2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships
Chapter 7-13 - Limited Partnerships
Section 7-13-67 - Classes and voting.
§ 7-13-67 Classes and voting. – (a) A partnership agreement may provide for classes or groups of limited partners having any relative rights, powers and duties that the partnership agreement provides, and may make provision for the future creation in the manner provided in the partnership agreement of additional classes or groups of limited partners having any relative rights, powers and duties that may from time to time be established, including rights, powers and duties senior to existing classes and groups of limited partners.
(2) A partnership agreement may provide for the taking of an action, including the amendment of the partnership agreement, without the vote or approval of any limited partner or class or group of limited partners, including an action to create under the provisions of the partnership agreement a class or group of partnership interests that was not previously outstanding.
(b) Subject to § 7-13-19 the partnership agreement may grant to all or certain identified limited partners or a specified class or group of the limited partners the right to vote separately or with all or any class or group of the limited partners or the general partners, on any matter. Voting by limited partners may be on a per capita, number, financial interest, class, group or any other basis.
(c) A partnership agreement which grants a right to vote may set forth provisions relating to notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any limited partners, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by proxy, or any other matter as to the exercise of the right to vote.
(d) Any right or power, including voting rights, granted to limited partners as permitted under § 7-13-19 of this title is deemed to be permitted by this section.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1992, ch. 227, § 3.)
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