Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-8A-11.10

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

A limited liability partnership governed by this chapter may conduct its business or not for profit activity, carry on its operations, and have and exercise the powers granted by this chapter in any state, foreign country, or other jurisdiction.