Nevada Revised Statutes 87A.465 – Liability to other persons of person withdrawn as general partner
1. A person‘s withdrawal as a general partner does not of itself discharge the person’s liability as a general partner for an obligation of the limited partnership incurred before withdrawal. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the person is not liable for a limited partnership’s obligation incurred after withdrawal.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 87A.465
- 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.
- 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.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
2. A person whose withdrawal as a general partner resulted in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership’s activities is liable to the same extent as a general partner under NRS 87A.365 on an obligation incurred by the limited partnership under NRS 87A.505.
3. A person that has withdrawn as a general partner but whose withdrawal did not result in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership’s activities is liable on a transaction entered into by the limited partnership after the withdrawal only if:
(a) A general partner would be liable on the transaction; and
(b) At the time the other party enters into the transaction:
(1) Less than 2 years has passed since the withdrawal; and
(2) The other party does not have notice of the withdrawal and reasonably believes that the person is a general partner.
4. By agreement with a creditor of a limited partnership and the limited partnership, a person withdrawn as a general partner may be released from liability for an obligation of the limited partnership.
5. A person withdrawn as a general partner is released from liability for an obligation of the limited partnership if the limited partnership’s creditor, with notice of the person’s withdrawal as a general partner but without the person’s consent, agrees to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of the obligation.