Section 359.211 Liability of person erroneously believing himself to be a limited partner

Section 359.211 Liability of person erroneously believing himself to be a limited partner — certificate of withdrawal.

MO Rev Stat § 359.211 (2019) (N/A)

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Effective 28 Aug 1990

359.211. Liability of person erroneously believing himself to be a limited partner — certificate of withdrawal. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, a person who makes a contribution to a business enterprise and erroneously but in good faith believes that he has become a limited partner in the enterprise is not a general partner in the enterprise and is not bound by its obligations by reason of making the contribution, receiving distributions from the enterprise, or exercising any rights of a limited partner, if, on ascertaining the mistake, he:

(1) Causes an appropriate certificate of limited partnership or a certificate of amendment to be executed and filed; or

(2) Withdraws from future equity participation in the enterprise by executing and filing in the office of the secretary of state a certificate declaring withdrawal under this section.

2. A person who makes a contribution of the kind described in subsection 1 of this section is liable as a general partner to any third party who transacts business with the enterprise (1) before the person withdraws and an appropriate certificate is filed to show withdrawal, or (2) before an appropriate certificate is filed to show that he is not a general partner, but in either case only if the third party actually believed in good faith that the person was a general partner at the time of the transaction.

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(L. 1985 H.B. 512 & 650, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1432)

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