{"data":{"id":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-8641","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"15 Pa.C.S. § 8641","heading":"Becoming a general partner.","body":"(a) Admission on formation.--On formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a general partner as agreed among the persons that are to be the initial partners.\n(b) Admission after formation.--After formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a general partner:\n(1) as provided in the partnership agreement;\n(2) as the result of a transaction effective under Chapter 3 (relating to entity transactions);\n(3) with the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners; or\n(4) under section 8681(a)(3)(ii) or (5) (relating to events causing dissolution) following the dissociation of a limited partnership's last general partner.\n(c) Noneconomic general partners.--A person may become a general partner without:\n(1) acquiring a transferable interest; or\n(2) making or being obligated to make a contribution to the partnership.\n(d) Nature of interest.--The interest of a general partner in a limited partnership is personal property.","path":["Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS","PART III PARTNERSHIPS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES","CHAPTER 86 LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS","SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL PARTNERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=15\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=86\u0026sctn=41\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 15 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:13Z","sha256":"e8f099665521f6d029f8e8bb72fc203ffa413628a7292b60c41479d2ff223a02","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-8636","next":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-8642"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}