{"data":{"id":"us-ca/corp-15901.04","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CORP § 15901.04","heading":"","body":"(a) A limited partnership is an entity distinct from its partners.\n(b) A limited partnership may be organized under this chapter for any lawful purpose. A limited partnership may engage in any lawful business activity, whether or not for profit, except the banking business, the business of issuing policies of insurance and assuming insurance risks, or the trust company business.\n(c) A limited partnership has a perpetual duration.","path":["Corporations Code - CORP","TITLE 2. PARTNERSHIPS [15800. - 16962.]","CHAPTER 4.5. Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2008 [15900. - 15912.07.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [15900. - 15901.17.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9822877cea02feab54219548bde8d6b0090cf2332345cd56469436d4e96c761d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/corp-15901.03","next":"us-ca/corp-15901.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}