Ohio Code 1706.513 – Complying name for registration
(A) A foreign limited liability company whose name does not comply with section 1706.07 of the Revised Code may not file a registration as a foreign limited liability company until it adopts, for the purpose of transacting business in this state, an assumed name that complies with section 1706.07 of the Revised Code. A foreign limited liability company that adopts an assumed name under this division and then files a registration as a foreign limited liability company under that assumed name need not file a name registration when transacting business under that assumed name. After filing the registration as a foreign limited liability company under an assumed name, a foreign limited liability company shall transact business in this state under the assumed name unless the foreign limited liability company has filed a name registration under another name and is authorized to transact business in this state under such name.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1706.513
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- 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
- 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
(B) If a foreign limited liability company to which a registration as a foreign limited liability company has been filed changes its name to one that does not comply with section 1706.07 of the Revised Code, it may not thereafter transact business in this state until it complies with division (A) of this section by filing a certificate of correction.