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and3\n\nState that a claim against the dissolved partnership will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced prior to the earlier of the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations or three years after the date of publication of the notice.C\n\nIf the dissolved partnership publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection B, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved partnership prior to the earlier of the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations or three years after the publication date of the newspaper notice:1\n\nA claimant who was not given written notice under § 50-73.137:2;2\n\nA claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved partnership but not acted on; and3\n\nA claimant whose claim does not meet the definition of a claim in subsection D of § 50-73.137:2.D\n\nA claim that is not barred by subsection C of \u00a7 50-73.137:2 or subsection C of \u00a7 50-73.137:3 may be enforced:1\n\nAgainst the dissolved partnership, to the extent of its undistributed assets; or2\n\nExcept as provided in subsection D of § 50-73.137:4, if the assets have been distributed in liquidation, against a partner of the dissolved partnership to the extent of the partner’s pro rata share of the claim or the partnership assets distributed to the partner in liquidation, whichever is less, but a partner’s total liability for all claims under this section may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the partner.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245720,"text":"A dissolved partnership that is a registered limited liability partnership at the time of its dissolution may also publish notice of its dissolution and request that persons with claims against the dissolved partnership present them in accordance with the notice.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":245721,"text":"The notice shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":245722,"text":"Be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county where the dissolved partnership’s principal office, or, if none in the Commonwealth, its registered office, is or was last located;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":245723,"text":"Describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide a mailing address where the claim may be sent; 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 912<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67846,"section_number":"50-73.137:3","catch_line":"Other claims against dissolved registered limited liability partnership","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.137_3\/"},{"id":74774,"section_number":"50-73.137:4","catch_line":"Court proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.137_4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85268,"section_number":"50-73.137:2","catch_line":"Known claims against dissolved registered limited liability partnership","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.137_2\/"},{"id":67846,"section_number":"50-73.137:3","catch_line":"Other claims against dissolved registered limited liability partnership","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.137_3\/"},{"id":74774,"section_number":"50-73.137:4","catch_line":"Court proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.137_4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":234987,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67846,"identifier":"50-73.137:3","token":"50\/2.2\/9.1\/50-73.137_3","url":"\/50-73.137_3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/50-73.137_3\/","token":"50\/2.2\/9.1\/50-73.137_3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Other claims against dissolved registered limited liability partnership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 50-73.137:3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A dissolved partnership that is a registered limited liability partnership<\/span> at the time of its dissolution may also publish notice of its dissolution and request that persons<\/span> with claims against the dissolved partnership present them in accordance with the notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The notice shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county where the dissolved partnership’s principal office<\/span>, or, if none in the Commonwealth, its registered office, is or was last located; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide a mailing address where the claim may be sent; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> State<\/span> that a claim against the dissolved partnership will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced prior to the earlier of the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations<\/span> or three years after the date of publication of the notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the dissolved partnership publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection B, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved partnership prior to the earlier of the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations<\/span> or three years after the publication date of the newspaper notice: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A claimant who was not given written notice under § 50-73.137:2<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved partnership but not acted on; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A claimant whose claim does not meet the definition of a claim in subsection D of § 50-73.137:2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A claim that is not barred by subsection C of \u00a7 50-73.137:2<\/a> or subsection C of \u00a7 50-73.137:3<\/a> may be enforced: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Against the dissolved partnership, to the extent of its undistributed assets<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection D of § 50-73.137:4<\/a>, if the assets<\/span> have been distributed in liquidation<\/span>, against a partner of the dissolved partnership to the extent of the partner’s pro rata share of the claim or the partnership assets<\/span> distributed to the partner in liquidation<\/span>, whichever is less, but a partner’s total liability for all claims under this section may not exceed the total amount of assets<\/span> distributed to the partner. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOTHER CLAIMS AGAINST DISSOLVED REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP (\u00a7\n50-73.137:3)\n\nA. A dissolved partnership that is a registered limited liability partnership at\nthe time of its dissolution may also publish notice of its dissolution and\nrequest that persons with claims against the dissolved partnership present them\nin accordance with the notice.\n\nB. The notice shall:\n\n 1. Be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or\n county where the dissolved partnership’s principal office, or, if none\n in the Commonwealth, its registered office, is or was last located;\n\n 2. Describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide a\n mailing address where the claim may be sent; and\n\n 3. State that a claim against the dissolved partnership will be barred unless\n a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced prior to the earlier of the\n expiration of any applicable statute of limitations or three years after the\n date of publication of the notice.\n\nC. If the dissolved partnership publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with\nsubsection B, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the\nclaimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved\npartnership prior to the earlier of the expiration of any applicable statute of\nlimitations or three years after the publication date of the newspaper notice:\n\n 1. A claimant who was not given written notice under § 50-73.137:2;\n\n 2. A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved partnership but not\n acted on; and\n\n 3. A claimant whose claim does not meet the definition of a claim in\n subsection D of § 50-73.137:2.\n\nD. A claim that is not barred by subsection C of \u00a7 50-73.137:2 or subsection C\nof \u00a7 50-73.137:3 may be enforced:\n\n 1. Against the dissolved partnership, to the extent of its undistributed\n assets; or\n\n 2. Except as provided in subsection D of § 50-73.137:4, if the assets\n have been distributed in liquidation, against a partner of the dissolved\n partnership to the extent of the partner’s pro rata share of the claim\n or the partnership assets distributed to the partner in liquidation, whichever\n is less, but a partner’s total liability for all claims under this\n section may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the partner.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 912.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}