Limitations on distributions by limited liability partnership.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-12.1-406
in effect7-12.1-406. Limitations on distributions by limited liability partnership.
(a) A limited liability partnership may not make a distribution, including a distribution
under § 7-12.1-806, if after the distribution:
(1) The partnership would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary
course of the partnership’s business; or
(2) The partnership’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities
plus the amount that would be needed, if the partnership were to be dissolved and
wound up at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon
dissolution and winding up of partners and transferees whose preferential rights are
superior to the rights of persons receiving the distribution.
(b) A limited liability partnership may base a determination that a distribution is not
prohibited under subsection (a) of this section on:
(1) Financial statements prepared on the basis of accounting practices and principles
that are reasonable in the circumstances; or
(2) A fair valuation or other method that is reasonable under the circumstances.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, the effect of a distribution
under subsection (a) of this section is measured:
(1) In the case of a distribution as defined in § 7-12.1-102(5)(i), as of the earlier of:
(i) The date money or other property is transferred or debt is incurred by the limited
liability partnership; or
(ii) The date the person entitled to the distribution ceases to own the interest or rights
being acquired by the partnership in return for the distribution;
(2) In the case of any other distribution of indebtedness, as of the date the indebtedness
is distributed; and
(3) In all other cases, as of the date:
(i) The distribution is authorized, if the payment occurs not later than one hundred twenty
(120) days after that date; or
(ii) The payment is made, if the payment occurs more than one hundred twenty (120) days
after the distribution is authorized.
(d) A limited liability partnership’s indebtedness to a partner or transferee incurred
by reason of a distribution made in accordance with this section is at parity with
the partnership’s indebtedness to its general, unsecured creditors, except to the
extent subordinated by agreement.
(e) A limited liability partnership’s indebtedness, including indebtedness issued as a
distribution, is not a liability for purposes of subsection (a) of this section if
the terms of the indebtedness provide that payment of principal and interest is made
only if and to the extent that a payment of a distribution could then be made under
this section. If the indebtedness is issued as a distribution, each payment of principal
or interest is treated as a distribution, the effect of which is measured on the date
the payment is made.
(f) In measuring the effect of a distribution under § 7-12.1-806, the liabilities of a dissolved limited liability partnership do not include any
claim that has been disposed of under § 7-12.1-807, 7-12.1-808, or 7-12.1-809.
P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 2, effective
January 1, 2023.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-12.1/7-4/7-12.1-406.htmFetched: 10/20/2026