{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-709.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-709.02","heading":"Derivative action.","body":"A partner may maintain a derivative action in the Superior Court to enforce a right of a limited partnership if:\n\n(1)\nThe partner first makes a demand on the general partners, requesting that they cause the limited partnership to bring an action to enforce the right, and the general partners do not bring the action within a reasonable time; or\n\n(2)\nA demand would be futile.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 7. Limited Partnerships.","Subchapter IX. Actions by Partners."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-709.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8716c2f53dbf2d322f7e9f2251e1ae5ef0d128f02ee0c2bee71707e8fbcd229a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-709.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-709.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}