Pennsylvania § 8636 - Person erroneously believing self to be limited partner.

§ 8636. Person erroneously believing self to be limited partner.

(a) Right to correct.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a person that makes an investment in a business enterprise and erroneously but in good faith believes that the person has become a limited partner in the enterprise is not liable for the enterprise's obligations by reason of making the investment, receiving distributions from the enterprise or exercising any rights of or appropriate to a limited partner, if, on ascertaining the mistake, the person:

(1) causes an appropriate certificate of limited partnership, amendment or statement of correction to be signed and delivered to the department for filing;

(2) if a certificate of limited partnership is on file in the department, withdraws from future participation as an owner in the enterprise by delivering to the department for filing a certificate of negation under this section stating:

(i) the name of the limited partnership;

(ii) subject to section 109 (relating to name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address), the address, including street and number, if any, of the partnership's registered office;

(iii) the name of the person delivering the certificate to the department for filing; and

(iv) that the person is not a general partner; or

(3) files a certificate of denial under section 8434 (relating to certificate of denial) as if the enterprise were a general partnership.

(b) Liability before correction.--A person that makes an investment described in subsection (a) is liable to the same extent as a general partner to any third party that enters into a transaction with the enterprise, believing in good faith that the person is a general partner, before the department files a certificate of negation, certificate of limited partnership, amendment or statement of correction to show that the person is not a general partner.

(c) Right to withdraw.--If a person makes a diligent effort in good faith to comply with subsection (a)(1) and is unable to cause the appropriate certificate of limited partnership, amendment or statement of correction to be signed and delivered to the department for filing, the person has the right to withdraw from the enterprise under subsection (a)(2) even if the withdrawal would otherwise breach an agreement with others that are or have agreed to become co-owners of the enterprise.

(d) Cross references.--See:

Section 134 (relating to docketing statement).

Section 135 (relating to requirements to be met by filed documents).

Section 136(c) (relating to processing of documents by Department of State).

Section 8623 (relating to signing of filed documents).

Cross References. Section 8636 is referred to in section 8623 of this title.