Chapter 25.10 RCW
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

RCW SECTIONS

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS
25.10.005Periodic reports required -- Contents -- Due dates -- Rules.
25.10.010Definitions.
25.10.020Name.
25.10.030Reservation of name.
25.10.040Registered office and agent.
25.10.050Records to be kept.
25.10.060Nature of business.
25.10.070Business transactions of partner with the partnership.
25.10.075Indemnification of agents of any corporation authorized.
ARTICLE 2

FORMATION; CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
25.10.080Certificate of limited partnership.
25.10.090Amendment to certificate -- Restatement of certificate.
25.10.100Cancellation of certificate.
25.10.110Execution of documents.
25.10.120Execution of certificate by judicial act.
25.10.130Filing in office of secretary of state.
25.10.140Liability for false statement in certificate.
25.10.150Notice.
25.10.160Delivery of certificates to limited partners.
ARTICLE 3

LIMITED PARTNERS
25.10.170Admission of limited partners.
25.10.180Voting.
25.10.190Liability to third parties.
25.10.200Person erroneously believing that he or she is limited partner.
25.10.210Information.
ARTICLE 4

GENERAL PARTNERS
25.10.220Admission of additional general partners.
25.10.230Events of withdrawal of general partner.
25.10.240General powers and liabilities of general partner.
25.10.250Contributions by a general partner.
25.10.260Voting.
ARTICLE 5

FINANCE
25.10.270Form of contribution.
25.10.280Liability for contributions.
25.10.290Sharing of profits and losses.
25.10.300Sharing of distributions.
ARTICLE 6

DISTRIBUTIONS AND WITHDRAWAL
25.10.310Interim distributions.
25.10.320Withdrawal of general partner.
25.10.330Withdrawal of limited partner.
25.10.340Distribution upon withdrawal.
25.10.350Distribution in kind.
25.10.360Right to distribution.
25.10.370Limitations on distributions.
ARTICLE 7

ASSIGNMENT OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
25.10.390Nature of partnership interest.
25.10.400Assignment of partnership interest -- Certificate of partnership interest.
25.10.410Rights of creditor.
25.10.420Right of assignee to become limited partner.
25.10.430Power of estate of deceased or incompetent partner.
ARTICLE 8

DISSOLUTION
25.10.440Nonjudicial dissolution.
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.
25.10.470Distribution of assets.
ARTICLE 9

FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
25.10.480Law governing.
25.10.490Registration.
25.10.500Issuance of registration.
25.10.510Name -- Foreign limited partnership.
25.10.520Changes and amendments.
25.10.530Cancellation of registration.
25.10.540Transaction of business without registration.
25.10.550Action by secretary of state.
25.10.553Revocation of registration -- Commencement of proceeding.
25.10.555Revocation of registration -- Notice -- Opportunity to correct deficiencies.
ARTICLE 10

DERIVATIVE ACTIONS
25.10.560Right of action.
25.10.570Proper plaintiff.
25.10.580Pleading.
25.10.590Expenses.
ARTICLE 11

FEES AND CHARGES
25.10.600Establishment of filing fees and miscellaneous charges.
25.10.605Fees for services by secretary of state.
ARTICLE 12

MISCELLANEOUS
25.10.610Authority to adopt rules.
25.10.620Construction and application.
25.10.630Short title.
25.10.640Severability -- 1981 c 51.
25.10.650Effective date and extended effective date -- 1981 c 51.
25.10.660Rules for class not provided for in this chapter.
25.10.670Application to existing partnerships.
25.10.680Effect of invalidity of part of this title.
25.10.690Section captions.
ARTICLE 13

MERGERS
25.10.800Merger -- Plan -- Effective date.
25.10.810Merger -- Plan -- Approval.
25.10.820Articles of merger -- Filing.
25.10.830Effect of merger.
25.10.840Merger -- Foreign and domestic.
ARTICLE 14

DISSENTERS' RIGHTS
25.10.900Definitions.
25.10.905Partner -- Dissent -- Payment of fair value.
25.10.910Dissenters' rights -- Notice -- Timing.
25.10.915Partner -- Dissent -- Voting restriction.
25.10.920Partners -- Dissenters' notice -- Requirements.
25.10.925Partner -- Payment demand -- Entitlement.
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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