Ohio Code 1706.29 – Distributions of limited liability company
(A)(1) All members shall share equally in any distributions made by a limited liability company before its dissolution and winding up.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1706.29
- Distribution: means a transfer of money or other property from a limited liability company, or a series thereof, to another person on account of a membership interest. See Ohio Code 1706.01
- Member: means a person that has been admitted as a member of a limited liability company under section 1706. See Ohio Code 1706.01
- Operating agreement: includes any amendments to the operating agreement. See Ohio Code 1706.01
(2) A member has a right to a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of a limited liability company as provided in the operating agreement. A decision to make a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of the limited liability company is a decision in the ordinary course of activities of the limited liability company. A member’s dissociation does not entitle the dissociated member to a distribution.
(3) A member does not have a right to demand and receive a distribution from a limited liability company in any form other than money. Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of section 1706.475 of the Revised Code, a limited liability company may distribute an asset in kind if each member receives a percentage of the asset in proportion to the member’s share of contributions.
(4) If a member becomes entitled to receive a distribution, the member has the status of, and is entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the limited liability company with respect to the distribution.
(B)(1) All members associated with a series shall share equally in any distributions made by the series before its dissolution and winding up.
(2) A member associated with a series has a right to a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of the series as provided in the operating agreement. A decision of the series to make a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of the series is a decision in the ordinary course of activities of the series. A member’s dissociation from a series with which the member is associated does not entitle the dissociated member to a distribution from the series.
(3) A member associated with a series does not have a right to demand and receive a distribution from the series in any form other than money. Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of section 1706.7613 of the Revised Code, a series may distribute an asset in kind if each member associated with the series receives a percentage of the asset in proportion to the member’s share of distributions from the series.
(4) If a member associated with a series becomes entitled to receive a distribution from the series, the member has the status of, and is entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the series with respect to the distribution.
(C) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a distribution made by a series.