(a) Admission on formation.--On formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a general partner as agreed among the persons that are to be the initial partners.
(b) Admission after formation.--After formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a general partner:
(1) as provided in the partnership agreement;
(2) as the result of a transaction effective under Chapter 3 (relating to entity transactions);
(3) with the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners; or
(4) under section 8681(a)(3)(ii) or (5) (relating to events causing dissolution) following the dissociation of a limited partnership's last general partner.
(c) Noneconomic general partners.--A person may become a general partner without:
(1) acquiring a transferable interest; or
(2) making or being obligated to make a contribution to the partnership.
(d) Nature of interest.--The interest of a general partner in a limited partnership is personal property.