{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-709.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-709.03","heading":"Proper plaintiff.","body":"A derivative action shall be maintained only by a person that is a partner at the time the action is commenced and:\n\n(1)\nThat was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or\n\n(2)\nWhose status as a partner devolved upon the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.","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/29-709.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9134a8d0a762f7a6339cacf3d385801a85b185e09220e193dcbcd5fec173fec3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-709.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-709.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}