(a) In this chapter: (i) "Business" includes every trade, occupation and profession; (ii) "Chief executive office" means the principal operating headquarters and the primary offices of the chief executive officer; (iii) "Debtor in bankruptcy" means a person who is the subject of: (A) An order for relief under title 11 of the United States Code or a comparable order under a successor statute of general application; or (B) A comparable order under federal or state law governing insolvency. (iv) "Distribution" means a transfer of cash or other property from a partnership to a partner in the partner's capacity as a partner, or to the partner's transferee; (v) "Foreign registered limited liability partnership" means a partnership or association formed under, or pursuant to an agreement governed by, the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than this state that is registered as a limited liability partnership under the laws of the other jurisdiction; (vi) "Partnership" means an association of two (2) or more persons to carry on as coowners a business for profit formed under W.S. 17-21-202, predecessor law, or comparable law of another jurisdiction, and includes for all purposes of the laws of this state, a registered limited liability partnership; (vii) "Partnership agreement" means an agreement, written or oral, among the partners concerning the partnership; (viii) "Partnership at will" means a partnership in which the partners have not agreed to remain partners until the expiration of a definite term or the completion of a particular undertaking; (ix) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity; (x) "Property" means all property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein; (xi) "Registered limited liability partnership" means a partnership formed pursuant to an agreement governed by the laws of this state, registered under W.S. 17-21-1101 and complying with W.S. 17-21-1103; (xii) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; (xiii) "Statement" means a statement of partnership authority under W.S. 17-21-303, a statement of denial under W.S. 17-21-304, a statement of dissociation under W.S. 17-21-704, a statement of dissolution under W.S. 17-21-806, a statement of merger under W.S. 17-21-906, a statement of registration as a registered limited liability partnership, or a renewal thereof, under W.S. 17-21-1101, a statement of continuance under W.S. 17-21-1106, a statement of registration as a foreign registered limited liability partnership, or a renewal thereof, under W.S. 17-21-1104 or an amendment, cancellation or withdrawal of any of the foregoing; (xiv) "Transfer" includes an assignment, conveyance, lease, mortgage, deed and encumbrance; (xv) "Registered agent" means as provided in W.S. 17-28-101 through 17-28-111.
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