AGENCY: Tooele County (Utah). County Clerk

SERIES: 1505
TITLE: Limited partnership files and index
DATES: ca. 1947-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name of partnership

DESCRIPTION: These files document the filing of limited partnerships with the county clerk. A limited partnership is "a partnership formed by two or more persons" under the provisions of UCA 48-2-1, "having as members one or more general partners and one or more limited partners" (UCA 48-2-1). Persons desiring to form a limited partnership shall "file for record the certificate in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the the principal place of business of the partnership shall be situated" (UCA 48-2-2(1)(b)). The original certificate is amended or cancelled when a notarized amendment (or cancellation) or court order is filed in the office of the county clerk where the certificate is recorded (UCA 48-2-25).__These files contain affidavits, agreement and certificate of limited partnership (notarized original) and cancellation of certificate of agreement. The separate index includes date partnership formed, name, and date filed.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

May Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 03/1990

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until partnership cancelled and then microfilm and destroy provided microfilm has passed inspection.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

This disposition is based on the information value of these files to document the creation of business partnerships. They are useful to persons researching businesses, particularly small family operations.