HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(3) Any name reserved under § 2-107 OR § 10-103
of this article or registered under this section OR § 10-904
OF THIS ARTICLE.

SUBTITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

10-101. DEFINITIONS.

(A)  IN GENERAL. IN THIS TITLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT
REQUIRES OTHERWISE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)  CERTIFICATE. "CERTIFICATE" MEANS THE CERTIFICATE
REFERRED TO IN § 10-201, THE CERTIFICATE AS AMENDED, AND THE
CERTIFICATE OF CANCELLATION.

(C)  CONSENT. "CONSENT" MEANS A WRITING CONSENTING TO
A SPECIFIED ACT OR EVENT.

(D)  CONTRIBUTION. "CONTRIBUTION" MEANS ANY CASH,
PROPERTY, SERVICES RENDERED, OR A PROMISSORY NOTE OR OTHER
BINDING OBLIGATION TO CONTRIBUTE CASH OR PROPERTY OR TO
PERFORM SERVICES, WHICH A PARTNER CONTRIBUTES AS CAPITAL TO
A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IN THAT INDIVIDUAL'S CAPACITY AS A
PARTNER.

(E)  EVENT OF WITHDRAWAL OF A GENERAL PARTNER. "EVENT
OF WITHDRAWAL OF A GENERAL PARTNER" MEANS AN EVENT THAT
CAUSES A PERSON TO CEASE TO BE A GENERAL PARTNER AS PROVIDED
IN § 10-402.

(F)  FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. "FOREIGN LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP" MEANS A PARTNERSHIP FORMED UNDER THE LAWS OF
ANY STATE OTHER THAN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR UNDER THE LAWS
OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND HAVING AS PARTNERS ONE OR MORE
GENERAL PARTNERS AND ONE OR MORE LIMITED PARTNERS.

(G)  GENERAL PARTNER. "GENERAL PARTNER" MEANS A PERSON
WHO HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AS A GENERAL
PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND HAS
BEEN NAMED AS A GENERAL PARTNER IN THE CERTIFICATE OR
SIMILAR INSTRUMENT OF THE STATE OR FOREIGN COUNTRY UNDER
WHICH THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IS ORGANIZED IF SO REQUIRED.

(H) LIMITED PARTNER. "LIMITED PARTNER" MEANS A PERSON
WHO HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AS A LIMITED
PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND HAS
BEEN NAMED AS A LIMITED PARTNER IN THE CERTIFICATE OR
SIMILAR INSTRUMENT OF THE STATE OR FOREIGN COUNTRY UNDER
WHICH THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IS ORGANIZED IF SO REQUIRED.

(I) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. "LIMITED PARTNERSHIP" AND
"DOMESTIC LIMITED PARTNERSHIP" MEAN A PARTNERSHIP FORMED BY
TWO OR MORE PERSONS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE AND HAVING
ONE OR MORE GENERAL PARTNERS AND ONE OR MORE LIMITED
PARTNERS.