Michigan Laws 449.1205 – Failure to execute certificate; circuit court proceedings; court-ordered certificate; assessment of court costs and attorney fees; effective date of court-ordered amendment or cancellation
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 449.1205
- Administrator: means the chief officer of the Michigan department of commerce or his or her designated representative. See Michigan Laws 449.1101
- 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.
- Certificate of limited partnership: means the certificate, and the certificate as amended or restated, referred to in section 201. See Michigan Laws 449.1101
- Partner: means a limited or general partner. See Michigan Laws 449.1101
- 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 interest: means a partner's share of the profits and losses of a limited partnership and the right to receive distributions of partnership assets. See Michigan Laws 449.1101
- Person: means a natural person, partnership, domestic or foreign limited partnership, trust, estate, association, or corporation, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 449.1101
If a person required by section 204 to execute a certificate of amendment, a restated certificate of limited partnership, or a certificate of cancellation fails or refuses to do so, any other partner, and any assignee of a partnership interest, who is adversely affected by the failure or refusal, may petition the circuit court of the county in which the office referred to in section 105(a)(1) is located to direct the amendment, restatement, or cancellation. If the court finds that the amendment, restatement, or cancellation is proper and that any person so designated has failed or refused to execute the certificate, it shall order the administrator to record an appropriate certificate of amendment, restated certificate of limited partnership, or certificate of cancellation, and the court may require the person who has failed or refused to execute the certificate to pay to the petitioner the reasonable expenses, including court costs and fees of attorneys, incurred by him or her with respect to the proceedings. The certificate of limited partnership is amended on the effective date of the certificate of amendment or restated certificate of limited partnership effecting an amendment, and the certificate of limited partnership is canceled on the effective date of the certificate of cancellation, as provided in section 206.