A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this section or unless personal liability is imposed in the contract, a trustee who holds an interest as a general partner in a general or limited partnership is not personally liable on a contract entered into by the partnership after the trust's acquisition of the interest if the fiduciary capacity was disclosed in the contract or in a statement previously filed or recorded pursuant to the provisions of any version of the Uniform Partnership Act [54-1A-1002 NMSA 1978] or the Uniform Limited Partnership Act [repealed].
B. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this section, a trustee who holds an interest as a general partner is not personally liable for torts committed by the partnership or for obligations arising from ownership or control of the interest unless the trustee is personally at fault.
C. The immunity provided by this section does not apply if an interest in the partnership is held by the trustee in a capacity other than that of trustee or is held by the trustee's spouse or one or more of the trustee's descendants, siblings or parents, or the spouse of any of them.
D. If the trustee of a revocable trust holds an interest as a general partner, the settlor is personally liable for contracts and other obligations of the partnership as if the settlor were a general partner.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 128, § 28.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 2007, ch. 129, § 1206 repealed the Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Sections 54-2-1 through 54-2-63 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2009.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 128, § 31 made the section effective July 1, 2007.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 46A - Uniform Trust Code
Article 10 - Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing with Trustees
Section 46A-10-1001 - Breach of trust.
Section 46A-10-1002 - Damages for breach of trust.
Section 46A-10-1003 - Damages in absence of breach.
Section 46A-10-1004 - Attorney fees and costs.
Section 46A-10-1005 - Limitation of action against trustee.
Section 46A-10-1006 - Reliance on trust instrument.
Section 46A-10-1007 - Event affecting administration or distribution.
Section 46A-10-1008 - Exculpation of trustee.
Section 46A-10-1009 - Beneficiary's consent, release or ratification.
Section 46A-10-1010 - Limitation on personal liability of trustee.
Section 46A-10-1011 - Interest as general partner.
Section 46A-10-1012 - Protection of person dealing with trustee.