2021 Ohio Revised Code
Title 17 | Corporations-Partnerships
Chapter 1706 | Ohio Revised Limited Liability Company Act
Section 1706.175 | Certificate of Full Force and Effect; Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Registration.

Effective: April 12, 2021

Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly

(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:

(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.