Title 10A

If a partner dies, the deceased partner’s personal representative or other legal representative may: (a) for the period of time, if any, that the deceased partner’s personal representative or other legal representative holds the deceased partner’s transferable interest: (1) exerc…

A limited partnership is dissolved and its activities and affairs shall be wound up upon the occurrence of the first of the following events: (a) An event or circumstance that the partnership agreement states causes dissolution. (b) Consent of all partners to dissolve. (c) When t…

(a) A dissolved limited partnership continues its existence as a limited partnership but may not carry on any activities and affairs except as is appropriate to wind up and liquidate its activities and affairs, including: (1) collecting its assets; (2) disposing of its properties…

(a) If a dissolved limited partnership has a general partner or general partners that have not dissociated, that general partner or those general partners shall wind up the activities and affairs of the limited partnership and shall have the powers set forth in Section 10A-9A-8.0…

(a) A limited partnership is bound by a general partner’s act after dissolution which: (1) is appropriate for winding up the limited partnership’s activities and affairs; or (2) would have bound the limited partnership under Section 10A-9A-4.02 before dissolution, if, at the time…

(a) If a general partner having knowledge of the dissolution causes a limited partnership to incur an obligation under Section 10A-9A-8.04(a) by an act that is not appropriate for winding up the partnership’s activities and affairs, the general partner is liable: (1) to the limit…

(a) A dissolved limited partnership may dispose of any known claims against it by following the procedures described in subsection (b) at any time after the effective date of the dissolution of the limited partnership. (b) A dissolved limited partnership may give notice of the di…

(a) A dissolved limited partnership may publish notice of its dissolution and request that persons with claims against the dissolved limited partnership present them in accordance with the notice. (b) The notice authorized by subsection (a) must: (1) be published at least one tim…

If a claim against a dissolved limited partnership is barred under Section 10A-9A-8.06 or 10A-9A-8.07, any corresponding claim under Section 10A-9A-4.04 or 10A-9A-6.07 is also barred. (Act 2016-379, §1.)

Upon the winding up of a limited partnership, the assets of the limited partnership, including any obligation under Article 5 of this chapter, and any contribution required by this section, shall be applied as follows: (a) Payment, or adequate provision for payment, shall be made…

A limited partnership that has been dissolved may be reinstated upon compliance with the following conditions: (a) the consent shall have been obtained from the partners or other persons entitled to consent at the time that is: (1) required for reinstatement under the partnership…

(a) In order to reinstate a limited partnership under this article, a certificate of reinstatement shall be delivered for filing to the Secretary of State which certificate of reinstatement shall have attached thereto a true and complete copy of the limited partnership’s certific…

The name of a limited partnership following reinstatement shall be determined as follows: (a) If the limited partnership remains in the Secretary of State’s records as a limited partnership which has not been dissolved, then the name of the limited partnership following reinstate…

(a) Subject to subsection (b), upon reinstatement, the limited partnership shall be deemed for all purposes to have continued its activities and affairs as if dissolution had never occurred; and each right inuring to, and each debt, obligation, and liability incurred by, the limi…

(a) Subject to subsection (b), a partner may maintain a direct action against another partner or partners or the limited partnership, with or without an accounting as to the partnership’s activities and affairs, to enforce the partner’s rights and otherwise protect the partner’s …

A partner may commence or maintain a derivative action in the right of a limited partnership to enforce a right of the limited partnership by complying with this article. (Act 2016-379, §1, p. 934, ; Act 2025-281, §7.)

A partner may commence or maintain a derivative action in the right of the limited partnership only if the partner: (1) fairly and adequately represents the interests of the limited partnership in enforcing the right of the limited partnership; and (2) either: (A) was a partner o…

A partner may commence a derivative action in the right of the limited partnership, if: (a) the partner first makes a written demand upon general partners requesting that they cause the limited partnership to bring an action to enforce the right and the general partners do not br…

In a derivative action, the complaint must state with particularity: (a) the date and content of plaintiff’s demand and the general partner’s response by the limited partnership to the demand; or (b) why the demand should be excused as futile. (Act 2016-379, §1.)

For the purpose of allowing the general partners and the limited partnership time to undertake an inquiry into the allegations made in the demand or complaint commenced pursuant to this article, the court may stay any derivative action for the period the court deems appropriate. …

A derivative action may not be dismissed or compromised without the approval of the court, and notice of the proposed dismissal or compromise shall be given to partners of the limited partnership in such manner as the court directs. (Act 2016-379, §1.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b): (1) any proceeds or other benefits of a derivative action, whether by judgment, compromise, or settlement, belong to the limited partnership and not to the derivative plaintiff; and (2) if the derivative plaintiff receives any p…

In any derivative action in the right of a foreign limited partnership, the right of a person to commence or maintain a derivative action in the right of a foreign limited partnership, and any matters raised in the action covered by Sections 10A-9A-9.02 through 10A-9A-9.08, shall…

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms mean: (1) CONSTITUENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP means a constituent organization that is a limited partnership. (2) CONSTITUENT ORGANIZATION means an organization that is party to a merger under this ar…

(a) An organization other than a limited partnership may convert to a limited partnership, and a limited partnership may convert to an organization other than a limited partnership pursuant to this section, Sections 10A-9A-10.03 through 10A-9A-10.05, and a plan of conversion, if:…

(a) Subject to Section 10A-9A-10.10, a plan of conversion must be consented to by all the partners of a converting limited partnership. (b) Subject to Section 10A-9A-10.10 and any contractual rights, after a conversion is approved, and at any time before a filing is made under Se…

(a) After a plan of conversion is approved: (1) if the converting organization is an organization formed under, or its internal affairs are governed by, the laws of this state, the converting organization shall file a statement of conversion in accordance with subsection (c), whi…

(a) When a conversion takes effect: (1) all property and contract rights owned by the converting organization remains vested in the converted organization without transfer, reversion, or impairment and the title to any property vested by deed or otherwise in the converting organi…

(a) A limited partnership may merge with one or more other constituent organizations pursuant to this section, Sections 10A-9A-10.07 through 10A-9A-10.09, and a plan of merger, if: (1) the governing statute of each of the other organizations authorizes the merger; (2) the merger …

(a) Subject to Section 10A-9A-10.10, a plan of merger must be consented to by all the partners of a constituent limited partnership. (b) Subject to Section 10A-9A-10.10 and any contractual rights, after a merger is approved, and at any time before a filing is made under Section 1…

(a) After each constituent organization has approved the plan of merger, a statement of merger must be signed on behalf of: (1) each constituent limited partnership, as provided in Section 10A-9A-2.03(a); and (2) each other constituent organization, as provided by its governing s…

(a) When a merger becomes effective: (1) the surviving organization continues or, in the case of a surviving organization created pursuant to the merger, comes into existence; (2) each constituent organization that merges into the surviving organization ceases to exist as a separ…

(a) If a partner of a converting or constituent limited partnership will have personal liability with respect to a converted or surviving organization, approval and amendment of a plan of conversion or plan of merger are ineffective without that partner’s consent to the plan. (b)…

(a) A conversion or merger under this article does not discharge any liability under Sections 10A-9A-4.04 and 10A-9A-6.07 of a person that was a general partner in or dissociated as a general partner from a converting or constituent limited partnership, but: (1) the provisions of…

(a) An act of a person that immediately before a conversion or merger became effective was a general partner in a converting or constituent limited partnership binds the converted or surviving organization after the conversion or merger becomes effective, if: (1) before the conve…

This article is not exclusive. This article does not preclude an entity from being converted or merged under law other than this chapter. (Act 2016-379, §1.)

(a) Beginning January 1, 2017, this chapter governs all limited partnerships and all foreign limited partnerships. (b) With respect to a limited partnership formed before January 1, 2010, the following rules apply except as the partners otherwise elect in the manner provided in t…

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provision…

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but this chapter does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act or authorize electronic delivery of any of the noti…

This chapter takes effect January 1, 2017. (Act 2016-379, §1.)

Effective January 1, 2017, the following parts of the Code of Alabama 1975 are repealed: Sections 10A-9-1.01 to 10A-9-12.08, inclusive, as amended and in effect immediately before the effective date of this act. (Act 2016-379, §1.)

This chapter does not affect an action commenced, proceeding brought, or right accrued before this chapter takes effect. (Act 2016-379, §1.)

For purposes of income taxation, other than under Chapter 14A of Title 40, a domestic or foreign limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership shall be treated as a partnership unless it is classified otherwise for federal income tax purposes, in which case it shal…