Montana Code 35-12-1201. Nonjudicial dissolution
35-12-1201. Nonjudicial dissolution. (1) Except as otherwise provided in 35-12-1202, a limited partnership is dissolved and its affairs may be wound up only upon the occurrence of any of the following:
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-12-1201
- 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.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)on the happening of an event specified in the partnership agreement;
(b)the consent of all general partners and of limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the consent is to be effective;
(c)after the dissociation of a person as a general partner:
(i)if the limited partnership has at least one remaining general partner, the consent to dissolve the limited partnership given within 90 days after the dissociation by partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as partners at the time the consent is to be effective; or
(ii)if the limited partnership does not have a remaining general partner, the filing of the dissolution with the secretary of state unless before the end of the period:
(A)consent to continue the activities of the limited partnership and admit at least one general partner is given by limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the consent is to be effective; and
(B)at least one person is admitted as a general partner in accordance with the consent;
(d)the passage of 90 days after the dissociation of the limited partnership’s last limited partner unless before the end of the period the limited partnership admits at least one limited partner; or
(e)the signing and filing of a declaration of dissolution by the secretary of state.
(2)A dissolved limited partnership shall appoint and maintain an agent for service of process as required by 35-7-105 or deliver for filing a statement of change under 35-7-108 within 30 days after a change has occurred in the name or address of agent.