Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 7-12 - Partnerships
Section 7-12-31.1. - Nature of business.

§ 7-12-31.1. Nature of business.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a registered limited-liability partnership or a foreign registered limited-liability partnership may conduct any lawful business in this state.
(b) A registered limited-liability partnership or a foreign registered limited-liability partnership may render professional services, as defined in § 7-5.1-2(2), as and to the extent permitted under law or rules and regulations of the applicable regulatory agency or agencies, as defined in § 7-5.1-2(3). Each regulatory agency as so defined is authorized to adopt, subject to applicable law, rules and regulations regarding a domestic and foreign limited-liability partnership rendering professional services. The rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with law or rules or regulations regarding the rendering of professional services through a professional corporation.
History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 270, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 284, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 205, § 1.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships

Chapter 7-12 - Partnerships

Section 7-12-1. - Provisions in partnership agreements deemed nontestamentary.

Section 7-12-2. - Death of partner — Statement delivered to administrator or executor.

Section 7-12-3. - Examination of books and property by representative of deceased partner.

Section 7-12-4. - Separate composition with creditors on dissolution of partnership.

Section 7-12-5. - Separate composition as full discharge of partner.

Section 7-12-6. - Payment by partner in excess of his or her proportion.

Section 7-12-7. - Insolvency or absconding of partner.

Section 7-12-8. - Memorandum exonerating partner on separate composition.

Section 7-12-9. - Partners not discharged by separate composition — Defenses to creditor’s action.

Section 7-12-10. - Application to joint debtors.

Section 7-12-11. - Limited partnership law unaffected.

Section 7-12-12. - Short title. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-13. - Definitions. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-14. - Interpretation of knowledge and notice. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-15. - Rules of construction. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-16. - Rules for cases not provided for. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-17. - Partnership defined. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-18. - Rules for determining the existence of a partnership. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-19. - Partnership property. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-20. - Partner agent of partnership as to partnership business. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-21. - Conveyance of real property of the partnership. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-22. - Partnership bound by admission of partner. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-23. - Partnership charged with knowledge of or notice to partner. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-24. - Partnership bound by partner’s wrongful act. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-25. - Partnership bound by partner’s breach of trust. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-26. - Nature of partner’s liability. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-27. - Partner by estoppel. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-28. - Liability of incoming partner. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-29. - Rules determining rights and duties of partners. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-30. - Partnership books. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-31. - Duty of partners to render information. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-31.1. - Nature of business.

Section 7-12-32. - Partner accountable as a fiduciary. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-33. - Right to an account. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-34. - Continuation of partnership beyond fixed term. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-35. - Extent of property rights of a partner. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-36. - Nature of a partner’s right in specific partnership property. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-37. - Nature of partner’s interest in the partnership. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-38. - Assignment of partner’s interest. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-39. - Partner’s interest subject to charging order. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-40. - Dissolution defined. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-41. - Partnership not terminated by dissolution. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-42. - Causes of dissolution. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-43. - Dissolution by decree of court. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-44. - General effect of dissolution on authority of partner. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-45. - Right of partner to contribution from copartners after dissolution. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-46. - Power of partner to bind partnership to third persons after dissolution. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-47. - Effect of dissolution on partner’s existing liability. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-48. - Right to wind up. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-49. - Rights of partners to application of partnership property. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-50. - Rights where partnership is dissolved for fraud or misrepresentation. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-51. - Rules for distribution. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-52. - Liability of persons continuing the business in certain cases. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-53. - Rights of retiring or estate of deceased partner when the business is continued. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-54. - Accrual of actions. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-55. - Other laws preserved. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-56. - Registered limited-liability partnerships. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-57. - Name of registered limited-liability partnerships. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-58. - Insurance or financial responsibility of registered limited-liability partnerships. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-59. - Applicability to foreign and interstate commerce. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

Section 7-12-60. - Filing of returns with the tax administrator — Annual charge.