Ohio Code 1706.175 – Certificate of full force and effect; foreign limited liability company certificate of registration
(A) The secretary of state, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, shall furnish to any person a certificate of full force and effect for a limited liability company if the records filed in the office of the secretary of state show that the limited liability company has been formed under the laws of this state. A certificate of full force and effect shall state all of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1706.175
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Foreign limited liability company: means an entity that is all of the following:
(1) An unincorporated association;
(2) Organized under the laws of a state other than this state or under the laws of a foreign country;
(3) Organized under a statute pursuant to which an association may be formed that affords to each of its members limited liability with respect to the liabilities of the entity;
(4) Not required to be registered, qualified, or organized under any statute of this state other than this chapter. See Ohio Code 1706.01
- 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
- 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) The limited liability company’s name;
(2) The limited liability company’s date of formation;
(3) That the limited liability company is in full force and effect on the records of the secretary of state.
(B) The secretary of state, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, shall furnish to any person a certificate of registration for a foreign limited liability company if the records filed in the office of the secretary of state show that the secretary of state has filed a certificate of registration for the foreign limited liability company, has not canceled the certificate of registration for the foreign limited liability company, and has not filed a statement of cancellation of the certificate of registration for the foreign limited liability company. A certificate of registration shall state both of the following:
(1) The foreign limited liability company’s name;
(2) That the foreign limited liability company is authorized to transact business in this state.
(C) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or certificate of registration issued by the secretary of state is, for a period of thirty days after the date of such certificate, conclusive evidence that the limited liability company is in existence or the foreign limited liability company is authorized to transact business in this state.