Virginia § 8.01-304 - How process served on copartner or partnership, domestic or foreign limited liability partnership, and domestic or foreign limited partnership
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§ 8.01-304. How process served on copartner or partnership, domestic or foreign limited liability partnership, and domestic or foreign limited partnership
A. Subject to § 8.01-286.1, process against a copartner or partnership may be served upon a general partner, and it shall be deemed service upon the partnership and upon each partner individually named in the action, provided the person served is not a plaintiff in the suit and provided the matter in suit is a partnership matter.
Provided further that process may be served upon a limited partner in any proceeding to enforce a limited partner's liability to the partnership.
B. A domestic or foreign limited liability partnership may also be served by personal service on its registered agent as provided in § 50-73.135 and by substituted service in accordance with subsection B of § 50-73.129, subsection F of § 50-73.134, subsection G of § 50-73.135, or § 50-73.140, as applicable.
C. A domestic or foreign limited partnership may also be served by personal service on its registered agent as provided in subsection A of § 50-73.7 and by substituted service in accordance with subsection B of § 50-73.7, subsection D of § 50-73.58, subsection C of § 50-73.58:1, subsection D of § 50-73.58:2, or subsection E of § 50-73.59, as applicable.
Code 1950, § 8-59.1; 1950, p. 455; 1977, c. 617; 2005, c. 866; 2024, c. 454.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-304 ("How process served on copartner or partnership, domestic or foreign limited liability partnership, and domestic or foreign limited partnership") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. 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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