Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-337 (2026)

Rights and duties of a partner with respect to information

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(a) A partnership shall keep its books and records, if any, at its chief executive office.

(b) A partnership shall provide partners and their agents and attorneys access to its books and records. It shall provide former partners and their agents and attorneys access to books and records pertaining to the period during which they were partners. The right of access provides the opportunity to inspect and copy books and records during ordinary business hours. A partnership may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of documents furnished.

(c) Each partner and the partnership shall furnish to a partner, and to the legal representative of a deceased partner or partner under legal disability: (1) Without demand, any information concerning the partnership's business and affairs reasonably required for the proper exercise of the partner's rights and duties under the partnership agreement or sections 34-300 to 34-399, inclusive; and (2) on demand, any other information concerning the partnership's business and affairs, except to the extent the demand or the information demanded is unreasonable or otherwise improper under the circumstances.

(P.A. 95-341, S. 23, 58.)

History: P.A. 95-341 effective July 1, 1997.

Subsec. (b):

Subsec. does not provide for unfettered access, nor does it state that the only limitations that may be imposed are on the hours in which records shall be made available. 293 C. 60.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2021 · leading case: Brennan v. Brennan Assocs., 977 A.2d 107 (Conn. 2009).
Brennan v. Brennan Assocs., 977 A.2d 107 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 5× “17 The plaintiff contends that the trial court’s conclusion was contrary to his statutory right to access those records under General Statutes § 34-337, under which he contends the only limitations that can be imposed are the time of day to access such records—ordinary business…”
DeLeo v. Equale & Cirone, LLP, 184 A.3d 1264 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff sought, inter alia, a dissolution and winding up of the partnership pursuant to General Statutes §§ 34-339(b)(2)(C) and 34-372(5) ; restoration of his partnership rights pursuant to § 34-339(b)(1) ; an accounting and access to the partnership's books and records…”
Deleo v. Equale & Cirone, LLP (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff sought, inter alia, a dissolution and winding up of the partnership pursuant to General Statutes §§ 34-339 (b) (2) (C) and 34-372 (5); restoration of his partnership rights pursuant to § 34-339 (b) (1); an accounting and access to the partnership’s books and…”
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