{"data":{"id":"us-me/31-m.r.s.-1354","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"31 M.R.S. §1354","heading":"General partner's liability","body":"1.  Joint and several liability.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, all general partners are liable jointly and severally for all obligations of the limited partnership unless otherwise agreed by the claimant or provided by law.\n2.  Pre-existing obligation.  A person that becomes a general partner of an existing limited partnership is not personally liable for an obligation of a limited partnership incurred before the person became a general partner.\n3.  Obligation of limited liability limited partnership.  Subject to the provisions of subsection 4, an obligation of a limited partnership incurred while the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, is solely the obligation of the limited partnership. A general partner is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for such an obligation solely by reason of being or acting as a general partner. This subsection applies despite anything inconsistent in the partnership agreement that existed immediately before the consent required to become a limited liability limited partnership under section 1356, subsection 2, paragraph B.\n4.  Professional limited liability limited partnership exception.  A  partner of a professional limited liability limited partnership is jointly and severally liable for claims arising from the rendering of a professional service by such a professional limited liability partnership if that partner:\nA.  Personally and directly participated in rendering that portion of the professional service that was performed negligently or in breach of any other legal duty; or\nB.  Directly supervised and controlled that portion of the professional service rendered by another person that was performed negligently or in breach of any other legal duty.\nFor purposes of this subsection, a \"professional limited liability limited partnership\" means a limited liability limited partnership that, by virtue of the business conducted by it, would be required to incorporate under the Maine Professional Service Corporation Act if that limited partnership were a corporation.","path":["TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 19: UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT","SUBCHAPTER 4: GENERAL PARTNERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/31/title31sec1354.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"469141298a8d159ad167f984702d184001fd6f3e27ee64b0bf731e3dd6d582b2","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/31-m.r.s.-1353","next":"us-me/31-m.r.s.-1355"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}