Rhode Island General Laws
Article 8 - Dissolution and Winding Up [Effective January 1, 2023.]
Section 7-12.1-804. - Power to bind partnership after dissolution. [Effective January 1, 2023.]

§ 7-12.1-804. Power to bind partnership after dissolution. [Effective January 1, 2023.]
(a) A partnership is bound by a partner’s act after dissolution which:
(1) Is appropriate for winding up the partnership business; or
(2) Would have bound the partnership under § 7-12.1-301 before dissolution if, at the time the other party enters into the transaction, the other party does not know or have notice of the dissolution.
(b) A person dissociated as a partner binds a partnership through an act occurring after dissolution if:
(1) At the time the other party enters into the transaction:
(i) Less than two (2) years has passed since the dissociation; and
(ii) The other party does not know or have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a partner; and
(2) The act:
(i) Is appropriate for winding up the partnership’s business; or
(ii) Would have bound the partnership under § 7-12.1-301 before dissolution and at the time the other party enters into the transaction the other party does not know or have notice of the dissolution.
History of Section.P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.

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