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Georgia Statutes, Title 14

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Title 14

10 chapters · 848 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 14848 Ch 2, BUSINESS CORPORATIONS259 Ch 3, NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS196 Ch 11, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES104 Ch 9, REVISED UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT72 Ch 8, PARTNERSHIPS70 Ch 9A, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS51 Ch 4, SECRETARY OF STATE CORPORATIONS46 Ch 5, MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO…26 Ch 10, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS17 Ch 7, PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS7

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O.C.G.A. § 14-8-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Uniform Partnership Act.’’ (Code 1981, § 14-8-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1439, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 14/HB 323.) The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, su…
O.C.G.A. § 14-8-10 Conveyance of real property by partners
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(a) Where title to real property is in the partnership name, any partner may convey title to such property by a conveyance executed in the partnership name; but the partnership may recover such property if the partnership proves that the partner’s act did not bind the partnership…
O.C.G.A. § 14-8-10.1 Statement of partnership generally
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(a) A statement of partnership in the name of the partnership, signed by all of the partners and witnessed and notarized, may be recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of any county and shall be recorded by such clerk in a book to be kept for that purpose and o…
O.C.G.A. § 14-8-11 Representation of partnership affairs by partner
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An admission or representation made by any partner concerning partnership affairs within the scope of his authority is evidence against the partnership. (Code 1981, § 14-8-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1439, § 1.) COMMENT Note to Uniform Partnership Act This section states the e…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-12 Notice to or knowledge of the partnership

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Notice to any partner of any matter relating to partnership affairs, and the knowledge of the partner acting in the particular matter, acquired while a partner or then present to his mind, and the knowledge of any other partner who reasonably could and should have communicated it…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-13 Liability of partnership for acts of partners

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Where, by any wrongful act or omission of any partner acting in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or with the authority of his copartners, loss or injury is caused to any person, not being a partner in the partnership, or any penalty is incurred, the partners…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-14 Recovery from partnership for loss caused by wrongful act of partner

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The partnership is bound to make good the loss: (1) Where one partner acting within the scope of his apparent authority receives money or property of a third person and misapplies it; and (2) Where the partnership in the course of its business receives money or property of a thir…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-15 Liability of partners

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, all partners are jointly and severally liable for all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the partnership. (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this Code section and to any contrary agreement among the partners, a part…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-15.1 Power to sue or be sued

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A partnership may sue or be sued in its common name. (Code 1981, § 14-8-15.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1444, § 1.)

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-16 Liability of person representing himself as a partner

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(a) When a person, by words spoken or written or by conduct, represents himself, or consents to another representing him to any one, as a partner in an existing partnership or with one or more persons not actual partners, he is liable to any such person to whom such representatio…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-17 Liability of incoming partner

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A person admitted as a partner into an existing partnership is liable for all the obligations of the partnership arising before his admission as though he had been a partner when such obligations were incurred, except that this liability shall be satisfied only out of partnership…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-18 Rights and duties of partners

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The rights and duties of the partners in relation to the partnership shall be determined, subject to any agreement between them, by the following rules: (1) Each partner shall be repaid his or her contributions, whether by way of capital or advances to the partnership property an…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-19 Partnership books

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The partnership books shall be kept, subject to any agreement between the partners, at the principal place of business of the partnership, and every partner shall at all times have access to and may inspect and copy any of them. (Code 1981, § 14-8-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-2 Definitions

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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Bankrupt’’ means a person who is the subject of: (A) The entry of an order for relief under Section 303(h) of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Section 303(h)) or the filing of a petition for voluntary bankruptcy under Section 301 of the Bank…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-20 Responsibility of partners to reveal true information to representative of deceased partner

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Partners shall render, to the extent the circumstances render it just and reasonable, true and full information of all things affecting the partners to any partner and to the legal representative of any deceased partner or of any partner under legal disability. (Code 1981, § 14-8…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-21 Benefits derived by a partner without the consent of other partners

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(a) Every partner must account to the partnership for any benefit, and hold as trustee for it any profits derived by him without the consent of the other partners from any transaction connected with the formation, conduct, or liquidation of the partnership or from any use by him …

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-22 Right to formal accounting of partnership affairs

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In addition to the remedies or methods of dispute resolution provided for in the partnership agreement, any partner shall have the right to a formal accounting as to partnership affairs: (1) If he is wrongfully excluded from the partnership business or possession of its property …

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-23 Continuation of partnership after time of termination

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(a) When a partnership for a fixed term or particular undertaking is continued after the termination of such term or particular undertaking without any express agreement, the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at such termination, so far as is consiste…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-24 Property rights of partner

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The property rights of a partner are: (1) His rights in specific partnership property; (2) His interest in the partnership; and (3) His right to participate in the management. (Code 1981, § 14-8-24, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1439, § 1.) COMMENT Note to Uniform Partnership Act Th…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-25 Incidents of tenancy in partnership

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(a) A partner is co-owner with his partners of specific partnership property holding as a tenant in partnership. (b) The incidents of the tenancy are such that: (1) A partner, subject to the provisions of this chapter and to any agreement between the partners, has an equal right …

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-26 Interest of partner in partnership

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A partner’s interest in the partnership is his share of the profits and surplus, and the same is personal property. (Code 1981, § 14-8-26, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1439, § 1.) COMMENT Note to Uniform Partnership Act This section describes the partner’s interest in the partnersh…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-27 Conveyance of partnership interest; dissolution of partnership

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(a) Except as provided in the partnership agreement, a partnership interest is assignable in whole or in part. (b) A conveyance by a partner of his interest in the partnership does not of itself dissolve the partnership, nor, as against the other partners in the absence of agreem…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-28 Judgment creditor of a partner against debtor partner’s interest in partnership

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(a) On due application to a competent court by any judgment creditor of a partner or of any assignee of an interest in the partnership, the court which entered the judgment, order, or decree, or any other court, may charge the interest of the debtor partner or such assignee with …

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-29 Cessation of partners’ association in carrying on partnership after dissolution

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Upon dissolution of a partnership the partners cease to be associated in the carrying on of the partnership. The partnership shall continue until termination pursuant to Code Section 14-8-30 and until termination the partners shall be associated in the winding up of the partnersh…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-3 ‘‘Knowledge’’ and ‘‘notice’’ defined

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(a) A person has ‘‘knowledge’’ of a fact within the meaning of this chapter not only when such person has actual knowledge thereof, but also when he has knowledge of such other facts as in the circumstances shows bad faith. (b) A person has ‘‘notice’’ of a fact within the meaning…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-30 Continuation of dissolved partnership during wind-up of partnership’s affairs

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On dissolution the partnership is not terminated, but continues until the winding up of the partnership affairs is completed. (Code 1981, § 14-8-30, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1439, § 1.) COMMENT Note to Uniform Partnership Act This section distinguishes between dissolution, wind…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-31 Causation of dissolution

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(a) Dissolution is caused: (1) By the termination of the definite term or particular undertaking specified in the agreement; (2) By the express will or withdrawal of any partner; (3) By the expulsion of any partner from the business in accordance with the terms of the agreement b…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-32 Dissolution of partnership by court decree

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(a) On application by or for a partner the court shall decree a dissolution whenever: (1) A partner has been declared mentally incapacitated in any judicial proceeding or is shown to be of unsound mind; (2) A partner becomes in any other way incapable of performing his part of th…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-33 Limitation of authority of partner to act for dissolved partnership

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Except so far as may be necessary to wind up partnership affairs or to complete transactions begun but not then finished, dissolution terminates all authority of any partner to act for the partnership: (1) With respect to the partners, as declared in Code Section 14-8-34; and (2)…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-34 Liability of partners to copartners for actions following dissolution of partnership

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Subject to contrary agreement of the partners, each partner is liable to his or her copartners for his or her share of any liability created by any partner acting for the partnership after dissolution as if the partnership had not been dissolved; provided, however, that a partner…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-35 Actions which can bind a dissolved partnership; liability of partners

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(a) After dissolution a partner can bind the partnership except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section: (1) By any act appropriate for winding up partnership affairs or completing transactions unfinished at dissolution; (2) By any transaction which would bind the part…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-36 Effect of dissolution of partnership on existing liability of partners

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(a) The dissolution of the partnership does not of itself discharge the existing liability of any partner. (b) A partner is discharged from any existing liability upon dissolution of the partnership by an agreement to that effect between himself, the partnership creditor, and the…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-37 Rights of partners in winding up partnership affairs

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Unless otherwise agreed, the partners who have not wrongfully dissolved the partnership or the legal representative of the last surviving partner, not bankrupt, has the right to wind up the partnership affairs, including the right to convey any real property of the partnership; p…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-38 Application of partnership property to satisfy obligations upon rightful dissolution; rights of partners following wrongful dissolution

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(a) Unless otherwise agreed by the partners in the partnership agreement, at the time of the transaction, or at any other time, including, but not limited to, an agreement to continue the business of the partnership, when dissolution is caused in any way, other than wrongfully ei…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-38.1 Vesting of property of dissolved partnership in partnership continuing business

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When a partnership is dissolved for any reason, either pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the partnership agreement or otherwise, and the business is continued as a partnership, the title to any real property or other property vested in such dissolved partnership shall…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-38.2 Vesting of property of dissolved partnership prior to July 1, 1989

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In every instance prior to July 1, 1989, where a partnership has been dissolved for any reason, either pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the partnership agreement or otherwise, and the business is continued as a partnership, but no deed or other instrument of transfer…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-39 Rescission of partnership agreement following fraud or misrepresentation

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Where a partnership agreement is rescinded on the ground of the fraud or misrepresentation of one of the parties thereto the party entitled to rescind is, without prejudice to any other right, entitled: (1) To a lien on, or a right of retention of, the surplus of the partnership …

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-4 Construction with other laws

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(a) The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter. (b) The law of estoppel shall apply under this chapter. (c) The law of agency shall apply under this chapter. (d) This chapter shall be so interprete…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-40 Settlement of accounts between partners after dissolution

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In settling accounts between the partners after dissolution, the following rules shall be observed, subject to any agreement to the contrary: (1) The assets of the partnership are: (A) The partnership property; (B) The contributions of the partners specified in paragraph (4) of t…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-41 Relations with creditors following withdrawal, expulsion, or death of existing partners or assignment of partnership rights to third parties

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(a) When any partner withdraws, is expelled, or dies and the business of the dissolved partnership is continued by one or more of the partners, either alone or with others, without liquidation of the partnership affairs, creditors of the first or dissolved partnership are also cr…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-42 Continuation of business after withdrawal or death of a partner

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When any partner withdraws or dies, and the business is continued under any of the conditions set forth in subsection (a) of Code Section 14-8-41 or paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 14-8-38, without any settlement of accounts as between the withdrawn partner or the…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-43 Rights of partners to accounting of interest in partnership upon dissolution

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The right to an account of his interest shall accrue to any partner, his assignee, or his legal representative, as against the winding up part947 ners or the surviving partners or the person or partnership continuing the business, at the date of dissolution, in the absence of any…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-44 Law governing foreign limited liability partnership

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(a) The laws of the jurisdiction under which a foreign limited liability partnership is organized govern its organization and internal affairs and the liability of its partners, regardless of whether the foreign limited liability partnership procured or should have procured a cer…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-45 Certificate of authority requirement for foreign limited liability partnerships; contents of application for certificate; activities not constituting transacting business in state

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(a) A foreign limited liability partnership transacting business in this state shall procure a certificate of authority to do so from the Secretary of State. In order to procure a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, a foreign limited liability partnership…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-46 Registered office and registered agent required for foreign limited liability partnership; Secretary of State as agent for service of process; venue

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(a) Each foreign limited liability partnership that is required to procure a certificate of authority to do business in this state shall continuously maintain in this state a registered office and a registered agent at such registered office for service of process on the foreign …

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-47 Issuance of certificate of authority to foreign limited liability partnership

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(a) If the Secretary of State finds that an application for a certificate of authority conforms to law and all requisite fees and any penalty due pursuant to Code Section 14-8-52 have been paid, the Secretary of State shall: (1) Stamp or otherwise endorse his or her official titl…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-48 Name of foreign limited liability partnership

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(a) A foreign limited liability partnership may apply for a certificate of authority with the Secretary of State under any name, whether or not it is the name under which it is registered in its jurisdiction of organization; provided, however, that such name: (1) Must contain the…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-49 Change of name of foreign limited liability partnership

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A foreign limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this state must procure an amended certificate of authority from the Secretary of State if it changes its name or its jurisdiction of organization. The requirements of Code Sections 14-8-45 and 14-8-47 for…

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-5 Governing laws in absence of specific provision in this chapter

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In any case not provided for in this chapter, the other provisions of this Code and the rules of common law and equity shall govern. (Code 1981, § 14-8-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1439, § 1.)

O.C.G.A. § 14-8-50 Withdrawal of foreign limited liability partnership from state

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(a) A foreign limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this state may not withdraw from this state until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Secretary of State. (b) A foreign limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this…