NY Pship L § 2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PTR - Partnership Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Construction. 2 - General Definitions.

§  2.  General  definitions.  As used in this chapter "court" includes   every court and judge having jurisdiction in the case;"Business" includes every trade, occupation, or profession;"Person" includes individuals, partnerships, corporations,  and  other   associations;"Bankrupt"  includes  bankrupt  under  the  federal  bankruptcy act or   insolvent under any state insolvent act;"Conveyance"  includes   every   assignment,   lease,   mortgage,   or   encumbrance;"Real property" includes land and any interest or estate in land."Foreign professional service corporation" has the meaning given to it   in  subdivision  (d)  of  section  fifteen  hundred  twenty-five  of the   business corporation law."Foreign professional  service  limited  liability  company"  has  the   meaning  given  to it in subdivision (a) of section thirteen hundred one   of the limited liability company law."Foreign limited liability  partnership"  means  (i)  any  partnership   without  limited  partners  operating under an agreement governed by the   laws of any jurisdiction, other than this state, each of whose  partners   is  a  professional  authorized  by law to render a professional service   within this state and who is or has been engaged in the practice of such   profession in such partnership or a predecessor entity, or  will  engage   in  the  practice  of  such  profession in the foreign limited liability   partnership within thirty days of the date of the effectiveness  of  the   notice  provided  for  in  subdivision  (a)  of section 121-1502 of this   chapter or each of whose partners is a professional,  at  least  one  of   whom  is  authorized by law to render a professional service within this   state and who is or has been engaged in the practice of such  profession   in  such  partnership  or  a  predecessor  entity, or will engage in the   practice of such profession in the foreign limited liability partnership   within thirty days of the  date  of  the  effectiveness  of  the  notice   provided  for  in  subdivision  (a) of section 121-1502 of this chapter,   (ii)  any  partnership  without  limited  partners  operating  under  an   agreement  governed  by  the  laws  of any jurisdiction, other than this   state, authorized by, or holding a license, certificate, registration or   permit issued by the licensing authority pursuant to, the education  law   to  render  a  professional  service within this state, which renders or   intends to render professional services within this state and  which  is   denominated  as  a  registered  limited liability partnership or limited   liability partnership under such  laws,  regardless  of  any  difference   between such laws and the laws of this state, or (iii) a foreign related   limited  liability  partnership;  except  that all partners of a foreign   limited  liability  partnership  that  provides   health,   professional   engineering,  land  surveying,  geologic, architectural and/or landscape   architectural services in this state shall be licensed in this state."Licensing authority" means the regents of the university of the state   of New York or the state education department, as the case  may  be,  in   the  case of all professions licensed under title eight of the education   law, and the appropriate appellate division of the supreme court in  the   case of the profession of law."New  York  registered  foreign limited liability partnership" means a   foreign limited liability partnership which has filed a notice  pursuant   to subdivision (a) of section 121-1502 of this chapter that has not been   withdrawn  or revoked and which complies with subdivision (1) of section   121-1502 of this chapter."Profession"   includes   any   practice   as    an    attorney    and   counsellor-at-law  or  as  a  licensed  physician, and those professions   designated in title eight of the education law. "Professional" means an  individual  duly  authorized  to  practice  a   profession,  a  professional service corporation, a professional service   limited  liability  company,  a  foreign  professional  service  limited   liability company, a registered limited liability partnership, a foreign   limited   liability   partnership,   a   foreign   professional  service   corporation or a professional partnership."Professional partnership" means (1)  a  partnership  without  limited   partners  each  of whose partners is a professional authorized by law to   render a professional service  within  this  state,  (2)  a  partnership   without  limited  partners  each of whose partners is a professional, at   least one of whom is authorized by law to render a professional  service   within  this  state  or  (3)  a  partnership  without  limited  partners   authorized by, or holding a license, certificate, registration or permit   issued by the licensing authority  pursuant  to  the  education  law  to   render  a  professional  service  within  this  state;  except  that all   partners of a professional partnership that provides medical services in   this state must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of the education law   to practice medicine in this state and all partners  of  a  professional   partnership that provides dental services in this state must be licensed   pursuant  to  article  133 of the education law to practice dentistry in   this state; and further except  that  all  partners  of  a  professional   partnership  that  provides  professional  engineering,  land surveying,   geologic, architectural and/or landscape architectural services in  this   state  must  be  licensed  pursuant  to  article 145, article 147 and/or   article 148 of the education  law  to  practice  one  or  more  of  such   professions in this state."Professional  service"  means  any type of service to the public that   may be lawfully rendered by a member of a profession within the  purview   of his or her profession."Professional  service  corporation" means (i) a corporation organized   under article fifteen of the business corporation law and (ii) any other   corporation  organized  under  the  business  corporation  law  or   any   predecessor  statute,  which  is  authorized  by,  or  holds  a license,   certificate, registration or permit issued by, the  licensing  authority   pursuant  to  the  education  law to render professional services within   this state."Professional service  limited  liability  company"  means  a  limited   liability   company  organized  under  article  twelve  of  the  limited   liability company law."Registered limited liability partnership" means a partnership without   limited partners operating under an agreement governed by  the  laws  of   this  state,  registered  under  section  121-1500  of  this chapter and   complying with section 121-1501 of this chapter."Foreign related limited liability partnership"  means  a  partnership   without  limited  partners  operating under an agreement governed by the   laws  of  any  jurisdiction,  other  than  this  state,  which  (i)   is   denominated  as  a  limited  liability partnership or registered limited   liability partnership under such laws, (ii) is  not  a  foreign  limited   liability partnership under clause (i) or (ii) of the paragraph defining   foreign   limited  liability  partnership  in  this  section,  (iii)  is   affiliated  with  a  professional  service  limited  liability  company,   foreign  professional  service  limited  liability company, professional   service   corporation,   foreign   professional   service   corporation,   registered   limited   liability  partnership  that  is  a  professional   partnership  under  this  section  or  a   foreign   limited   liability   partnership  under  clause (i) or (ii) of the paragraph defining foreign   limited liability partnership in this section, and (iv) renders services   related or complementary to the professional services  rendered  by,  or    provides  services  or  facilities to, such professional service limited   liability  company,  foreign  professional  service  limited   liability   company,  professional service corporation, foreign professional service   corporation, registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited   liability   partnership.   For   purposes  of  this  paragraph,  such  a   partnership is affiliated with a professional service limited  liability   company,   foreign   professional  service  limited  liability  company,   professional   service   corporation,   foreign   professional   service   corporation, registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited   liability  partnership  if  (1)  at  least a majority of partners in one   partnership are partners in  the  other  partnership,  (2)  at  least  a   majority  of  the  partners  in each partnership also are partners, hold   interests or are  members  in  a  limited  liability  company  or  other   business  entity,  and  each partnership renders services pursuant to an   agreement with such limited liability company or other business  entity,   or (3) the partnerships or the partnership and such professional service   limited  liability  company,  such  foreign professional service limited   liability  company,  such  professional  service  corporation,  or  such   foreign  professional  service  corporation  are  affiliates  within the   meaning of paragraph (a) of section nine hundred twelve of the  business   corporation law."Related  limited  liability  partnership" means a partnership without   limited partners operating under an agreement governed by  the  laws  of   this  state,  which  (i)  is  not  a professional partnership under this   section,  (ii)  is  affiliated  with  a  professional  service   limited   liability   company,  foreign  professional  service  limited  liability   company, professional service corporation, foreign professional  service   corporation,   registered   limited  liability  partnership  that  is  a   professional  partnership  under  this  section  or  a  foreign  limited   liability partnership under clause (i) or (ii) of the paragraph defining   foreign limited liability partnership in this section, and (iii) renders   services  related or complementary to the professional services rendered   by, or provides services or facilities  to,  such  professional  service   limited   liability   company,   foreign  professional  service  limited   liability   company,   professional   service    corporation,    foreign   professional   service   corporation,   registered   limited   liability   partnership or foreign limited liability partnership.  For  purposes  of   this  paragraph,  such  a  partnership is affiliated with a professional   service limited liability company, foreign professional service  limited   liability    company,    professional   service   corporation,   foreign   professional   service   corporation,   registered   limited   liability   partnership  or  foreign limited liability partnership if (1) at least a   majority of partners in  one  partnership  are  partners  in  the  other   partnership, (2) at least a majority of the partners in each partnership   also  are partners, hold interests or are members in a limited liability   company or other business entity, and each partnership renders  services   pursuant  to  an  agreement with such limited liability company or other   business entity, or (3) the partnerships or  the  partnership  and  such   professional   service   limited   liability   company,   such   foreign   professional  service  limited  liability  company,  such   professional   service  corporation,  or  such foreign professional service corporation   are affiliates within the meaning  of  paragraph  (a)  of  section  nine   hundred twelve of the business corporation law.