District Of Columbia § 29-603.01 - Partner agent of partnership.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 29-603.01 — Partner agent of partnership., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-603.01. Partner agent of partnership.
29-603.01Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under :
Each partner shall be an agent of the partnership for the purpose of its business.
An act of a partner, including the execution of an instrument in the partnership name, for apparently carrying on in the ordinary course the partnership business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership shall bind the partnership, unless the partner had no authority to act for the partnership in the particular matter and the person with whom the partner was dealing knew or had received a notification that the partner lacked authority.
An act of a partner which is not apparently for carrying on in the ordinary course the partnership business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership shall bind the partnership only if the act was authorized by the other partners.
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What does D.C. Code § 29-603.01 cover?
Section 29-603.01 ("Partner agent of partnership.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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