(A) A record delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to this chapter shall be signed as provided by this section.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 1706.17

  • Articles of organization: means the articles of organization described in section 1706. See Ohio Code 1706.01
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Person: means an individual, entity, trust, estate, government, custodian, nominee, trustee, personal representative, fiduciary, or any other individual, entity, or series thereof in its own or any representative capacity, in each case, whether foreign or domestic. See Ohio Code 1706.01
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in written or paper form through an automated process. See Ohio Code 1706.01
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Ohio Code 1706.01

(1) A limited liability company’s initial articles of organization shall be signed by at least one person.

(2) A record signed on behalf of a limited liability company shall be signed by a person authorized by the limited liability company.

(3) A record filed on behalf of a dissolved limited liability company that has no members shall be signed by the person winding up the limited liability company’s activities under division (A) of section 1706.472 of the Revised Code or a person appointed under division (B) of section 1706.472 of the Revised Code to wind up those activities.

(4) A statement of denial by a person under section 1706.20 of the Revised Code shall be signed by that person.

(5) Any other record shall be signed by the person on whose behalf the record is delivered to the secretary of state.

(B) Any record to be filed under this chapter may be signed by an agent, including an attorney-in-fact. Powers of attorney relating to the signing of the record need not be delivered to the secretary of state.