§ 9 — Amendment to certificate

Massachusetts § 9

• Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
• Part I: ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
• Title XV: REGULATION OF TRADE
• Ch. 109: LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

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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:(1) the name of the limited partnership;(2) the date of filing the certificate; and(3) the amendment to the certificate.(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:(1) the admission of a new general partner;(2) the withdrawal of a general partner; or(3) the continuation of the business under section forty-four after an event of withdrawal of a general partner.(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.(d) A certificate of limited partnership may be amended at any time for any other proper purpose the general partners determine.(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).(f) A restated certificate of a limited partnership may be executed and filed in the same manner as a certificate of amendment.