1. An act of a person that immediately before a conversion or merger became effective was a general partner in a converting or constituent limited partnership binds the converted or surviving organization after the conversion or merger becomes effective, if:
a. Before the conversion or merger became effective, the act would have bound the converting or constituent limited partnership under section 45-10.2-38; and b. At the time the third party enters into the transaction, the third party:
(1) Does not have notice of the conversion or merger; and (2) Reasonably believes that:
(a) The converted or surviving organization or business is the converting or constituent limited partnership; and (b) The person is a general partner in the converting or constituent limited partnership.
2. An act of a person that before a conversion or merger became effective was dissociated as a general partner from a converting or constituent limited partnership binds the converted or surviving organization after the conversion or merger becomes effective, if:
a. Before the conversion or merger became effective, the act would have bound the converting or constituent limited partnership under section 45-10.2-38 if the person had been a general partner; and b. At the time the third party enters into the transaction, less than two years have passed since the person dissociated as a general partner and the third party:
(1) Does not have notice of the dissociation;
(2) Does not have notice of the conversion or merger; and (3) Reasonably believes that:
(a) The converted or surviving organization or business is the converting or constituent limited partnership; and (b) The person is a general partner in the converting or constituent limited partnership.
3. If a person having knowledge of the conversion or merger causes a converted or surviving organization to incur an obligation under subsection 1 or 2, then the person is liable:
a. To the converted or surviving organization for any damage caused to the organization arising from the obligation; and b. If another person is liable for the obligation, then to that other person for any damage caused to that other person arising from the liability.