Pennsylvania § 8648 - Reimbursement, indemnification, advancement and insurance.

§ 8648. Reimbursement, indemnification, advancement and insurance.

(a) Reimbursement.--A limited partnership shall reimburse a general partner for any payment made by the general partner in the course of the general partner's activities on behalf of the partnership, if the general partner complied with sections 8646 (relating to management rights), 8649 (relating to standards of conduct for general partners) and 8654 (relating to limitations on distributions) in making the payment.

(b) Indemnification.--A limited partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless a person with respect to any claim or demand against the person and any debt, obligation or other liability incurred by the person by reason of the person's former or present capacity as a general partner, if the claim, demand, debt, obligation or other liability does not arise from the person's breach of section 8646, 8649 or 8654.

(c) Advancement.--In the ordinary course of its activities and affairs, a limited partnership may advance expenses, including attorney fees and costs, incurred by a person in connection with a claim or demand against the person by reason of the person's former or present capacity as a general partner, if the person promises to repay the partnership if the person ultimately is determined not to be entitled to be indemnified.

(d) Insurance.--A limited partnership may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a general partner against liability asserted against or incurred by the general partner in that capacity or arising from that status even if, under subsection (g), the partnership agreement could not eliminate or limit the person's liability to the partnership for the conduct giving rise to the liability.

(e) Nonexclusivity.--The rights provided under subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking reimbursement, indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance may be entitled under the partnership agreement, vote of partners, contract or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding that position. Section 8649(f) shall be applicable to a vote, contract or other action under this subsection. A limited partnership may create a fund of any nature, which may, but need not be, under the control of a trustee, or otherwise secure or insure in any manner its indemnification obligations, whether arising under this section or otherwise.

(f) Grounds.--Indemnification under subsection (e) may be granted for any action taken and may be made whether or not the limited partnership would have the power to indemnify the person under any other provision of law except as provided in this section and whether or not the indemnified liability arises or arose from any threatened, pending or completed action by or in the right of the partnership. Indemnification under subsection (e) is declared to be consistent with the public policy of the Commonwealth.

(g) Limitation.--Indemnification under this section shall not be made in any case where the act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is determined by a court to constitute recklessness, willful misconduct or a knowing violation of law.

Cross References. Section 8648 is referred to in sections 8615, 8646, 8693, 8694 of this title.