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CHAPTER 321. Uniform limited partnership act 2001

Table of Sections
Section Headnote

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

321.0101 Short title.
321.0102 Definitions.
321.0103 Knowledge and notice.
321.0104 Nature, purpose, and duration of entity.
321.0105 Powers.
321.0106 Governing law.
321.0107 Supplemental principles of law; rate of interest.
321.0108 Name.
321.0109 Reservation of name.
321.0110 Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions.
321.0111 Required information.
321.0112 Business transactions of partner with partnership.
321.0113 Dual capacity.
321.0114 Office and agent for service of process.
321.0115 Change of designated office or agent for service of process.
321.0116 Resignation of agent for service of process.
321.0117 Service of process.
321.0118 Consent and proxies of partners.

ARTICLE 2

FORMATION; CERTIFICATION OF LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER FILINGS

321.0201 Formation of limited partnership; certificate of limited partnership.
321.0202 Amendment or restatement of certificate.
321.0203 Statement of termination.
321.0204 Signing of records.
321.0205 Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.
321.0206 Delivery to and filing of records by secretary of state; effective time and date.
321.0207 Correcting filed record.
321.0208 Liability for false information in filed record.
321.0210 Annual report for secretary of state.

ARTICLE 3

LIMITED PARTNERS

321.0301 Becoming limited partner.
321.0302 No right or power as limited partner to bind limited partnership.
321.0303 No liability as limited partner for limited partnership obligations.
321.0304 Right of limited partner and former limited partner to information.
321.0305 Limited duties of limited partners.
321.0306 Person erroneously believing self to be limited partner.

ARTICLE 4

GENERAL PARTNERS

321.0401 Becoming general partner.
321.0402 General partner agent of limited partnership.
321.0403 Limited partnership liable for general partner's actionable conduct.
321.0404 General partner's liability.
321.0405 Actions by and against partnership and partners.
321.0406 Management rights of general partner.
321.0407 Right of general partner and former general partner to information.
321.0408 General standards of general partner's conduct.
321.0409 Transfer of partnership property.

ARTICLE 5

CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

321.0501 Form of contribution.
321.0502 Liability for contribution.
321.0503 Sharing of distributions.
321.0504 Interim distributions.
321.0505 No distribution on account of dissociation.
321.0506 Distribution in kind.
321.0507 Right to distribution.
321.0508 Limitations on distribution.
321.0509 Liability for improper distributions.

ARTICLE 6

DISSOCIATION

321.0601 Dissociation as limited partner.
321.0602 Effect of dissociation as limited partner.
321.0603 Dissociation as general partner.
321.0604 Person's power to dissociate as general partner; wrongful dissociation.
321.0605 Effect of dissociation as general partner.
321.0606 Power to bind and liability to limited partnership before dissolution of partnership of person dissociated as general partner.
321.0607 Liability to other persons of person dissociated as general partner.

ARTICLE 7

TRANSFERABLE INTERESTS AND RIGHTS

OF TRANSFEREES AND CREDITORS

321.0701 Partner's transferable interest.
321.0702 Transfer of partner's transferable interest.
321.0703 Rights of creditor of partner or transferee.
321.0704 Power of estate of deceased partner.

ARTICLE 8

DISSOLUTION

321.0801 Nonjudicial dissolution.
321.0802 Judicial dissolution.
321.0803 Winding up.
321.0804 Power of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to bind partnership after dissolution.
321.0805 Liability after dissolution of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to limited partnership, other general partners, and persons dissociated as general partner.
321.0806 Known claims against dissolved limited partnership.
321.0807 Other claims against dissolved limited partnerships.
321.0808 Liability of general partner and person dissociated as general partner when claim against limited partnership barred.
321.0809 Administrative dissolution.
321.0810 Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
321.0812 Disposition of assets; when contributions required.

ARTICLE 9

FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

321.0901 Governing law.
321.0902 Application for certificate of authority.
321.0903 Activities not constituting transacting business.
321.0904 Filing of certificate of authority.
321.0905 Noncomplying name of foreign limited partnership.
321.0906 Revocation of certificate of authority.
321.0907 Cancellation of certificate of authority; effect of failure to have certificate.
321.0908 Action by attorney general.

ARTICLE 10

ACTIONS BY PARTNERS

321.1001 Direct action by partner.
321.1002 Derivative action.
321.1003 Proper plaintiff.
321.1004 Pleading.
321.1005 Proceeds and expenses.

ARTICLE 11

CONVERSION AND MERGER

321.1101 Definitions.
321.1102 Conversion.
321.1103 Action on plan of conversion by converting limited partnership.
321.1104 Filings required for conversion; effective date.
321.1105 Effect of conversion.
321.1106 Merger.
321.1107 Action on plan of merger by constituent limited partnership.
321.1108 Filings required for merger; effective date.
321.1109 Effect of merger.
321.1110 Restrictions on approval of conversions and mergers and on relinquishing LLLP status.
321.1111 Liability of general partner after conversion or merger.
321.1112 Power of general partners and persons dissociated as general partners to bind organization after conversion or merger.
321.1113 Chapter not exclusive.
321.1114 Conflict relating to merger or conversion.

ARTICLE 12

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

321.1201 Uniformity of application and construction.
321.1202 Severability clause.
321.1203 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
321.1206 Application to existing relationships.
321.1207 Savings clause.
321.1208 Effect of designation.

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