Section 48. A foreign limited partnership shall not do any business in the commonwealth which is prohibited to a limited partnership organized under this chapter. A general partner or other agent of a foreign limited partnership shall be subject to the liabilities, and shall have the defenses, with respect to the foreign limited partnership, as officers, directors and other agents of a foreign corporation have under section 15.11 of subdivision A of Part 15 of chapter 156D. Subject to the constitution of the commonwealth, its organization and internal affairs and the liability of its limited partners shall be governed by the laws of the state under which it is organized.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 109 sec. 48

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • 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.
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