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Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES
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Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT
Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT
Section 488.101 - Short title.
Section 488.102 - Definitions.
Section 488.103 - Knowledge and notice.
Section 488.104 - Nature, purpose, and duration of entity.
Section 488.105 - Powers.
Section 488.106 - Governing law.
Section 488.107 - Supplemental principles of law — rate of interest.
Section 488.108 - Name.
Section 488.109 - Reservation of name.
Section 488.110 - Effect of partnership agreement — nonwaivable provisions.
Section 488.111 - Required information.
Section 488.112 - Business transactions of partner with partnership.
Section 488.113 - Dual capacity.
Section 488.114 - Registered office and registered agent for service of process.
Section 488.115 - Change of registered office or registered agent for service of process.
Section 488.116 - Resignation of registered agent for service of process.
Section 488.117 - Service of process.
Section 488.118 - Consent and proxies of partners.
Section 488.119
Section 488.120
Section 488.121
Section 488.122
Section 488.123
Section 488.124
Section 488.125
Section 488.126
Section 488.127
Section 488.128
Section 488.129
Section 488.130
Section 488.131
Section 488.132
Section 488.133
Section 488.134
Section 488.135
Section 488.136
Section 488.137
Section 488.138
Section 488.139
Section 488.140
Section 488.141
Section 488.142
Section 488.143
Section 488.144
Section 488.145
Section 488.146
Section 488.147
Section 488.148
Section 488.149
Section 488.150
Section 488.151
Section 488.152
Section 488.153
Section 488.154
Section 488.155
Section 488.156
Section 488.157
Section 488.158
Section 488.159
Section 488.160
Section 488.161
Section 488.162
Section 488.163
Section 488.164
Section 488.165
Section 488.166
Section 488.167
Section 488.168
Section 488.169
Section 488.170
Section 488.171
Section 488.172
Section 488.173
Section 488.174
Section 488.175
Section 488.176
Section 488.177
Section 488.178
Section 488.179
Section 488.180
Section 488.181
Section 488.182
Section 488.183
Section 488.184
Section 488.185
Section 488.186
Section 488.187
Section 488.188
Section 488.189
Section 488.190
Section 488.191
Section 488.192
Section 488.193
Section 488.194
Section 488.195
Section 488.196
Section 488.197
Section 488.198
Section 488.199
Section 488.200
Section 488.201 - Formation of limited partnership — certificate of limited partnership.
Section 488.202 - Amendment or restatement of certificate.
Section 488.203 - Statement of termination.
Section 488.204 - Signing of records.
Section 488.205 - Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.
Section 488.206 - Delivery to and filing of records by secretary of state — effective time and date.
Section 488.207 - Correcting filed record.
Section 488.208 - Liability for false information in filed record — penalty.
Section 488.209 - Certificate of existence or authorization.
Section 488.210 - Biennial report for secretary of state.
Section 488.211
Section 488.212
Section 488.213
Section 488.214
Section 488.215
Section 488.216
Section 488.217
Section 488.218
Section 488.219
Section 488.220
Section 488.221
Section 488.222
Section 488.223
Section 488.224
Section 488.225
Section 488.226
Section 488.227
Section 488.228
Section 488.229
Section 488.230
Section 488.231
Section 488.232
Section 488.233
Section 488.234
Section 488.235
Section 488.236
Section 488.237
Section 488.238
Section 488.239
Section 488.240
Section 488.241
Section 488.242
Section 488.243
Section 488.244
Section 488.245
Section 488.246
Section 488.247
Section 488.248
Section 488.249
Section 488.250
Section 488.251
Section 488.252
Section 488.253
Section 488.254
Section 488.255
Section 488.256
Section 488.257
Section 488.258
Section 488.259
Section 488.260
Section 488.261
Section 488.262
Section 488.263
Section 488.264
Section 488.265
Section 488.266
Section 488.267
Section 488.268
Section 488.269
Section 488.270
Section 488.271
Section 488.272
Section 488.273
Section 488.274
Section 488.275
Section 488.276
Section 488.277
Section 488.278
Section 488.279
Section 488.280
Section 488.281
Section 488.282
Section 488.283
Section 488.284
Section 488.285
Section 488.286
Section 488.287
Section 488.288
Section 488.289
Section 488.290
Section 488.291
Section 488.292
Section 488.293
Section 488.294
Section 488.295
Section 488.296
Section 488.297
Section 488.298
Section 488.299
Section 488.300
Section 488.301 - Becoming limited partner.
Section 488.302 - No right or power as limited partner to bind limited partnership.
Section 488.303 - No liability as limited partner for limited partnership obligations.
Section 488.304 - Right of limited partner and former limited partner to information.
Section 488.305 - Limited duties of limited partners.
Section 488.306 - Person erroneously believing self to be limited partner.
Section 488.307
Section 488.308
Section 488.309
Section 488.310
Section 488.311
Section 488.312
Section 488.313
Section 488.314
Section 488.315
Section 488.316
Section 488.317
Section 488.318
Section 488.319
Section 488.320
Section 488.321
Section 488.322
Section 488.323
Section 488.324
Section 488.325
Section 488.326
Section 488.327
Section 488.328
Section 488.329
Section 488.330
Section 488.331
Section 488.332
Section 488.333
Section 488.334
Section 488.335
Section 488.336
Section 488.337
Section 488.338
Section 488.339
Section 488.340
Section 488.341
Section 488.342
Section 488.343
Section 488.344
Section 488.345
Section 488.346
Section 488.347
Section 488.348
Section 488.349
Section 488.350
Section 488.351
Section 488.352
Section 488.353
Section 488.354
Section 488.355
Section 488.356
Section 488.357
Section 488.358
Section 488.359
Section 488.360
Section 488.361
Section 488.362
Section 488.363
Section 488.364
Section 488.365
Section 488.366
Section 488.367
Section 488.368
Section 488.369
Section 488.370
Section 488.371
Section 488.372
Section 488.373
Section 488.374
Section 488.375
Section 488.376
Section 488.377
Section 488.378
Section 488.379
Section 488.380
Section 488.381
Section 488.382
Section 488.383
Section 488.384
Section 488.385
Section 488.386
Section 488.387
Section 488.388
Section 488.389
Section 488.390
Section 488.391
Section 488.392
Section 488.393
Section 488.394
Section 488.395
Section 488.396
Section 488.397
Section 488.398
Section 488.399
Section 488.400
Section 488.401 - Becoming general partner.
Section 488.402 - General partner agent of limited partnership.
Section 488.403 - Limited partnership liable for general partner’s actionable conduct.
Section 488.404 - General partner’s liability.
Section 488.405 - Actions by and against partnership and partners.
Section 488.406 - Management rights of general partner.
Section 488.407 - Right of general partner and former general partner to information.
Section 488.408 - General standards of general partner’s conduct.
Section 488.409
Section 488.410
Section 488.411
Section 488.412
Section 488.413
Section 488.414
Section 488.415
Section 488.416
Section 488.417
Section 488.418
Section 488.419
Section 488.420
Section 488.421
Section 488.422
Section 488.423
Section 488.424
Section 488.425
Section 488.426
Section 488.427
Section 488.428
Section 488.429
Section 488.430
Section 488.431
Section 488.432
Section 488.433
Section 488.434
Section 488.435
Section 488.436
Section 488.437
Section 488.438
Section 488.439
Section 488.440
Section 488.441
Section 488.442
Section 488.443
Section 488.444
Section 488.445
Section 488.446
Section 488.447
Section 488.448
Section 488.449
Section 488.450
Section 488.451
Section 488.452
Section 488.453
Section 488.454
Section 488.455
Section 488.456
Section 488.457
Section 488.458
Section 488.459
Section 488.460
Section 488.461
Section 488.462
Section 488.463
Section 488.464
Section 488.465
Section 488.466
Section 488.467
Section 488.468
Section 488.469
Section 488.470
Section 488.471
Section 488.472
Section 488.473
Section 488.474
Section 488.475
Section 488.476
Section 488.477
Section 488.478
Section 488.479
Section 488.480
Section 488.481
Section 488.482
Section 488.483
Section 488.484
Section 488.485
Section 488.486
Section 488.487
Section 488.488
Section 488.489
Section 488.490
Section 488.491
Section 488.492
Section 488.493
Section 488.494
Section 488.495
Section 488.496
Section 488.497
Section 488.498
Section 488.499
Section 488.500
Section 488.501 - Form of contribution.
Section 488.502 - Liability for contribution.
Section 488.503 - Sharing of distributions.
Section 488.504 - Interim distributions.
Section 488.505 - No distribution on account of dissociation.
Section 488.506 - Distribution in kind.
Section 488.507 - Right to distribution.
Section 488.508 - Limitations on distribution.
Section 488.509 - Liability for improper distributions.
Section 488.510
Section 488.511
Section 488.512
Section 488.513
Section 488.514
Section 488.515
Section 488.516
Section 488.517
Section 488.518
Section 488.519
Section 488.520
Section 488.521
Section 488.522
Section 488.523
Section 488.524
Section 488.525
Section 488.526
Section 488.527
Section 488.528
Section 488.529
Section 488.530
Section 488.531
Section 488.532
Section 488.533
Section 488.534
Section 488.535
Section 488.536
Section 488.537
Section 488.538
Section 488.539
Section 488.540
Section 488.541
Section 488.542
Section 488.543
Section 488.544
Section 488.545
Section 488.546
Section 488.547
Section 488.548
Section 488.549
Section 488.550
Section 488.551
Section 488.552
Section 488.553
Section 488.554
Section 488.555
Section 488.556
Section 488.557
Section 488.558
Section 488.559
Section 488.560
Section 488.561
Section 488.562
Section 488.563
Section 488.564
Section 488.565
Section 488.566
Section 488.567
Section 488.568
Section 488.569
Section 488.570
Section 488.571
Section 488.572
Section 488.573
Section 488.574
Section 488.575
Section 488.576
Section 488.577
Section 488.578
Section 488.579
Section 488.580
Section 488.581
Section 488.582
Section 488.583
Section 488.584
Section 488.585
Section 488.586
Section 488.587
Section 488.588
Section 488.589
Section 488.590
Section 488.591
Section 488.592
Section 488.593
Section 488.594
Section 488.595
Section 488.596
Section 488.597
Section 488.598
Section 488.599
Section 488.600
Section 488.601 - Dissociation as limited partner.
Section 488.602 - Effect of dissociation as limited partner.
Section 488.603 - Dissociation as general partner.
Section 488.604 - Person’s power to dissociate as general partner — wrongful dissociation.
Section 488.605 - Effect of dissociation as general partner.
Section 488.606 - Power to bind — liability to limited partnership before dissolution of partnership of person dissociated as general partner.
Section 488.607 - Liability to other persons of person dissociated as general partner.
Section 488.608
Section 488.609
Section 488.610
Section 488.611
Section 488.612
Section 488.613
Section 488.614
Section 488.615
Section 488.616
Section 488.617
Section 488.618
Section 488.619
Section 488.620
Section 488.621
Section 488.622
Section 488.623
Section 488.624
Section 488.625
Section 488.626
Section 488.627
Section 488.628
Section 488.629
Section 488.630
Section 488.631
Section 488.632
Section 488.633
Section 488.634
Section 488.635
Section 488.636
Section 488.637
Section 488.638
Section 488.639
Section 488.640
Section 488.641
Section 488.642
Section 488.643
Section 488.644
Section 488.645
Section 488.646
Section 488.647
Section 488.648
Section 488.649
Section 488.650
Section 488.651
Section 488.652
Section 488.653
Section 488.654
Section 488.655
Section 488.656
Section 488.657
Section 488.658
Section 488.659
Section 488.660
Section 488.661
Section 488.662
Section 488.663
Section 488.664
Section 488.665
Section 488.666
Section 488.667
Section 488.668
Section 488.669
Section 488.670
Section 488.671
Section 488.672
Section 488.673
Section 488.674
Section 488.675
Section 488.676
Section 488.677
Section 488.678
Section 488.679
Section 488.680
Section 488.681
Section 488.682
Section 488.683
Section 488.684
Section 488.685
Section 488.686
Section 488.687
Section 488.688
Section 488.689
Section 488.690
Section 488.691
Section 488.692
Section 488.693
Section 488.694
Section 488.695
Section 488.696
Section 488.697
Section 488.698
Section 488.699
Section 488.700
Section 488.701 - Partner’s transferable interest.
Section 488.702 - Transfer of partner’s transferable interest.
Section 488.703 - Rights of creditor of partner or transferee.
Section 488.704 - Power of estate of deceased partner.
Section 488.705
Section 488.706
Section 488.707
Section 488.708
Section 488.709
Section 488.710
Section 488.711
Section 488.712
Section 488.713
Section 488.714
Section 488.715
Section 488.716
Section 488.717
Section 488.718
Section 488.719
Section 488.720
Section 488.721
Section 488.722
Section 488.723
Section 488.724
Section 488.725
Section 488.726
Section 488.727
Section 488.728
Section 488.729
Section 488.730
Section 488.731
Section 488.732
Section 488.733
Section 488.734
Section 488.735
Section 488.736
Section 488.737
Section 488.738
Section 488.739
Section 488.740
Section 488.741
Section 488.742
Section 488.743
Section 488.744
Section 488.745
Section 488.746
Section 488.747
Section 488.748
Section 488.749
Section 488.750
Section 488.751
Section 488.752
Section 488.753
Section 488.754
Section 488.755
Section 488.756
Section 488.757
Section 488.758
Section 488.759
Section 488.760
Section 488.761
Section 488.762
Section 488.763
Section 488.764
Section 488.765
Section 488.766
Section 488.767
Section 488.768
Section 488.769
Section 488.770
Section 488.771
Section 488.772
Section 488.773
Section 488.774
Section 488.775
Section 488.776
Section 488.777
Section 488.778
Section 488.779
Section 488.780
Section 488.781
Section 488.782
Section 488.783
Section 488.784
Section 488.785
Section 488.786
Section 488.787
Section 488.788
Section 488.789
Section 488.790
Section 488.791
Section 488.792
Section 488.793
Section 488.794
Section 488.795
Section 488.796
Section 488.797
Section 488.798
Section 488.799
Section 488.800
Section 488.801 - Nonjudicial dissolution.
Section 488.802 - Judicial dissolution.
Section 488.803 - Winding up.
Section 488.804 - Power of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to bind partnership after dissolution.
Section 488.805 - Liability after dissolution of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to limited partnership, other general partners, and persons dissociated as general partner.
Section 488.806 - Known claims against dissolved limited partnership.
Section 488.807 - Other claims against dissolved limited partnership.
Section 488.807A - Court proceedings.
Section 488.808 - Liability of general partner and person dissociated as general partner when claim against limited partnership barred.
Section 488.809 - Administrative dissolution.
Section 488.810 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
Section 488.811 - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.
Section 488.812 - Disposition of assets — when contributions required.
Section 488.813
Section 488.814
Section 488.815
Section 488.816
Section 488.817
Section 488.818
Section 488.819
Section 488.820
Section 488.821
Section 488.822
Section 488.823
Section 488.824
Section 488.825
Section 488.826
Section 488.827
Section 488.828
Section 488.829
Section 488.830
Section 488.831
Section 488.832
Section 488.833
Section 488.834
Section 488.835
Section 488.836
Section 488.837
Section 488.838
Section 488.839
Section 488.840
Section 488.841
Section 488.842
Section 488.843
Section 488.844
Section 488.845
Section 488.846
Section 488.847
Section 488.848
Section 488.849
Section 488.850
Section 488.851
Section 488.852
Section 488.853
Section 488.854
Section 488.855
Section 488.856
Section 488.857
Section 488.858
Section 488.859
Section 488.860
Section 488.861
Section 488.862
Section 488.863
Section 488.864
Section 488.865
Section 488.866
Section 488.867
Section 488.868
Section 488.869
Section 488.870
Section 488.871
Section 488.872
Section 488.873
Section 488.874
Section 488.875
Section 488.876
Section 488.877
Section 488.878
Section 488.879
Section 488.880
Section 488.881
Section 488.882
Section 488.883
Section 488.884
Section 488.885
Section 488.886
Section 488.887
Section 488.888
Section 488.889
Section 488.890
Section 488.891
Section 488.892
Section 488.893
Section 488.894
Section 488.895
Section 488.896
Section 488.897
Section 488.898
Section 488.899
Section 488.900
Section 488.901 - Governing law.
Section 488.902 - Application for certificate of authority.
Section 488.903 - Activities not constituting transacting business.
Section 488.904 - Approval of application for certificate of authority — notification.
Section 488.905 - Noncomplying name of foreign limited partnership.
Section 488.906 - Revocation of certificate of authority.
Section 488.907 - Cancellation of certificate of authority — effect of failure to have certificate.
Section 488.908 - Action by attorney general.
Section 488.909
Section 488.910
Section 488.911
Section 488.912
Section 488.913
Section 488.914
Section 488.915
Section 488.916
Section 488.917
Section 488.918
Section 488.919
Section 488.920
Section 488.921
Section 488.922
Section 488.923
Section 488.924
Section 488.925
Section 488.926
Section 488.927
Section 488.928
Section 488.929
Section 488.930
Section 488.931
Section 488.932
Section 488.933
Section 488.934
Section 488.935
Section 488.936
Section 488.937
Section 488.938
Section 488.939
Section 488.940
Section 488.941
Section 488.942
Section 488.943
Section 488.944
Section 488.945
Section 488.946
Section 488.947
Section 488.948
Section 488.949
Section 488.950
Section 488.951
Section 488.952
Section 488.953
Section 488.954
Section 488.955
Section 488.956
Section 488.957
Section 488.958
Section 488.959
Section 488.960
Section 488.961
Section 488.962
Section 488.963
Section 488.964
Section 488.965
Section 488.966
Section 488.967
Section 488.968
Section 488.969
Section 488.970
Section 488.971
Section 488.972
Section 488.973
Section 488.974
Section 488.975
Section 488.976
Section 488.977
Section 488.978
Section 488.979
Section 488.980
Section 488.981
Section 488.982
Section 488.983
Section 488.984
Section 488.985
Section 488.986
Section 488.987
Section 488.988
Section 488.989
Section 488.990
Section 488.991
Section 488.992
Section 488.993
Section 488.994
Section 488.995
Section 488.996
Section 488.997
Section 488.998
Section 488.999
Section 488.1000
Section 488.1001 - Direct action by partner.
Section 488.1002 - Derivative action.
Section 488.1003 - Proper plaintiff.
Section 488.1004 - Pleading.
Section 488.1005 - Proceeds and expenses.
Section 488.1006
Section 488.1007
Section 488.1008
Section 488.1009
Section 488.1010
Section 488.1011
Section 488.1012
Section 488.1013
Section 488.1014
Section 488.1015
Section 488.1016
Section 488.1017
Section 488.1018
Section 488.1019
Section 488.1020
Section 488.1021
Section 488.1022
Section 488.1023
Section 488.1024
Section 488.1025
Section 488.1026
Section 488.1027
Section 488.1028
Section 488.1029
Section 488.1030
Section 488.1031
Section 488.1032
Section 488.1033
Section 488.1034
Section 488.1035
Section 488.1036
Section 488.1037
Section 488.1038
Section 488.1039
Section 488.1040
Section 488.1041
Section 488.1042
Section 488.1043
Section 488.1044
Section 488.1045
Section 488.1046
Section 488.1047
Section 488.1048
Section 488.1049
Section 488.1050
Section 488.1051
Section 488.1052
Section 488.1053
Section 488.1054
Section 488.1055
Section 488.1056
Section 488.1057
Section 488.1058
Section 488.1059
Section 488.1060
Section 488.1061
Section 488.1062
Section 488.1063
Section 488.1064
Section 488.1065
Section 488.1066
Section 488.1067
Section 488.1068
Section 488.1069
Section 488.1070
Section 488.1071
Section 488.1072
Section 488.1073
Section 488.1074
Section 488.1075
Section 488.1076
Section 488.1077
Section 488.1078
Section 488.1079
Section 488.1080
Section 488.1081
Section 488.1082
Section 488.1083
Section 488.1084
Section 488.1085
Section 488.1086
Section 488.1087
Section 488.1088
Section 488.1089
Section 488.1090
Section 488.1091
Section 488.1092
Section 488.1093
Section 488.1094
Section 488.1095
Section 488.1096
Section 488.1097
Section 488.1098
Section 488.1099
Section 488.1100
Section 488.1101 - Definitions.
Section 488.1102 - Conversion.
Section 488.1103 - Action on plan of conversion by converting limited partnership.
Section 488.1104 - Filings required for conversion — effective date.
Section 488.1105 - Effect of conversion.
Section 488.1106 - Mergers.
Section 488.1107 - Action on plan of merger by constituent limited partnership.
Section 488.1108 - Filings required for merger — effective date.
Section 488.1109 - Effect of merger.
Section 488.1110 - Restrictions on approval of conversions and mergers and on relinquishing limited liability limited partnership status.
Section 488.1111 - Liability of general partner after conversion or merger.
Section 488.1112 - Power of general partners and persons dissociated as general partners to bind organization after conversion or merger.
Section 488.1113 - Article not exclusive.
Section 488.1114
Section 488.1115
Section 488.1116
Section 488.1117
Section 488.1118
Section 488.1119
Section 488.1120
Section 488.1121
Section 488.1122
Section 488.1123
Section 488.1124
Section 488.1125
Section 488.1126
Section 488.1127
Section 488.1128
Section 488.1129
Section 488.1130
Section 488.1131
Section 488.1132
Section 488.1133
Section 488.1134
Section 488.1135
Section 488.1136
Section 488.1137
Section 488.1138
Section 488.1139
Section 488.1140
Section 488.1141
Section 488.1142
Section 488.1143
Section 488.1144
Section 488.1145
Section 488.1146
Section 488.1147
Section 488.1148
Section 488.1149
Section 488.1150
Section 488.1151
Section 488.1152
Section 488.1153
Section 488.1154
Section 488.1155
Section 488.1156
Section 488.1157
Section 488.1158
Section 488.1159
Section 488.1160
Section 488.1161
Section 488.1162
Section 488.1163
Section 488.1164
Section 488.1165
Section 488.1166
Section 488.1167
Section 488.1168
Section 488.1169
Section 488.1170
Section 488.1171
Section 488.1172
Section 488.1173
Section 488.1174
Section 488.1175
Section 488.1176
Section 488.1177
Section 488.1178
Section 488.1179
Section 488.1180
Section 488.1181
Section 488.1182
Section 488.1183
Section 488.1184
Section 488.1185
Section 488.1186
Section 488.1187
Section 488.1188
Section 488.1189
Section 488.1190
Section 488.1191
Section 488.1192
Section 488.1193
Section 488.1194
Section 488.1195
Section 488.1196
Section 488.1197
Section 488.1198
Section 488.1199
Section 488.1200
Section 488.1201 - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 488.1202 - Severability.
Section 488.1203 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Section 488.1204 - Application to existing relationships.
Section 488.1205 - Savings clause.
Section 488.1206 - Fees.
Section 488.1207 - Effective date.