Montana Code Annotated 1999

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     35-12-1104. Right of assignee to become limited partner. (1) An assignee of a partnership interest, including an assignee of a general partner, may become a limited partner if and to the extent that:
     (a) the assignor gives the assignee that right in accordance with authority described in the partnership agreement; or
     (b) in the absence of that authority, all other partners consent.
     (2) An assignee who has become a limited partner has, to the extent assigned, all the rights and powers and is subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a limited partner under the partnership agreement and this chapter. An assignee who becomes a limited partner is also liable for the obligations of the partner's assignor to make and return contributions as provided in 35-12-1001 through 35-12-1008, but the assignee is not obligated for liabilities unknown to the assignee at the time the assignee became a limited partner.
     (3) If an assignee of a partnership interest becomes a limited partner, the assignor is not released from the liability to the limited partnership under 35-12-607 and 35-12-902.

     History: En. Sec. 45, Ch. 522, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 268, L. 1997.

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