Ohio Code 1782.37 – Restricting distributions
(A) A limited partnership shall not make a distribution to a partner to the extent that at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, all liabilities of the limited partnership, other than liabilities to partners on account of their partnership interests and liabilities for which the recourse of creditors is limited to specified property of the limited partnership, exceed the fair value of the assets of the limited partnership. The fair value of the property that is subject to a liability for which the recourse of creditors is limited shall be included in the assets of the limited partnership only to the extent that the fair value of that property exceeds that liability.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1782.37
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Limited partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a limited partner in accordance with the partnership agreement. See Ohio Code 1782.01
- Partner: means a limited or general partner. See Ohio Code 1782.01
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
(B) A limited partner who receives a distribution in violation of division (A) of this section and who knew at the time of the distribution that the distribution violated division (A) of this section shall be liable to the limited partnership for the amount of the distribution. A limited partner who receives a distribution in violation of division (A) of this section and who did not know at the time of the distribution that the distribution violated division (A) of this section shall not be liable under this section for the amount of the distribution.
(C) No action shall be brought upon any cause of action arising under division (B) of this section at any time after three years from the date of the distribution.