreed value” means an amount or other measure of value as (i) is provided in the partnership agreement, or (ii) if not provided in the partnership agreement, is required to be set forth in the written records required pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-106
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the partnership agreement, the obligation of a partner to make a contribution or return money or other property paid or distributed in violation of this Article may be compromised only by consent of all the partners. Any such compromise, however, shall not affect the rights of a creditor whose claim arose prior to the date of the compromise.
(c) No promise by a limited partner to contribute to the limited partnership is enforceable unless in a writing signed by the limited partner. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 989, s. 2; 1999-362, s. 23.)