Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-802. Winding up
(a) A dissolved partnership shall wind up its business and, except as otherwise provided in § 7-12.1-803, the partnership continues after dissolution only for the purpose of winding up.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-802
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Business: includes every trade, occupation, and profession. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Partner: means a person that:
(i) Has become a partner in a partnership under Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102
- 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.
- Person: means an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, general cooperative association, limited cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, statutory trust, business trust, common-law business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102
- Property: means all property, whether real, personal, or mixed or tangible or intangible, or any right or interest therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-12.1-102
(b) In winding up its business, the partnership:
(1) Shall discharge the partnership’s debts, obligations, and other liabilities, settle and close the partnership’s business, and marshal and distribute the assets of the partnership; and
(2) May:
(i) Deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of dissolution stating the name of the partnership and that the partnership is dissolved;
(ii) Preserve the partnership business and property as a going concern for a reasonable time;
(iii) Prosecute and defend actions and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, or administrative;
(iv) Transfer the partnership’s property;
(v) Settle disputes by mediation or arbitration;
(vi) Deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of termination stating the name of the partnership and that the partnership is terminated; and
(vii) Perform other acts necessary or appropriate to the winding up.
(c) A person whose dissociation as a partner resulted in dissolution may participate in winding up as if still a partner, unless the dissociation was wrongful.
(d) If a dissolved partnership does not have a partner and no person has the right to participate in winding up under subsection (c) of this section, the personal or legal representative of the last person to have been a partner may wind up the partnership’s business. If the representative does not exercise that right, a person to wind up the partnership’s business may be appointed by the affirmative vote or consent of transferees owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions at the time the consent is to be effective. A person appointed under this subsection has the powers of a partner under § 7-12.1-804 but is not liable for the debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the partnership solely by reason of having or exercising those powers or otherwise acting to wind up the partnership’s business.
(e) On the application of any partner or person entitled under subsection (c) of this section to participate in winding up, the superior court may order judicial supervision of the winding up of a dissolved partnership, including the appointment of a person to wind up the partnership’s business, if:
(1) The partnership does not have a partner and within a reasonable time following the dissolution no person has been appointed under subsection (d) of this section; or
(2) The applicant establishes other good cause.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.