Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-401. Becoming general partner
(a) Upon formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a general partner as agreed among the persons that are to be the initial partners.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-401
- General partner: means a person that:
(i) Has become a general partner under Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
- Partner: means a limited partner or general partner. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
- 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.
- Partnership agreement: means the agreement, whether or not referred to as a partnership agreement and whether oral, implied, in a record, or in any combination thereof, of all the partners of a limited partnership concerning the matters described in Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
- Person: means an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, general cooperative association, limited cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, cooperative housing corporation, workers' cooperative, producers' cooperative, consumer's cooperative, 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 7-13.1-102
- Transferable interest: means the right, as initially owned by a person in the person's capacity as a partner, to receive distributions from a limited partnership, whether or not the person remains a partner or continues to own any part of the right. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-13.1-102
(b) After formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a general partner:
(1) As provided in the partnership agreement;
(2) As the result of a transaction effective under part 11 of this chapter;
(3) With the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners; or
(4) As provided in § 7-13.1-801(a)(3)(ii).
(c) A person may become a general partner without:
(1) Acquiring a transferable interest; or
(2) Making or being obligated to make a contribution to the partnership.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 121, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 122, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.