New Jersey § 42:1a-21
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 42:1a-21, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42:1a-21.
a. Each partner is deemed to have an account that is: (1) credited with an amount equal to the money plus the value of any other property,
net of the amount of any liabilities, the partner contributes to the partnership and
the partner's share of the partnership profits; and (2) charged with an amount equal to the money plus the value of any other property,
net of the amount of any liabilities, distributed by the partnership to the partner
and the partner's share of the partnership losses. b. Each partner is entitled to an equal share of the partnership profits and is chargeable
with a share of the partnership losses in proportion to the partner's share of the
profits. c. A partnership shall reimburse a partner for payments made and indemnify a partner
for liabilities incurred by the partner in the ordinary course of the business of
the partnership or for the preservation of its business or property. d. A partnership shall reimburse a partner for an advance to the partnership beyond
the amount of capital the partner agreed to contribute. e. A payment or advance made by a partner which gives rise to a partnership obligation
under subsection c. or d. of this section constitutes a loan to the partnership which
accrues interest from the date of the payment or advance. f. Each partner has equal rights in the management and conduct of the partnership
business. g. A partner shall use or possess partnership property only on behalf of the partnership. h. A partner is not entitled to remuneration for services performed for the partnership,
except for reasonable compensation for services rendered in winding up the business
of the partnership. i. A person shall become a partner only with the consent of all of the partners. j. A difference arising as to a matter in the ordinary course of business of a partnership
shall be decided by a majority of the partners. An act outside the ordinary course of business of a partnership and an amendment
to the partnership agreement shall be undertaken only with the consent of all of the
partners. k. This section shall not affect the obligations of a partnership to other persons
under section 13 of this act. 1 1
N.J.S.A. § 42:1A-13.
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