(A) A certificate required by this chapter to be filed with the secretary of state shall be executed in the following manner:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 1782.11

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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.
  • General partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and named in the certificate of limited partnership as a general partner. See Ohio Code 1782.01
  • Limited partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a limited partner in accordance with the partnership agreement. See Ohio Code 1782.01
  • Partner: means a limited or general partner. See Ohio Code 1782.01
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any natural person; partnership, limited partnership, trust, estate, association, limited liability company, or corporation; any custodian, nominee, trustee, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary; or any other individual or entity in its own or any representative capacity. See Ohio Code 1782.01
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(1) An original certificate of limited partnership shall be signed by all general partners;

(2) A certificate of amendment shall be signed by at least one general partner and by each other general partner designated in the certificate as a new general partner;

(3) A certificate of cancellation shall be signed by all general partners or, if the general partners are not winding up the affairs of the limited partnership, by all liquidating trustees, provided that if the limited partners are winding up the affairs of the limited partnership, a certificate of cancellation need be signed only by a majority in number of the limited partners.

(4) An amendment to a certificate of cancellation under division (D) of section 1782.10 of the Revised Code shall be signed by all liquidating trustees who will serve after the filing of the amendment and by all liquidating trustees who are named in the amendment as ceasing to serve as liquidating trustees.

(5) A certificate of disclaimer of general partner status under section 1782.20 of the Revised Code shall be signed by the limited partner who claims to have been inaccurately referred to as a general partner.

(6) A certificate of cancellation of disclaimer of general partner status under section 1782.20 of the Revised Code shall be signed by the person identified, pursuant to division (B)(3)(c) of that section, on the certificate of disclaimer of general partner status that is to be canceled.

(B) Any person may sign a certificate by an attorney-in-fact. A power of attorney to sign a certificate relating to the admission of a general partner shall specifically describe the admission.

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