{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-16-19-401","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 16-19-401","heading":"Becoming general partner.","body":"(1) A person becomes a general partner:\n(a) upon formation of a limited partnership, as agreed among the persons that are to be the initial partners; and\n(b) after formation:\n(i) as provided in the partnership agreement;\n(ii) under Subsection 16-19-801(1)(c)(ii) following the dissociation of a limited partnership's last general partner;\n(iii) as the result of a transaction effective under:\n(A) Chapter 1a, Part 7, Merger;\n(B) Chapter 1a, Part 8, Interest Exchange;\n(C) Chapter 1a, Part 9, Conversion; or\n(D) Chapter 1a, Part 10, Domestication; or\n(iv) with the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners.\n(2) A person may become a general partner without:\n(a) acquiring a transferable interest; or\n(b) making or being obligated to make a contribution to the limited partnership.","path":["Title 16 Business Entities","Chapter 16-19 Utah Uniform Limited Partnership Act","Part 16-19-4 General Partners"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter19/16-19-S401.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-08T05:55:33Z","sha256":"6104c8f9027d47a3b2c4a32bde3548bf0f5a6d117c1427999ce4fbce66250dcc","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-16-19-306","next":"us-ut/utah-code-16-19-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}