Chapter 25.10 RCW
UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT

(Formerly Limited partnerships)

RCW SECTIONS

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS
25.10.005Periodic reports required -- Contents -- Due dates -- Rules.
25.10.006Short title.
25.10.010Definitions.
25.10.011Definitions.
25.10.016Knowledge and notice.
25.10.020Name.
25.10.021Nature, purpose, and duration of entity.
25.10.030Reservation of name.
25.10.031Powers.
25.10.040Registered office and agent (as amended by 2009 c 202).
25.10.041Governing law.
25.10.050Records to be kept.
25.10.051Supplemental principles of law -- Rate of interest.
25.10.060Nature of business.
25.10.061Name.
25.10.070Business transactions of partner with the partnership.
25.10.071Reservation of name.
25.10.075Indemnification of agents of any corporation authorized.
25.10.080Certificate of limited partnership.
25.10.081Effect of partnership agreement -- Nonwaivable provisions.
25.10.090Amendment to certificate -- Restatement of certificate.
25.10.091Required information.
25.10.100Cancellation of certificate.
25.10.101Business transactions of partner with partnership.
25.10.110Execution of documents.
25.10.111Dual capacity.
25.10.120Execution of certificate by judicial act.
25.10.121Office and agent for service of process.
25.10.130Filing in office of secretary of state.
25.10.131Change of designated office or agent for service of process.
25.10.140Liability for false statement in certificate.
25.10.141Resignation of agent for service of process.
25.10.150Notice.
25.10.151Service of process.
25.10.160Delivery of certificates to limited partners.
25.10.161Consent and proxies of partners.
25.10.170Admission of limited partners.
25.10.171Standards for electronic filing rules.
25.10.180Voting.
25.10.190Liability to third parties.
25.10.200Person erroneously believing that he or she is limited partner.
ARTICLE 2

FORMATION -- CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER FILINGS
25.10.201Formation of limited partnership -- Certificate of limited partnership.
25.10.210Information.
25.10.211Amendment or restatement of certificate of limited partnership.
25.10.220Admission of additional general partners.
25.10.221Statement of termination.
25.10.230Events of withdrawal of general partner.
25.10.231Signing of records.
25.10.240General powers and liabilities of general partner.
25.10.241Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.
25.10.250Contributions by a general partner.
25.10.251Delivery to and filing of records by secretary of state -- Effective time and date.
25.10.260Voting.
25.10.261Correcting filed record.
25.10.270Form of contribution.
25.10.271Liability for false information in filed record.
25.10.280Liability for contributions.
25.10.281Certificate of existence or authorization.
25.10.290Sharing of profits and losses.
25.10.291Annual report for secretary of state.
25.10.300Sharing of distributions.
ARTICLE 3

LIMITED PARTNERS
25.10.301Becoming limited partner.
25.10.310Interim distributions.
25.10.311No right or power as limited partner to bind limited partnership.
25.10.320Withdrawal of general partner.
25.10.321No liability as limited partner for limited partnership obligations.
25.10.330Withdrawal of limited partner.
25.10.331Right of limited partner and former limited partner to information.
25.10.340Distribution upon withdrawal.
25.10.341Limited duties of limited partners.
25.10.350Distribution in kind.
25.10.351Person erroneously believing self to be limited partner.
25.10.360Right to distribution.
25.10.370Limitations on distributions.
ARTICLE 4

GENERAL PARTNERS
25.10.371Becoming general partner.
25.10.381General partner agent of limited partnership.
25.10.390Nature of partnership interest.
25.10.391Limited partnership liable for general partner's actionable conduct.
25.10.400Assignment of partnership interest -- Certificate of partnership interest.
25.10.401General partner's liability.
25.10.410Rights of creditor.
25.10.411Actions by and against partnership and partners.
25.10.420Right of assignee to become limited partner.
25.10.421Management rights of general partner.
25.10.430Power of estate of deceased or incompetent partner.
25.10.431Right of general partner and former general partner to information.
25.10.440Nonjudicial dissolution.
25.10.441General standards of general partner's conduct.
25.10.450Judicial dissolution.
25.10.453Administrative dissolution -- Commencement of proceeding.
25.10.455Administrative dissolution -- Notice -- Opportunity to correct deficiencies.
25.10.457Administrative dissolution -- Reinstatement -- Application -- When effective.
25.10.460Winding up.
ARTICLE 5

CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
25.10.461Form of contribution.
25.10.466Liability for contribution.
25.10.470Distribution of assets.
25.10.471Sharing of distributions.
25.10.476Interim distributions.
25.10.480Law governing.
25.10.481No distribution on account of dissociation.
25.10.486Distribution in kind.
25.10.490Registration.
25.10.491Right to distribution.
25.10.496Limitations on distribution.
25.10.500Issuance of registration.
25.10.501Liability for improper distributions.
25.10.510Name -- Foreign limited partnership.
ARTICLE 6

DISSOCIATION
25.10.511Dissociation as limited partner.
25.10.516Effect of dissociation as limited partner.
25.10.520Changes and amendments.
25.10.521Dissociation as general partner.
25.10.526Person's power to dissociate as general partner -- Wrongful dissociation.
25.10.530Cancellation of registration.
25.10.531Effect of dissociation as general partner.
25.10.536Power to bind and liability to limited partnership before dissolution of partnership of person dissociated as general partner.
25.10.540Transaction of business without registration.
25.10.541Liability to other persons of person dissociated as general partner.
ARTICLE 7

TRANSFERABLE INTERESTS AND RIGHTS OF TRANSFEREES AND CREDITORS
25.10.546Partner's transferable interest.
25.10.550Action by secretary of state.
25.10.551Transfer of partner's transferable interest.
25.10.553Revocation of registration -- Commencement of proceeding.
25.10.555Revocation of registration -- Notice -- Opportunity to correct deficiencies.
25.10.556Rights of creditor of partner or transferee.
25.10.560Right of action.
25.10.561Power of estate of deceased partner.
25.10.570Proper plaintiff.
ARTICLE 8

DISSOLUTION
25.10.571Nonjudicial dissolution.
25.10.576Judicial dissolution.
25.10.580Pleading.
25.10.581Winding up.
25.10.586Power of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to bind partnership after dissolution.
25.10.590Expenses.
25.10.591Liability after dissolution of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to limited partnership, other general partners, and persons dissociated as general partner.
25.10.596Known claims against dissolved limited partnership.
25.10.600Establishment of filing fees and miscellaneous charges.
25.10.601Other claims against dissolved limited partnership.
25.10.605Fees for services by secretary of state.
25.10.606Liability of general partner and person dissociated as general partner when claim against limited partnership barred.
25.10.610Authority to adopt rules.
25.10.611Administrative dissolution.
25.10.616Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
25.10.620Construction and application.
25.10.621Disposition of assets -- When contributions required.
25.10.630Short title.
25.10.640Severability -- 1981 c 51.
ARTICLE 9

FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
25.10.641Governing law.
25.10.646Application for certificate of authority.
25.10.650Effective date and extended effective date -- 1981 c 51.
25.10.651Activities not constituting transacting business.
25.10.656Filing of certificate of authority.
25.10.660Rules for class not provided for in this chapter.
25.10.661Noncomplying name of foreign limited partnership.
25.10.666Revocation of certificate of authority.
25.10.670Application to existing partnerships.
25.10.671Cancellation of certificate of authority -- Effect of failure to have certificate.
25.10.676Action by attorney general.
25.10.680Effect of invalidity of part of this title.
25.10.690Section captions.
ARTICLE 10

ACTIONS BY PARTNERS
25.10.701Direct action by partner.
25.10.706Derivative action.
25.10.711Proper plaintiff.
25.10.716Pleading.
25.10.721Proceeds and expenses.
ARTICLE 11

CONVERSION AND MERGER
25.10.751Definitions.
25.10.756Conversion.
25.10.761Action on plan of conversion by converting limited partnership.
25.10.766Filings required for conversion -- Effective date.
25.10.771Effect of conversion.
25.10.776Merger.
25.10.781Action on plan of merger by constituent limited partnership.
25.10.786Filings required for merger -- Effective date.
25.10.791Effect of merger.
25.10.796Restrictions on approval of conversions and mergers and on relinquishing LLLP status.
25.10.800Merger -- Plan -- Effective date.
25.10.801Liability of general partner after conversion or merger.
25.10.806Power of general partners and persons dissociated as general partners to bind organization after conversion or merger.
25.10.810Merger -- Plan -- Approval.
25.10.811Article not exclusive.
25.10.820Articles of merger -- Filing.
25.10.830Effect of merger.
ARTICLE 12

DISSENTERS' RIGHTS
25.10.831Definitions.
25.10.836Partner -- Dissent -- Payment of fair value.
25.10.840Merger -- Foreign and domestic.
25.10.841Dissenters' rights -- Notice -- Timing.
25.10.846Partner--Dissent--Voting restriction.
25.10.851Partners--Dissenters' notice -- Requirements.
25.10.856Partner -- Payment demand -- Entitlement.
25.10.861Partnership interests -- Transfer restrictions.
25.10.866Payment of fair value -- Requirements for compliance.
25.10.871Merger -- Not effective within sixty days -- Transfer restrictions.
25.10.876Dissenter's estimate of fair value -- Notice.
25.10.881Unsettled demand for payment--Proceeding -- Parties -- Appraisers.
25.10.886Unsettled demand for payment -- Costs, fees, and expenses of counsel.
25.10.900Definitions.
ARTICLE 13

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
25.10.901Uniformity of application and construction.
25.10.903Effective date -- 2009 c 188.
25.10.905Partner -- Dissent -- Payment of fair value.
25.10.906Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
25.10.910Dissenters' rights -- Notice -- Timing.
25.10.911Application to existing relationships.
25.10.915Partner -- Dissent -- Voting restriction.
25.10.916Establishment of filing fees and miscellaneous charges.
25.10.920Partners -- Dissenters' notice -- Requirements.
25.10.921Authority to adopt rules.
25.10.925Partner -- Payment demand -- Entitlement.
25.10.926Savings clause.
25.10.930Partnership interests -- Transfer restrictions.
25.10.935Payment of fair value -- Requirements for compliance.
25.10.940Merger -- Not effective within sixty days -- Transfer restrictions.
25.10.945Dissenter's estimate of fair value -- Notice.
25.10.950Unsettled demand for payment -- Proceeding -- Parties -- Appraisers.
25.10.955Unsettled demand for payment -- Costs -- Fees and expenses of counsel.

NOTES:

     Reviser's note: Throughout this chapter the phrase "this act" has been changed to "this chapter." "This act" [1981 c 51] consists of this chapter and the repeal of chapters 25.08 and 25.98 RCW.

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