Colorado § 7-62-202 - Amendment to certificate.
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§ 7-62-202. Amendment to certificate.
(1) A limited partnership may amend its certificate of limited partnership by delivering a certificate of amendment to the secretary of state, for filing pursuant to part 3 of article 90 of this title, stating:
(a) The domestic entity name of the limited partnership; and
(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 1440, § 126, effective July 1, 2004.)
(c) The amendment to the certificate.
(2) Within thirty days after the happening of any of the following events, an amendment to a certificate of limited partnership reflecting the occurrence of the event or events shall be filed:
(a) The admission of a new general partner; or
(b) The withdrawal of a general partner.
(3) A general partner who becomes aware that any statement in a certificate of limited partnership was false when made or that any arrangements or other facts described have changed, making the certificate inaccurate in any respect, including but not limited to a change in the registered agent name or registered agent address of the registered agent, shall promptly amend the certificate.
(4) A certificate of limited partnership may be amended at any time for any other proper purpose the general partners may determine.
(5) No person has any liability because an amendment to a certificate of limited partnership has not been filed in the records of the secretary of state to reflect the occurrence of any event referred to in subsection (2) or (3) of this section if the amendment is filed within the time periods specified.
Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 437, § 1, effective November 1. L. 86: (1)(b) and (3) amended and (2) R&RE, p. 450, §§ 6, 7, effective July 1. L. 2003: IP(1), (1)(a), (3), and (5) amended, p. 2242, § 127, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2004: IP(1), (1)(a), and (1)(b) amended, p. 1440, § 126, effective July 1.
ANNOTATION
Change in amount or character of the contribution of any partner or in any partner's obligation to make a contribution as determined by amendment to the certificate, must be recorded. Subsection (2)(a) requires the partners to record any change in obligation accomplished by amendment. Fox v. I-10, Ltd., 957 P.2d 1018 (Colo. 1998) (decided under former § 7-62-202 prior to the 1986 amendments that eliminated certificate requirement of subsection (2)(a)).
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