Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 86 - Limited Partnerships
Section 8646 - Management rights


(a) General rule.--Each general partner has equal rights in the management and conduct of the limited partnership's activities and affairs. Except as provided in this title, any matter relating to the activities and affairs of the partnership is decided exclusively by the general partner or, if there is more than one general partner, by a majority of the general partners.
(b) Actions requiring unanimous approval.--The affirmative vote or consent of all the partners is required to:
(1) amend the partnership agreement; and
(2) amend the certificate of limited partnership to delete a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership.
(c) Reimbursement of advance.--A limited partnership shall reimburse a general partner for an advance to the partnership beyond the amount of capital the general partner agreed to contribute.
(d) Status of advance.--A payment or advance made by a general partner which gives rise to an obligation of the limited partnership under subsection (c) or section 8648(a) (relating to reimbursement, indemnification, advancement and insurance) constitutes a loan to the partnership which accrues interest from the date of the payment or advance.
(e) No right to remuneration.--A general partner is not entitled to remuneration for services performed for the limited partnership.
(f) Sale of assets.--A sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all, or substantially all, the property and assets of a limited partnership that is not made in the usual and regular course of the activities and affairs of the partnership must be approved by:
(1) all the general partners; and
(2) limited partners owning the rights to receive a majority of the distributions as limited partners.
(g) Cross reference.--See section 324 (relating to approval by limited partnership).

Cross References. Section 8646 is referred to in section 8648 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Chapter 86 - Limited Partnerships

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 8611 - Short title and application of chapter

Section 8612 - Definitions

Section 8613 - Knowledge and notice

Section 8614 - Governing law

Section 8615 - Contents of partnership agreement

Section 8616 - Application of partnership agreement

Section 8617 - Amendment and effect of partnership agreement

Section 8618 - Required information

Section 8619 - Dual capacity

Section 8620 - Characteristics of limited partnership

Section 8621 - Formation of limited partnership and certificate of limited partnership

Section 8622 - Amendment or restatement of certificate of limited partnership

Section 8623 - Signing of filed documents

Section 8624 - Liability of general partner for false or missing information in filed document

Section 8625 - Registered office

Section 8631 - Becoming a limited partner

Section 8632 - No agency power of limited partner as limited partner

Section 8633 - No liability as limited partner for limited partnership obligations

Section 8634 - Limited partner rights to information

Section 8635 - Limited duties of limited partners

Section 8636 - Person erroneously believing self to be limited partner

Section 8641 - Becoming a general partner

Section 8642 - General partner agent of limited partnership

Section 8643 - Limited partnership liable for general partner's actionable conduct

Section 8644 - General partner's liability

Section 8645 - Actions by and against partnership and partners

Section 8646 - Management rights

Section 8647 - General partner rights to information

Section 8648 - Reimbursement, indemnification, advancement and insurance

Section 8649 - Standards of conduct for general partners

Section 8651 - Form of contribution

Section 8652 - Liability for contribution

Section 8653 - Sharing of and right to distributions before dissolution

Section 8654 - Limitations on distributions

Section 8655 - Liability for improper distributions

Section 8661 - Dissociation as limited partner

Section 8662 - Effects of dissociation as limited partner

Section 8663 - Dissociation as general partner

Section 8664 - Power to dissociate as general partner and wrongful dissociation

Section 8665 - Effects of dissociation as general partner

Section 8666 - Power to bind and liability of person dissociated as general partner

Section 8667 - Liability of person dissociated as general partner to other persons

Section 8671 - Nature of transferable interest

Section 8672 - Transfer of transferable interest

Section 8673 - Charging order

Section 8674 - Power of personal representative of deceased partner

Section 8681 - Events causing dissolution

Section 8681.1 - Voluntary termination by partners

Section 8682 - Winding up and filing of certificates

Section 8684 - Power to bind partnership after dissolution

Section 8685 - General partner liability after dissolution

Section 8686 - Known claims against dissolved limited partnership

Section 8687 - Other claims against dissolved limited partnership

Section 8688 - Court proceedings

Section 8689 - General partner liability when claim against limited partnership barred

Section 8690 - Disposition of assets in winding up and required contributions

Section 8691 - Direct action by partner

Section 8692 - Derivative action

Section 8693 - Eligible partner plaintiffs and security for costs

Section 8694 - Special litigation committee

Section 8695 - Proceeds and expenses