{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-702.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-702.01","heading":"Formation of limited partnership; certificate of limited partnership.","body":"(a)\nIn order for a limited partnership to be formed, a certificate of limited partnership shall be delivered to the Mayor for filing. The certificate shall state:\n(1)\nThe name of the limited partnership, which shall comply with §§ 29-103.01 and 29-103.02(d);\n(2)\nThe information required by § 29-104.04;\n(3)\nThe name and the street and mailing address of each general partner and the limited partnership’s principal office;\n(4)\nWhether the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership; and\n(5)\nAny additional information required by subchapter X of this chapter.\n\n(b)\nA certificate of limited partnership may also contain any other matters but may not vary or otherwise affect the provisions specified in § 29-701.07(b) in a manner inconsistent with that section.\n\n(c)\nIf there has been substantial compliance with subsection (a) of this section, subject to subchapter II of Chapter 1 of this title, a limited partnership is formed when:\n(1)\nThe certificate of limited partnership has become effective:\n(2)\nAt least 2 persons have become partners;\n(3)\nAt least one person has become a general partner; and\n(4)\nAt least one person has become a limited partner.\n\n(d)\nSubject to subsection (b) of this section, if any provision of a partnership agreement is inconsistent with the filed certificate of limited partnership, or with a filed statement of dissociation, termination, or change, or with filed articles of merger, or with a statement of merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication filed under Chapter 2 of this title:\n(1)\nThe partnership agreement shall prevail as to partners and transferees; and\n(2)\nThe filed document shall prevail as to persons, other than partners and transferees, that reasonably rely on the filed record to their detriment.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 7. Limited Partnerships.","Subchapter II. Formation; Certificate of Limited Partnership and Other Filings."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-702.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"86514763cc4e6e3cae54513d9b302c0701c87ebabcbc873a49ac5762d889da14","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-701.13","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-702.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}