90 sections in this chapter.
ORS 70.330 Judgment of dissolution. On application by or for a partner, the circuit court may enter a judgment for the dissolution of a limited partnership whenever it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in conformity with the partnership agreement. [1985 c.677 §46; 2003 c.576 §332]
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ORS 70.335 Who may wind up partnership affairs. Except as provided in the partnership agreement, the general partners who have not wrongfully dissolved a limited partnership or, if no such general partners, the limited partners, may wind up the limited partnership’s affairs. However, the circuit court upon cause shown may wind up the limited partnership’s affairs upon application of any partner, or the partner’s legal representative or assignee. [1985 c.677 §47]
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ORS 70.340 Distribution of assets. Upon the winding up of a limited partnership, the assets shall be distributed as follows
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(1) To the extent permitted by law, to creditors, including partners who are creditors, in satisfaction of liabilities of the limited partnership other than liabilities for distributions to partners under ORS 70.250 or 70.260. (2) Except as provided in the partnership agreement, …
ORS 70.350 Law applicable to foreign limited partnership. (1) The laws of the jurisdiction under which a foreign limited partnership is organized govern its organization and internal affairs and the liability of its limited partners
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(2) A foreign limited partnership may not be denied registration by reason of any difference between those laws and the laws of this state. [1985 c.677 §49]
ORS 70.355 Registration of foreign limited partnership; rules. (1) Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited partnership shall register with the Secretary of State. In order to register, a foreign limited partnership shall submit for filing to the office of Secretary of State an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership. The application must be signed by a general partner and must set forth the following
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(a) The name of the foreign limited partnership. (b) The jurisdiction and the date of formation of the foreign limited partnership. (c) The foreign limited partnership’s registry number in the state or country under whose law the foreign limited partnership is registered. (d) The…
ORS 70.360 [1985 c.677 §51; 1987 c.543 §29; repealed by 1993 c.190 §24]
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ORS 70.365 Name requirements. The Secretary of State shall not register a foreign limited partnership whose name does not meet the requirements of ORS 70.010 (1)(c) unless the foreign limited partnership states its name on its application as (name of limited partnership), a limited partnership of (place of registration), which shall be the “real and true name” of the limited partnership. [1985 c.677 §52; 1987 c.543 §30]
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ORS 70.370 Correction of application. If any statement in the application for registration of a foreign limited partnership was false when made or any arrangements or other facts described have changed, making the application inaccurate in any respect, the foreign limited partnership shall promptly submit for filing to the Office of Secretary of State a certificate, signed by a general partner, correcting the statement. [1985 c.677 §53; 1987 c.543 §30a]
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ORS 70.375 Cancellation of registration. (1) A foreign limited partnership may cancel its registration by submitting for filing a certificate of cancellation to the Office of Secretary of State signed by a general partner
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(2) A certificate of cancellation shall set forth: (a) The name of the limited partnership and the state or country under the laws of which it is organized; (b) A statement that the limited partnership is not transacting business in this state; (c) A statement that the limited pa…
ORS 70.380 Registration prerequisite to suing in state; effect on contracts, liability; agent. (1) A foreign limited partnership transacting business in this state may not maintain any action or proceeding in any court of this state until it has registered in this state
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(2) The failure of a foreign limited partnership to register in this state does not impair the validity of any contract or act of the foreign limited partnership or prevent the foreign limited partnership from defending any action or proceeding in any court of this state. (3) A l…
ORS 70.385 Attorney General’s enforcement. The Attorney General may bring an action to restrain a foreign limited partnership from transacting business in this state in violation of ORS 70.350 to 70.385. [1985 c.677 §56]
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DERIVATIVE ACTIONS
ORS 70.400 Action by limited partner upon refusal of general partner. A limited partner may bring an action in the right of a limited partnership to recover a judgment in its favor if general partners with authority to do so have refused to bring the action or if an effort to cause those general partners to bring the action is not likely to succeed. [1985 c.677 §57]
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ORS 70.405 Status of plaintiff. In a derivative action, the plaintiff must be a partner when the plaintiff brings the action and
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(1) The plaintiff must have been a partner at the time of the transaction of which the plaintiff complains; or (2) The plaintiff’s status as a partner must have devolved upon the plaintiff from a person who was a partner at the time of the transaction. [1985 c.677 §58]
ORS 70.410 Content of complaint. In a derivative action, the complaint shall set forth with particularity the effort of the plaintiff to secure initiation of the action by a general partner or the reasons for not making the effort. [1985 c.677 §59]
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ORS 70.415 Remittance of proceeds received by plaintiff; attorney fees. If a derivative action is successful in whole or in part or if anything is received by the plaintiff as a result of a judgment, compromise or settlement of an action or claim, the court shall direct the plaintiff to remit to the limited partnership the remainder of those proceeds received by the plaintiff. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in a derivative action. [1985 c.677 §60; 1995 c.618 §43]
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INACTIVATION OF CERTIFICATE OR REGISTRATION
ORS 70.430 Grounds for administrative action to inactivate certificate or registration of limited partnership. The Secretary of State may commence a proceeding under ORS 70.435 to inactivate a certificate of limited partnership or the registration of a foreign limited partnership if
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(1) The limited partnership does not pay when due any fees imposed by this chapter; (2) The limited partnership does not deliver its annual report to the Secretary of State when due; (3) The limited partnership is without a registered agent or registered office in this state; (4)…
ORS 70.435 Notice of administrative inactivation; effect of inactivation on authority of registered agent. (1) If the Secretary of State determines that one or more grounds exist under ORS 70.430 for inactivating a certificate of limited partnership or the registration of a foreign limited partnership, the Secretary of State shall give the limited partnership notice of that determination
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(2) If the limited partnership, within 45 days after the notice is given, does not correct each ground for inactivation or demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that each ground determined by the Secretary of State does not exist, the Secretary of State shall …
ORS 70.440 Reinstatement following administrative inactivation. (1) A limited partnership that the Secretary of State administratively inactivated under ORS 70.430 may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement within five years from the date of inactivation. The application must
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(a) State the name of the limited partnership and effective date of the limited partnership’s administrative inactivation; and (b) State that the ground or grounds for inactivation either did not exist or have been eliminated. (2) If the Secretary of State determines that the app…
ORS 70.450 [1985 c.677 §61; renumbered 70.600 in 1999]
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ORS 70.455 [1985 c.677 §62; renumbered 70.605 in 1999]
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ORS 70.460 [1985 c.677 §62a; 1987 c.543 §32; 1987 c.843 §23; 1991 c.132 §10; 1993 c.190 §11; 1995 c.215 §21; renumbered 70.610 in 1999]
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ORS 70.465 [1985 c.677 §63; 1997 c.775 §89; 1999 c.86 §19; renumbered 70.615 in 1999]
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ORS 70.470 [1987 c.543 §9b; renumbered 70.620 in 1999]
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ORS 70.490 [1985 c.677 §1; renumbered 70.625 in 1999]
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CONVERSIONS AND MERGERS
ORS 70.500 Definitions for ORS 70.500 to 70.540. As used in ORS 70.500 to 70.540
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(1) “Business entity” means: (a) Any of the following for-profit entities: (A) A professional corporation organized under ORS chapter 58, predecessor law or comparable law of another jurisdiction; (B) A corporation organized under ORS chapter 60, predecessor law or comparable law…
ORS 70.505 Conversion. (1)(a) A business entity may be converted to a limited partnership organized under this chapter
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(b) A limited partnership organized under this chapter may be converted to another business entity organized under the laws of this state if the statutes that govern the other business entity permit the conversion. (c) A business entity may perform a conversion described in parag…
ORS 70.510 Action on plan of conversion. (1) A plan of conversion shall be approved as follows
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(a) In the case of a limited partnership, by all the partners, unless a lesser vote is provided for in the certificate of limited partnership or, in the case of a foreign limited partnership, by the law of the jurisdiction in which the limited partnership is organized. (b) In the…
ORS 70.515 Articles and plan of conversion. (1) After the owners approve a conversion, the converting business entity shall
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(a) File articles of conversion that state the name and type of business entity that existed before conversion and the name and type of business entity that will exist after conversion; and (b) File a plan of conversion or, in lieu of a plan of conversion, a written declaration t…
ORS 70.520 Effect of conversion; assumed business name. (1) When a conversion to or from a limited partnership pursuant to ORS 70.505 takes effect
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(a) The business entity continues its existence despite the conversion; (b) Title to all real estate and other property owned by the converting business entity is vested in the converted business entity without reversion or impairment; (c) All obligations of the converting busine…
ORS 70.525 Merger. (1) One or more business entities may merge into a limited partnership organized under this chapter if the merger is permitted by the statutes governing each other business entity that is a party to the merger, a plan of merger is approved by each business entity that is a party to the merger and articles of merger are filed. A limited partnership organized under this chapter may be merged into a business entity organized under the laws of this state or under the laws of another jurisdiction if
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(a) The merger is permitted by the laws of this state or by the laws of the other jurisdiction that govern the other business entity; (b) A plan of merger is approved by each business entity that is a party to the merger; (c) Articles of merger are filed in this state; and (d) Th…
ORS 70.530 Action on plan of merger. (1) A plan of merger shall be approved by each business entity that is a party to the merger, as follows
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(a) In the case of a limited partnership, by all the partners, unless a lesser vote is provided for in the certificate of limited partnership or, in the case of a foreign limited partnership, by the law of the jurisdiction in which the limited partnership is formed. (b) In the ca…
ORS 70.535 Articles and plan of merger. (1) After each business entity that is a party to a merger has approved a plan of merger, the surviving business entity shall deliver to the Office of Secretary of State for filing
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(a) Articles of merger that set forth the name and type of each business entity that intends to merge and the name and type of the business entity that will survive the merger; (b) A plan of merger or, in lieu of a plan of merger, a written declaration that: (A) Identifies an add…
ORS 70.540 Effect of merger. (1) When a merger involving a limited partnership takes effect
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(a) Every other business entity that is a party to the merger merges into the surviving business entity, and the separate existence of every other party ceases; (b) The title to all real estate and other property owned by each of the business entities that were parties to the mer…
ORS 70.600 Construction to promote uniformity. This chapter shall be so applied and construed to carry out its general purpose of making the law with respect to limited partnerships uniform among states enacting this chapter. [Formerly 70.450]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 70.605 Application to partnerships existing prior to July 1, 1986. (1) Any limited partnership formed on or after July 1, 1986, shall be governed by this chapter
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(2) Any limited partnership formed before July 1, 1986, shall be governed by this chapter except as follows: (a) The limited partnership shall not be required to change its name to comply with ORS 70.010 (1)(a) unless the limited partnership changes its name after July 1, 1986. (…
ORS 70.610 Annual report; updates; rules. (1) A domestic limited partnership and a foreign limited partnership registered to transact business in this state shall submit for filing an annual report to the office of the Secretary of State that includes
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(a) The name of the domestic or foreign limited partnership and the state or country under the law of which the domestic or foreign limited partnership is formed; (b) The street address of the domestic or foreign limited partnership’s registered office in this state and the name …
ORS 70.615 Application of ORS chapter 67. In any case governing limited partnerships that is not provided for in this chapter, the provisions of ORS chapter 67 govern. [Formerly 70.465]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 70.620 Correction of documents; effective date of correction. (1) A domestic or foreign limited partnership may correct a document filed by the Secretary of State if the document contains an incorrect statement or was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged
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(2) A domestic or foreign limited partnership shall correct a document by delivering a certificate of correction to the Office of Secretary of State. The certificate shall include the following: (a) A description of the document, including its filing date, or a copy of the docume…
ORS 70.625 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Limited Partnership Act. [Formerly 70.490]
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PENALTY
ORS 70.990 Penalty for signing false document. (1) A person commits the crime of signing a false document for filing if the person
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(a) Knows the document is false in any material respect; and (b) Signs the document with an intent that the document be delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing under this chapter. (2) Signing a false document for filing is a Class A misdemeanor. [2013 c.158 §…