{"code":"CORP","codeName":"Corporations Code","section":"15906.07","citation":"Corp. Code, § 15906.07","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 6. Dissociation [15906.01. - 15906.07.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-2/chapter-4.5/article-6"}],"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 person’s dissociation as a general partner does not of itself discharge the person’s liability as a general partner for an obligation of the limited partnership incurred before dissociation. Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the person is not liable for a limited partnership’s obligation incurred after dissociation.</p><p>(b) A person whose dissociation as a general partner resulted in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership’s activities is liable to the same extent as a general partner under Section <a href=\"/corp/15904.04\">15904.04</a> on an obligation incurred by the limited partnership under Section <a href=\"/corp/15908.04\">15908.04</a>.</p><p>(c) A person that has dissociated as a general partner but whose dissociation did not result in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership’s activities is liable on a transaction entered into by the limited partnership after the dissociation only if:</p><p>(1) a general partner would be liable on the transaction; and</p><p>(2) at the time the other party enters into the transaction:</p><p>(A) less than two years have passed since the dissociation; and</p><p>(B) the other party does not have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a general partner.</p><p>(d) By agreement with a creditor of a limited partnership and the limited partnership, a person dissociated as a general partner may be released from liability to the creditor for an obligation of the limited partnership.</p><p>(e) A person dissociated as a general partner is released from liability for an obligation of the limited partnership if the limited partnership’s creditor, with notice of the person’s dissociation as a general partner but without the person’s consent, agrees to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of the obligation.</p>","text":"(a) A person’s dissociation as a general partner does not of itself discharge the person’s liability as a general partner for an obligation of the limited partnership incurred before dissociation. Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the person is not liable for a limited partnership’s obligation incurred after dissociation. (b) A person whose dissociation as a general partner resulted in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership’s activities is liable to the same extent as a general partner under Section 15904.04 on an obligation incurred by the limited partnership under Section 15908.04. (c) A person that has dissociated as a general partner but whose dissociation did not result in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership’s activities is liable on a transaction entered into by the limited partnership after the dissociation only if: (1) a general partner would be liable on the transaction; and (2) at the time the other party enters into the transaction: (A) less than two years have passed since the dissociation; and (B) the other party does not have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a general partner. (d) By agreement with a creditor of a limited partnership and the limited partnership, a person dissociated as a general partner may be released from liability to the creditor for an obligation of the limited partnership. (e) A person dissociated as a general partner is released from liability for an obligation of the limited partnership if the limited partnership’s creditor, with notice of the person’s dissociation as a general partner but without the person’s consent, agrees to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of the obligation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/dissociation-15906-07","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}