{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-109-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109, § 9","heading":"Amendment to certificate","body":"Section 9. (a) A certificate of limited partnership is amended by filing a certificate of amendment thereto in the office of the secretary of state. The certificate of amendment shall set forth:\n(1) the name of the limited partnership;\n(2) the date of filing the certificate; and\n(3) the amendment to the certificate.\n(b) Within thirty days after the happening of any of the following events, an amendment to a certificate of limited partnership reflecting the occurrence of the event or events shall be filed:\n(1) the admission of a new general partner;\n(2) the withdrawal of a general partner; or\n(3) the continuation of the business under section forty-four after an event of withdrawal of a general partner.\n(c) A general partner who becomes aware that any statement in a certificate of limited partnership was false when made or that any arrangements or other facts described have changed, making the certificate inaccurate in any respect, shall promptly amend the certificate.\n(d) A certificate of limited partnership may be amended at any time for any other proper purpose the general partners determine.\n(e) No person has any liability because an amendment to a certificate of limited partnership has not been filed to reflect the occurrence of any event referred to in subsection (b) if the amendment is filed within the thirty-day period specified in subsection (b).\n(f) A restated certificate of a limited partnership may be executed and filed in the same manner as a certificate of amendment.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 109"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter109/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:34Z","sha256":"4c62813d8e6339f7d96e7fd38a01a8eaf16a98f0e538e1ad0e3beeff0f06dafa","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-109-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-109-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}