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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>76467</law_id><section_number>50-73.79</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>11-4.6</reference><reference>13.1-1002</reference><reference>13.1-1081</reference><reference>13.1-1082</reference><reference>13.1-1201</reference><reference>13.1-1272</reference><reference>13.1-603</reference><reference>13.1-722.9</reference><reference>13.1-803</reference><reference>50-73.1</reference><reference>50-73.75</reference><reference>50-73.78</reference><reference>58.1-1021.04:1</reference><reference>64.2-802</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="50">Partnerships</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Virginia Uniform Partnership Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In this chapter:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Business</span>&#x201D; includes every trade, occupation, and profession.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Commission</span>&#x201D; means the <span class="dictionary">State</span> Corporation <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> of Virginia.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Debtor in bankruptcy</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">person</span> who is the subject of:</p></section>
						<section id="i"><p><span class="prefix-number">i.</span> an <span class="dictionary">order</span> for relief under Title 11 of the United <span class="dictionary">States</span> Code or a comparable <span class="dictionary">order</span> under a successor <span class="dictionary">statute</span> of general application; or <a id="paragraph-274494" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.79/#i"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="iii" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">ii.</span> a comparable <span class="dictionary">order</span> under federal, <span class="dictionary">state</span>, or foreign <span class="dictionary">law</span> governing insolvency.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Distribution</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">transfer</span> of money or other <span class="dictionary">property</span> from a partnership to a partner in the partner&#x2019;s capacity as a partner or to the partner&#x2019;s transferee.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Foreign <span class="dictionary">registered limited liability partnership</span></span>&#x201D; means a limited liability partnership or <span class="dictionary">registered limited liability partnership</span>, or the functional equivalent thereof, formed pursuant to an agreement governed by the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of any <span class="dictionary">state</span> or <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> other than this Commonwealth and registered as a limited liability partnership under the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of that <span class="dictionary">state</span> or <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>.
				&#x201C;Partnership&#x201D; means an association of two or more <span class="dictionary">persons</span> to carry on as co-owners a <span class="dictionary">business</span> for profit formed under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Formation of partnership" href="/50-73.88/">50-73.88</a>, predecessor <span class="dictionary">law</span>, or comparable <span class="dictionary">law</span> of another <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>, and includes, for all purposes of the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of this Commonwealth, a <span class="dictionary">registered limited liability partnership</span>.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Partnership agreement</span>&#x201D; means the agreement, whether written, oral, or implied, among the partners concerning the partnership, including amendments to the <span class="dictionary">partnership agreement</span>.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Partnership at will</span>&#x201D; means a partnership in which the partners have not agreed to remain partners until the expiration of a definite term or the completion of a particular undertaking.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Partnership interest</span>&#x201D; or &#x201C;partner&#x2019;s interest in the partnership&#x201D; means all of a partner&#x2019;s interests in the partnership, including the partner&#x2019;s transferable interest and all management and other rights.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Person</span>&#x201D; means an individual, corporation, <span class="dictionary">business</span> trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Principal office</span>&#x201D; means the office, in or out of the Commonwealth, where the chief executive offices of a domestic or foreign partnership or <span class="dictionary">registered limited liability partnership</span> are located.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Property</span>&#x201D; means all <span class="dictionary">property</span>, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Registered limited liability partnership</span>&#x201D; means a partnership formed pursuant to an agreement governed by the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of this Commonwealth and registered under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registered limited liability partnerships" href="/50-73.132/">50-73.132</a>.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">State</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">state</span> of the United <span class="dictionary">States</span>, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular <span class="dictionary">possession</span> subject to the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> of the United <span class="dictionary">States</span>.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Statement</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">statement</span> of partnership authority under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Statement of partnership authority" href="/50-73.93/">50-73.93</a>, a <span class="dictionary">statement</span> of denial under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Statement of denial" href="/50-73.94/">50-73.94</a>, a <span class="dictionary">statement</span> of dissociation under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Statement of dissociation" href="/50-73.115/">50-73.115</a>, a <span class="dictionary">statement</span> of dissolution under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Statement of dissolution" href="/50-73.121/">50-73.121</a>, a <span class="dictionary">statement</span> of merger under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Statement of merger" href="/50-73.131/">50-73.131</a>, a <span class="dictionary">statement</span> of registration as a <span class="dictionary">registered limited liability partnership</span> under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registered limited liability partnerships" href="/50-73.132/">50-73.132</a>, a <span class="dictionary">statement</span> of registration as a <span class="dictionary">foreign <span class="dictionary">registered limited liability partnership</span></span> under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registration of foreign registered limited liability partnerships" href="/50-73.138/">50-73.138</a>, an amendment or cancellation of any of the foregoing or a renewal of a <span class="dictionary">statement</span> of partnership authority.
				&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Transfer</span>&#x201D; includes an assignment, conveyance, lease, mortgage, deed, and encumbrance. <a id="paragraph-274495" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.79/#iii"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, c. 292; 2003, c. 567; 2006, c. 912; 2007, c. 631.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
