Section 1440 - Restrictions on approval of conversions and mergers and on relinquishing limited liability limited partnership status1.Consent for personal liability; exceptions. If a partner of a converting or constituent limited partnership will have personal liability with respect to a converted or surviving organization, approval and amendment of a plan of conversion or merger are ineffective without the consent of the partner unless: A. The limited partnership's partnership agreement provides for the approval of the conversion or merger with the consent of fewer than all the partners; and [2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2(NEW).]B. The partner has consented to the provision of the partnership agreement. [2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2(NEW).] [2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2(NEW).]
2.Consent required for amendment to certificate; exception. An amendment to a certificate of limited partnership that deletes a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership is ineffective without the consent of each general partner unless:A. The limited partnership's partnership agreement provides for the amendment with the consent of fewer than all the general partners; and [2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2(NEW).]B. Each general partner that does not consent to the amendment has consented to the provision of the partnership agreement. [2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2(NEW).] [2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2(NEW).]
3.Insufficient consent. A partner does not give the consent required by subsection 1 or 2 merely by consenting to a provision of the partnership agreement that permits the partnership agreement to be amended with the consent of fewer than all the partners. [2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2(NEW).]
2005, c. 543, §C2 (NEW) .