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Books in the Franklin County Law Library on LLCs

Ohio limited liability company : forms and practice manual by Harry Henning
Call Number: KFO 207.5 .A65 H46
Publication Date: 2024
Asset Protection : Strategy & Forms by Alan Eber
Call Number: KF 736 .A7 A78
The Limited Liability Company by Phillip Jelsma and Pamela Everett Nolkamper
Call Number: KF 1380 .L564
Publication Date: 2020
The limited liability company in Ohio : 1994 Senate Bill 74, with commentary and practice pointers by Jeanne Rickert
Call Number: KFO 210 .A335 R48
Publication Date: 1994
History of the law enacting LLC's in Ohio.
Nolo's Guide to Single Member LLCs by David Steingold
Publication Date: 2019
Current version at https://lawlibrary.franklincountyohio.gov/. Underneath the For Public heading, click on Self-Help Legal Resources. Type in shown username and password. Search for the desired book at the Legal Information Reference Center.
Nolo's Quick LLC: All you need to know about limited liability companies by Anthony Mancuso
Publication Date: 2019
Current version at https://lawlibrary.franklincountyohio.gov/. Underneath the For Public heading, click on Self-Help Legal Resources. Type in shown username and password. Search for the desired book at the Legal Information Reference Center.
Ohio Business Entities by Zolman Cavitch and Matthew Cavitch
Call Number: KFO 210 .S434
Also available as an ebook from the Library's website, for Central Ohio attorneys with a Franklin County Law Library Card. Also available on Lexis from the Franklin County Law Library public computers.
O'Neil and Thompson's Oppression of minority shareholders and LLC members
Call Number: KF 1448 .O5 2004
Ribstein and Keatinge on limited liability companies.
Call Number: KF 1380 .R54

Ohio Laws Governing LLCs

Chapter 1706: OHIO REVISED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT
Went into effect 4/12/2021

Ohio Legislative Services Bill Analysis of the Revised Ohio Limited Liabilty Company Act
Details the differences between the new and old Acts

Selected sections of Chapter 1706

Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.05
Authority of limited liability company.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.07
The name of the LLC which must include one of the following: “limited liability company", "LLC", "ltd", "ltd.", or "limited".
Name must also be distinguishable from the name of any business registered with the Secretary of State.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.08
Operating agreements
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.09
The statutory agent is the person or corporation designated to accept legal process that is served upon the LLC. The statutory agent's name and address must be included in the articles of organization.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.16
Articles of organization.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.161
Filing of certificate of amendment of articles with Secretary of State. Required when there is a change in 1) the name of the LLC, 2) the period of duration of the LLC, 3) any other information in the articles.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.27
Admission as a member of an LLC.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.31
Duties of members.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.311
Duties of managers.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.33
Right of members and dissociated members to records.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.341
Assignment of limited liability company interest.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.342
Charging order relating to judgments.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.72
Conversion to or from LLC form.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1706.722
Conversion certificate and effective date.

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Unauthorized Practice of Law

CLEVELAND BAR ASSOCIATION v. PICKLO
Held that a landlord’s agent, including a property manager or the sole owner of an LLC, cannot bring an eviction action because that constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.
CLEVELAND BAR ASSOCIATION v. PEARLMAN
A layperson who presents a claim or defense and appears in small claims court on behalf of a limited liability company as a company officer does not engage in the unauthorized practice of law, provided that the individual does not engage in cross-examination, argument, or other acts of advocacy.

Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) in Ohio: Home

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