{"code":"CORP","codeName":"Corporations Code","section":"15901.17","citation":"Corp. Code, § 15901.17","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. PARTNERSHIPS [15800. - 16962.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4.5. Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2008 [15900. - 15912.07.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-2/chapter-4.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [15900. - 15901.17.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-2/chapter-4.5/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 495, Sec. 20.   Effective January 1, 2007.   Section operative January 1, 2008, pursuant to Section 15912.04.","effective":"2007-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A partner may, in a written partnership agreement or other writing, consent to be subject to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of a specified jurisdiction, or the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of this state.</p><p>(b) If a partner desires to use the arbitration process, that partner may in a written partnership agreement or other writing, consent to be nonexclusively subject to arbitration in a specified state, or to be exclusively subject to arbitration in this state.</p><p>(c) Along with this consent to the jurisdiction of courts or arbitration, a partner may consent to be served with legal process in the manner prescribed in the partnership agreement or other writing.</p>","text":"(a) A partner may, in a written partnership agreement or other writing, consent to be subject to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of a specified jurisdiction, or the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of this state. (b) If a partner desires to use the arbitration process, that partner may in a written partnership agreement or other writing, consent to be nonexclusively subject to arbitration in a specified state, or to be exclusively subject to arbitration in this state. (c) Along with this consent to the jurisdiction of courts or arbitration, a partner may consent to be served with legal process in the manner prescribed in the partnership agreement or other writing.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/general-provisions-15901-17","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}