{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-59-73.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-73.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Article:\n(1)\t\"Business entity\" means a domestic corporation (including a professional corporation as defined in G.S. 55B-2), a foreign corporation (including a foreign professional corporation as defined in G.S. 55B-16), a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, a domestic or foreign limited liability company, a domestic or foreign limited partnership, a domestic partnership, or any other partnership.\n(2)\t\"Domestic partnership\" means a partnership as defined in G.S. 59-36 that is formed under the laws of this State, including a registered limited liability partnership, but excluding a domestic limited partnership.\n(3)\t\"Partnership\" means a partnership as defined in G.S. 59-36 whether or not formed under the laws of this State including a registered limited liability partnership and a foreign limited liability partnership, but excluding a domestic limited partnership and a foreign limited partnership. (1999-369, s. 4.1; 2001-387, ss. 106, 107.)","path":["Chapter 59. Partnership.","Article 2A. Conversion and Merger.","Part 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_59/GS_59-73.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:02Z","sha256":"305e612368af7de7d93b947c54ac0ffc5091f5a5e5d845000a2518568df207ee","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-59-73","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-59-73.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}