Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 86 - Limited Partnerships
Section 8661 - Dissociation as limited partner


(a) No right to dissociate.--A person does not have a right to dissociate as a limited partner before the completion of the winding up of the limited partnership.
(b) Events causing dissociation.--A person is dissociated as a limited partner when any of the following apply:
(1) The limited partnership knows or has notice of the person's express will to withdraw as a limited partner rightfully or wrongfully, except that, if the person has specified a withdrawal date later than the date the partnership knew or had notice, on that later date.
(2) An event stated in the partnership agreement as causing the person's dissociation as a limited partner occurs.
(3) The person is expelled as a limited partner pursuant to the partnership agreement.
(4) The person is expelled as a limited partner by the affirmative vote or consent of all the other partners if:
(i) it is unlawful to carry on the partnership's activities and affairs with the person as a limited partner;
(ii) there has been a transfer of all the person's transferable interest in the partnership, other than:
(A) a transfer for security purposes; or
(B) a charging order in effect under section 8673 (relating to charging order) which has not been foreclosed;
(iii) the person is an entity and:
(A) the partnership notifies the person that it will be expelled as a limited partner because:
(I) the person has filed a certificate of dissolution or the equivalent;
(II) the person has been administratively dissolved;
(III) the person's charter or the equivalent has been revoked; or
(IV) the person's right to conduct business has been suspended by the person's jurisdiction of formation; and
(B) within 90 days after the notification:
(I) the certificate of dissolution or the equivalent has not been withdrawn, rescinded or revoked;
(II) the person has not been reinstated;
(III) the person's charter or the equivalent has not been reinstated; or
(IV) the person's right to conduct business has not been reinstated; or
(iv) the person is an unincorporated entity that has been dissolved and whose activities and affairs are being wound up.
(5) On application by the partnership or a partner in a direct action under section 8691 (relating to direct action by partner), the person is expelled as a limited partner by judicial order because the person:
(i) has engaged or is engaging in wrongful conduct that has affected adversely and materially, or will affect adversely and materially, the partnership's activities and affairs;
(ii) has committed willfully or persistently, or is committing willfully or persistently, a material breach of the partnership agreement or the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing under section 8635(a) (relating to limited duties of limited partners); or
(iii) has engaged or is engaging in conduct relating to the partnership's activities and affairs which makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the activities and affairs with the person as a limited partner.
(6) In the case of an individual, the individual dies.
(7) In the case of a person that is a testamentary or inter vivos trust or is acting as a limited partner by virtue of being a trustee of such a trust, the trust's entire transferable interest in the limited partnership is distributed.
(8) In the case of a person that is an estate or is acting as a limited partner by virtue of being a personal representative of an estate, the estate's entire transferable interest in the limited partnership is distributed.
(9) In the case of a person that is not an individual, the existence of the person terminates.
(10) The partnership participates in a merger under Chapter 3 (relating to entity transactions) and:
(i) the partnership is not the surviving entity; or
(ii) otherwise as a result of the merger, the person ceases to be a limited partner.
(11) The partnership participates in an interest exchange under Chapter 3 and, as a result of the interest exchange, the person ceases to be a limited partner.
(12) The partnership participates in a conversion under Chapter 3.
(13) The partnership participates in a division under Chapter 3 and:
(i) the partnership is not a resulting association; or
(ii) as a result of the division, the person ceases to be a partner.
(14) The partnership participates in a domestication under Chapter 3 and, as a result of the domestication, the person ceases to be a limited partner.
(15) The partnership dissolves and completes winding up.
(c) Cross reference.--See section 8611(d) (relating to short title and application of chapter).

Cross References. Section 8661 is referred to in sections 8611, 8612, 8672 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