Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101 – Definitions for subchapter
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Business” includes every trade, occupation, and profession; (2) “Debtor in bankruptcy” means a person who is the subject of:
(a) An order for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or a comparable order under a successor statute of general application; or
(b) A comparable order under federal, state, or foreign law governing insolvency; (3) “Deliver” or “delivery” means any method of delivery used in conventional
commercial practice, including delivery by hand, mail, commercial delivery, and
electronic transmission;
(4) “Distribution” means a transfer of money or other property from a partnership to a partner in the partner’s capacity as a partner or to the transferee of all or a part of a partner’s transferable interest;
(5) “Electronic transmission” or “electronically transmitted” means any process of communication not directly involving the physical transfer of paper that is suitable for the retention, retrieval, and reproduction of information by the recipient;
(6) “Entity” means a corporation, foreign corporation, not-for-profit corporation, profit or not-for-profit unincorporated association, business or statutory trust, estate, partnership, limited partnership, trust, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common economic interest, and a state, national, or foreign government;
(7) “Foreign limited liability partnership” means a partnership that:
(a) Is formed under laws other than the laws of this Commonwealth; and
(b) Has the status of a limited liability partnership under those laws;
(8) “Limited liability partnership” means a partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under KRS § 362.1-931 and does not have a similar statement in effect in any other jurisdiction;
(9) “Name of record with the Secretary of State” means any real, fictitious, reserved, registered, or assumed name of an entity;
(10) “Partnership” means an association of two (2) or more persons to carry on as co- owners a business for profit formed under KRS § 362.1-202, predecessor law, or comparable law of another jurisdiction;
(11) “Partnership agreement” means the agreement, whether written, oral, or implied, among the partners concerning the partnership, including amendments to the partnership agreement;
(12) “Partnership at will” means a partnership in which the partners have not agreed to remain partners until the expiration of a definite term or the completion of a particular undertaking;
(13) “Partnership interest” or “partner’s interest in the partnership” means all of a partner’s interests in the partnership, including the partner’s transferable interest and all management and other rights;
(14) “Person” means an individual, an entity, or any other legal or commercial entity;
(15) “Professional partnership” means a partnership organized under this subchapter or the laws of another state or foreign country for purposes that include, but are not limited to, the providing of one (1) or more professional services. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subchapter, all provisions of this subchapter governing partnerships shall be applicable to professional partnerships;
(16) “Professional services” mean the personal services rendered by physicians, osteopaths, optometrists, podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, occupational therapists, veterinarians, engineers, architects, landscape architects, certified public accountants, public accountants, physical therapists, and attorneys;
(17) “Property” means all property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein;
(18) “Regulatory board” means the agency that is charged by law with the licensing and regulation of the practice of the profession which the professional partnership is organized to provide;
(19) “Sign” or “signature” includes any manual, facsimile, conformed, or electronic signature;
(20) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(21) “Statement” means a statement of partnership authority under KRS § 362.1-303, a statement of denial under KRS § 362.1-304, a statement of dissociation under KRS
362.1-704, a statement of dissolution under KRS § 362.1-805, a statement of merger under KRS § 362.1-907, a statement of qualification under KRS § 362.1-931, a statement of foreign qualification under KRS § 362.1-951, or an amendment or cancellation of any of the foregoing; and
(22) “Transfer” includes an assignment, conveyance, lease, mortgage, deed, and encumbrance.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006.
(a) An order for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or a comparable order under a successor statute of general application; or
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Business: includes every trade, occupation, and profession. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Entity: means a corporation, foreign corporation, not-for-profit corporation, profit or not-for-profit unincorporated association, business or statutory trust, estate, partnership, limited partnership, trust, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common economic interest, and a state, national, or foreign government. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Limited liability partnership: means a partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- 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: means an association of two (2) or more persons to carry on as co- owners a business for profit formed under KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Partnership agreement: means the agreement, whether written, oral, or implied, among the partners concerning the partnership, including amendments to the partnership agreement. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Person: means an individual, an entity, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Professional partnership: means a partnership organized under this subchapter or the laws of another state or foreign country for purposes that include, but are not limited to, the providing of one (1) or more professional services. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Property: means all property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Statement: means a statement of partnership authority under KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Transfer: includes an assignment, conveyance, lease, mortgage, deed, and encumbrance. See Kentucky Statutes 362.1-101
(b) A comparable order under federal, state, or foreign law governing insolvency; (3) “Deliver” or “delivery” means any method of delivery used in conventional
commercial practice, including delivery by hand, mail, commercial delivery, and
electronic transmission;
(4) “Distribution” means a transfer of money or other property from a partnership to a partner in the partner’s capacity as a partner or to the transferee of all or a part of a partner’s transferable interest;
(5) “Electronic transmission” or “electronically transmitted” means any process of communication not directly involving the physical transfer of paper that is suitable for the retention, retrieval, and reproduction of information by the recipient;
(6) “Entity” means a corporation, foreign corporation, not-for-profit corporation, profit or not-for-profit unincorporated association, business or statutory trust, estate, partnership, limited partnership, trust, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common economic interest, and a state, national, or foreign government;
(7) “Foreign limited liability partnership” means a partnership that:
(a) Is formed under laws other than the laws of this Commonwealth; and
(b) Has the status of a limited liability partnership under those laws;
(8) “Limited liability partnership” means a partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under KRS § 362.1-931 and does not have a similar statement in effect in any other jurisdiction;
(9) “Name of record with the Secretary of State” means any real, fictitious, reserved, registered, or assumed name of an entity;
(10) “Partnership” means an association of two (2) or more persons to carry on as co- owners a business for profit formed under KRS § 362.1-202, predecessor law, or comparable law of another jurisdiction;
(11) “Partnership agreement” means the agreement, whether written, oral, or implied, among the partners concerning the partnership, including amendments to the partnership agreement;
(12) “Partnership at will” means a partnership in which the partners have not agreed to remain partners until the expiration of a definite term or the completion of a particular undertaking;
(13) “Partnership interest” or “partner’s interest in the partnership” means all of a partner’s interests in the partnership, including the partner’s transferable interest and all management and other rights;
(14) “Person” means an individual, an entity, or any other legal or commercial entity;
(15) “Professional partnership” means a partnership organized under this subchapter or the laws of another state or foreign country for purposes that include, but are not limited to, the providing of one (1) or more professional services. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subchapter, all provisions of this subchapter governing partnerships shall be applicable to professional partnerships;
(16) “Professional services” mean the personal services rendered by physicians, osteopaths, optometrists, podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, occupational therapists, veterinarians, engineers, architects, landscape architects, certified public accountants, public accountants, physical therapists, and attorneys;
(17) “Property” means all property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein;
(18) “Regulatory board” means the agency that is charged by law with the licensing and regulation of the practice of the profession which the professional partnership is organized to provide;
(19) “Sign” or “signature” includes any manual, facsimile, conformed, or electronic signature;
(20) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(21) “Statement” means a statement of partnership authority under KRS § 362.1-303, a statement of denial under KRS § 362.1-304, a statement of dissociation under KRS
362.1-704, a statement of dissolution under KRS § 362.1-805, a statement of merger under KRS § 362.1-907, a statement of qualification under KRS § 362.1-931, a statement of foreign qualification under KRS § 362.1-951, or an amendment or cancellation of any of the foregoing; and
(22) “Transfer” includes an assignment, conveyance, lease, mortgage, deed, and encumbrance.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006.