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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 362.1-401: Partner's rights and duties.

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    (1) Each partner is deemed to have an account that is:

    (a) Credited with an amount equal to the money plus the value of any other

    property, net of the amount of any liabilities, the partner contributes to the

    partnership and the partner's share of the partnership profits; and

    (b) Charged with an amount equal to the money plus the value of any other

    property, net of the amount of any liabilities, distributed by the partnership to

    the partner and the partner's share of the partnership losses.

    (2) Each partner is entitled to an equal share of the partnership profits and is chargeable

    with a share of the partnership losses in proportion to the partner's share of the

    profits.

    (3) A partnership shall reimburse a partner for payments made and indemnify a partner

    for liabilities incurred by the partner in the ordinary course of the business of the

    partnership or for the preservation of its business or property.

    (4) A partnership shall reimburse a partner for an advance to the partnership beyond the

    amount of capital the partner agreed to contribute.

    (5) A payment or advance made by a partner which gives rise to a partnership

    obligation under subsection (3) or (4) of this section constitutes a loan to the

    partnership which accrues interest from the date of the payment or advance.

    (6) Each partner has equal rights in the management and conduct of the partnership

    business.

    (7) A partner may use or possess partnership property only on behalf of the partnership.

    (8) A partner is not entitled to remuneration for services perform ed for the partnership,

    except for reasonable compensation for services rendered in winding up the

    business of the partnership.

    (9) A person may become a partner only with the consent of all of the partners.

    (10) A difference arising as to a matter in the ordinary course of business of a

    partnership may be decided by a majority of the partners. An act outside the

    ordinary course of business of a partnership and an amendment to the partnership

    agreement may be undertaken only with the consent of all of the partners.

    (11) This section does not affect the obligations of a partnership to other persons under

    KRS 362.1-301.

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