Montana § 35-12-1201 - Nonjudicial Dissolution

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 35-12-1201 — Nonjudicial Dissolution, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 35-12-1201. Nonjudicial Dissolution

Nonjudicial dissolution. (1) Except as otherwise provided in 35-12-1202 , a limited partnership is dissolved and its affairs may be wound up only upon the occurrence of any of the following: (a) on the happening of an event specified in the partnership agreement; (b) the consent of all general partners and of limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the consent is to be effective; (c) after the dissociation of a person as a general partner: (i) if the limited partnership has at least one remaining general partner, the consent to dissolve the limited partnership given within 90 days after the dissociation by partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as partners at the time the consent is to be effective; or (ii) if the limited partnership does not have a remaining general partner, the filing of the dissolution with the secretary of state unless before the end of the period: (A) consent to continue the activities of the limited partnership and admit at least one general partner is given by limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the consent is to be effective; and (B) at least one person is admitted as a general partner in accordance with the consent; (d) the passage of 90 days after the dissociation of the limited partnership's last limited partner unless before the end of the period the limited partnership admits at least one limited partner; or (e) the signing and filing of a declaration of dissolution by the secretary of state. (2) A dissolved limited partnership shall appoint and maintain an agent for service of process as required by 35-7-105 or deliver for filing a statement of change under 35-7-108 within 30 days after a change has occurred in the name or address of agent.

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What does Montana Code Annotated § 35-12-1201 cover?

Section 35-12-1201 ("Nonjudicial Dissolution") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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