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MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 11 - Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships|Section 9A-1109 - Assent to State Laws

    By doing intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State, a foreign limited liability partnership assents to the laws of this State.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 11 - Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships|Section 9A-1110 - Compliance With Subtitle Is Not Consent to Suit

    With respect to a cause of action on which a foreign limited liability partnership would not otherwise be subject to suit in this State, compliance with this subtitle:         (1)    Does not of itself render a foreign limited liability partnership subject to suit in this State; and        (2)    Is not considered as consent by it to be sued in this State.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 11 - Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships|Section 9A-1111 - Forfeiture of Right to Do Business

    (a)    The Department may forfeit the right of any foreign limited liability partnership to do business as a foreign limited liability partnership in this State if the foreign limited liability partnership fails to file with the Department any report or fails to pay any late filing penalties required by law:        (1)    Within the time required by law; and        (2)    Thereafter, within 30 days after the Department makes a written demand for the delinquent report or late filing penalties.    (b)    Unless the Department excuses a reasonable delay for good cause shown, the forfeiture is effective 15 days after written notice of forfeiture from the Department, without proceedings of any kind either at law or in equity.    (c)    The demand for a delinquent report or late filing penalties and the notice of forfeiture shall be addressed to the foreign limited liability partnership:        (1)    At its address on file with the Department; or        (2)    If it has no address on file with the Department, in care of the Secretary of State, or corresponding official of the place where it was organized or is existing, if known to the Department.    (d)    On forfeiture of its right to do business in this State, the foreign limited liability partnership is subject to the same rules, legal provisions, and sanctions as if it had never qualified or been licensed to do business in this State as a foreign limited liability partnership.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 12 - Conversions of Partnerships|Section 9A-1201 - General Rule

    (a)    In this subtitle, “other entity” means:        (1)    A Maryland corporation incorporated under Title 2 of this article;        (2)    A foreign corporation, as defined in § 1–101 of this article;        (3)    A domestic limited liability company, as defined in §�4A–101 of this article;        (4)    A foreign limited liability company, as defined in §�4A–101 of this article;        (5)    A limited partnership, including a limited partnership registered as a limited liability limited partnership under §�10–805 of this article;        (6)    A foreign limited partnership;        (7)    A business trust, as defined in § 1–101 of this article; or        (8)    Another form of unincorporated business formed under the laws of this State or the laws of the United States, another state of the United States, a territory, possession, or district of the United States, or a foreign country.    (b)    Unless the partnership agreement provides otherwise, a partnership organized under the laws of this State may convert to an other entity by:        (1)    Approving the conversion in accordance with § 9A–1202 of this subtitle; and        (2)    Filing for record with the Department articles of conversion executed in the manner required by Title 1 of this article.    (c)    Before a partnership organized under the laws of this State may convert to an other entity in accordance with this subtitle, the partnership shall file or have filed for record with the Department:        (1)    A statement of authority in accordance with § 9A–303 of this title; or        (2)    A certificate of limited liability partnership in accordance with §�9A–1001 of this title.    (d)    An other entity may convert to a partnership organized under the laws of this State by complying with the requirements of §�9A–1202 of this subtitle and filing for record with the Department:        (1)    Articles of conversion executed by at least two partners; and        (2)    A statement of partnership authority that complies with §�9A–303 of this title executed in the manner required by § 9A–105(b) of this title or, in the case of the conversion of an other entity to a limited liability partnership, a certificate of limited liability partnership that complies with §�9A–1001 of this title.    (e)    The statutory conversion provisions of this subtitle do not preclude a partnership from being converted or merged by agreement or by operation of law.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 12 - Conversions of Partnerships|Section 9A-1202 - Approval and Objections

    (a)    A partnership organized under the laws of this State shall approve the conversion of the partnership to an other entity by the affirmative vote of all of its partners, or a lesser number or percentage specified for conversion in its partnership agreement.    (b)    An other entity seeking to convert to a partnership organized under the laws of this State shall:        (1)    Approve the conversion of the other entity to the partnership in the manner and by the vote required by its governing document and the laws of the place where it is incorporated or organized; and        (2)    Comply with all other requirements for the formation of a partnership under the laws of this State.    (c)    (1)    A partner of a partnership objecting to a conversion of the partnership has the same rights with respect to the partner’s interest in the partnership as a stockholder of a Maryland corporation who objects has with respect to the stockholder’s stock under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article.        (2)    The procedures under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article shall be applicable to the extent practicable.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 12 - Conversions of Partnerships|Section 9A-1205 - Exchange or Conversion of Interests or Stock

    (a)    In a conversion of an other entity to a partnership organized under the laws of this State, the stock, membership interests, partnership interests, beneficial interests, or other ownership interests of the other entity may be exchanged for or converted into any one or more of the following:        (1)    Partnership interests in the partnership or stock, evidence of indebtedness, membership interests, partnership interests, beneficial interests, or other ownership interests of an other entity, whether or not a party to the conversion;        (2)    Other tangible or intangible property;        (3)    Money; and        (4)    Any other consideration.    (b)    In a conversion of a partnership organized under the laws of this State to an other entity, partnership interests in the partnership may be exchanged for or converted into any one or more of the following:        (1)    Stock, evidence of indebtedness, membership interests, partnership interests, beneficial interests, or other ownership interests of the other entity to which the partnership is converted or of an other entity, whether or not party to the conversion;        (2)    Other tangible or intangible property;        (3)    Money; and        (4)    Any other consideration.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 12 - Conversions of Partnerships|Section 9A-1206 - Completion of Conversion

    (a)    The conversion of an other entity to a partnership organized under the laws of this State shall be completed on the later of:        (1)    The formation of the partnership in accordance with this title or, in the case of the conversion of an other entity to a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of this State, the filing of a certificate of limited liability partnership that complies with § 9A–1001 of this title; or        (2)    The effectiveness of articles of conversion filed for record with the Department.    (b)    The conversion of a partnership organized under the laws of this State to an other entity shall be completed on the effectiveness of articles of conversion filed for record with the Department.    (c)    Articles of conversion shall be effective on the later of:        (1)    The time the Department accepts the articles of conversion for record; or        (2)    The future effective time of the articles of conversion as set forth in articles of conversion that have been accepted by the Department for record.    (d)    (1)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, at the time the conversion of an other entity to a partnership formed under the laws of this State is completed:                1.    The other entity shall be converted to a partnership organized under the laws of this State;                2.    The conversion shall have the effects set forth in § 9A–1204 of this subtitle; and                3.    The partnership shall be subject to all of the provisions of this title.            (ii)    Notwithstanding § 9A–202 of this title, the existence of the partnership as a partnership organized under the laws of this State shall be deemed to have commenced on the date the other entity commenced its existence in the place in which the other entity was first incorporated, created, formed, or otherwise came into being.        (2)    At the time the conversion of a partnership formed under the laws of this State to an other entity is completed, the conversion shall have the effects set forth in §�9A–1204 of this subtitle.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 12 - Conversions of Partnerships|Section 9A-1207 - Abandonment of Proposed Conversion

    (a)    Unless the partnership agreement or the articles of conversion provide otherwise, a proposed conversion of a partnership organized under the laws of this State to an other entity may be abandoned before the effective time of the articles of conversion by the affirmative vote of all of the partners of the partnership, or any lesser number or percentage specified for the approval of a conversion in its partnership agreement.    (b)    Unless the articles of conversion provide otherwise, a proposed conversion of an other entity to a partnership organized under the laws of this State may be abandoned before the effective time of the articles of conversion in the manner and by the vote required by the governing document of the other entity and the laws of the place in which it is incorporated or organized or, if no manner and vote is specified, in the manner and by the vote required to approve the conversion under § 9A–1202 of this subtitle.    (c)    If the articles of conversion have been filed with the Department, notice of the abandonment shall be given promptly to the Department.    (d)    (1)    If the proposed conversion is abandoned as provided in this section, no legal liability arises under the articles of conversion.        (2)    Abandonment of a conversion under this subsection does not prejudice the rights of any person under any other contract made by a party to the proposed conversion in connection with the proposed conversion.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 9A-1301 - Uniformity of Application and Construction

    This title shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this title among states enacting it.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 9A-1302 - Short Title

    This title may be cited as the Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 9A-1303 - Severability Clause

    If any provision of this title or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this title which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this title are severable.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 9A-1304 - Applicability

    (a)    Before January 1, 2003, this title governs only a partnership formed:        (1)    On or after July 1, 1998, unless that partnership is continuing the business of a dissolved partnership under § 9A–601 of this title; or        (2)    Before July 1, 1998, that elects, as provided by subsection (c) of this section, to be governed by this title.    (b)    After December 31, 2002, this title governs all partnerships.    (c)    Before January 1, 2003, a partnership voluntarily may elect, in the manner provided in its partnership agreement or by law for amending the partnership agreement, to be governed by this title. With respect to liabilities of the partnership arising after such election, the provisions of this title relating to the liability of the partnership’s partners to third parties, other than those provisions dealing with registered limited liability partnerships, apply to limit those partners’ liability to a third party who had done business with the partnership within 1 year prior to the partnership’s election to be governed by this title, only if the third party knows or has received a notification of the partnership’s election to be governed by this title before the liability is incurred.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  9A-1305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 9A - Maryland Revised Uniform Partnership Act|Subtitle 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 9A-1305 - Savings Clause

    This title does not affect an action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before this title takes effect.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  10-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 10 - Limited Partnership Act|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Certificate” means the certificate referred to in § 10–201 of this title, the certificate as amended, and the certificate of cancellation.    (c)    “Consent” means a writing consenting to a specified act or event.    (d)    “Contribution” means any cash, property, services rendered, or a promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services, which a partner contributes as capital to a limited partnership in that individual’s capacity as a partner.    (e)    “Event of withdrawal of a general partner” means an event that causes a person to cease to be a general partner as provided in § 10–402 of this title.    (f)    “Foreign limited partnership” means a partnership formed under the laws of any state other than the State of Maryland or under the laws of a foreign country and having as partners one or more general partners and one or more limited partners.    (g)    “General partner” means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and has been named as a general partner in the certificate or similar instrument of the state or foreign country under which the limited partnership is organized if so required.    (h)    “Limited partner” means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a limited partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and has been named as a limited partner in the certificate or similar instrument of the state or foreign country under which the limited partnership is organized if so required.    (i)    “Limited partnership” and “domestic limited partnership” mean a partnership formed by two or more persons under the laws of the State and having one or more general partners and one or more limited partners.    (j)    “Partner” means a limited or general partner.    (k)    “Partnership” means a partnership formed under § 9A–202 of this article, or any predecessor law, but not including a domestic or foreign limited partnership.    (l)    “Partnership agreement” means any valid agreement, written or oral, of the partners as to the affairs of a limited partnership and the conduct of its business.    (m)    “Partnership interest” means a partner’s share of the profits and losses of a limited partnership and the right to receive distributions of partnership assets.    (n)    “Person” means a natural person, partnership, limited partnership (domestic or foreign), trust, estate, association, limited liability company (domestic or foreign), or corporation.    (o)    “State” means a state, territory, possession, or district of the United States.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  10-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 10 - Limited Partnership Act|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-102 - Name

    The name of each limited partnership as set forth in its certificate shall comply with the requirements of Title 1, Subtitle 5 of this article.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  10-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 10 - Limited Partnership Act|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-103 - Reservation of Name

    The exclusive right to use a specified name for a domestic or foreign limited partnership may be reserved as provided in Title 1, Subtitle 5 of this article.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  10-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 10 - Limited Partnership Act|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-104 - Principal Office and Resident Agent

    (a)    Each limited partnership shall have:        (1)    A principal office in this State; and        (2)    A resident agent.    (b)    (1)    A limited partnership may designate or change its resident agent or principal office by filing for record with the Department a statement signed by one of its general partners which authorizes the designation or change.        (2)    A limited partnership may change the address of its resident agent by filing for record with the Department a statement of the change signed by one of its general partners.        (3)    A designation or change of a principal office or resident agent or address of the resident agent for a limited partnership under this subsection is effective when the Department accepts the statement for record.    (c)    (1)    A resident agent who changes his address in the State may notify the Department of the change by filing for record with the Department a statement of the change signed by him or on his behalf.        (2)    The statement shall include:            (i)    The name of the limited partnership for which the change is effective;            (ii)    The old and new addresses of the resident agent; and            (iii)    The date on which the change is effective.        (3)    If the old and new addresses of the resident agent are the same as the old and new addresses of the principal office of the limited partnership, the statement may include a change of address for the principal office if:            (i)    The resident agent notifies the limited partnership in writing; and            (ii)    The statement recites that he has done so.        (4)    The change of address of the resident agent or principal office is effective when the Department accepts the statement for record.    (d)    (1)    A resident agent may resign by filing with the Department a counterpart or photocopy of his signed resignation.        (2)    Unless a later time is specified in the resignation, it is effective:            (i)    At the time it is filed with the Department, if the limited partnership has appointed a successor resident agent; or            (ii)    10 days after it is filed with the Department, if the limited partnership has not appointed a successor resident agent.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  10-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 10 - Limited Partnership Act|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-106 - Nature of Business

    A limited partnership may carry on any business that a partnership may carry on, except the business of acting as an insurer.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  10-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 10 - Limited Partnership Act|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-107 - Business Transactions of Partner With Partnership

    (a)    Except as provided in the partnership agreement, a partner may lend money to and transact other business with the limited partnership and subject to other applicable law has the same rights and obligations with respect thereto as a person who is not a partner.    (b)    Except in the case of action or failure to act by a partner which constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness, and subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, set forth in its partnership agreement, a limited partnership has the power to indemnify and hold harmless any partner, employee, or agent of the limited partnership from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  10-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 10 - Limited Partnership Act|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-108 - Applicability of Title 9a

    The provisions of Title 9A of this article with respect to partnerships shall apply to limited partnerships except to the extent that those provisions are inconsistent with or are modified by the provisions of this title.