1705.25 Authority of managers. - Ohio Statutes

1705.25 Authority of managers.

(A) If the management of a limited liability company is reserved to its members, all of the following apply:

(1) Every member is an agent of the company for the purpose of its business, and the act of every member, including the execution in the company name of any instrument for apparently carrying on in the usual way the business of the company binds the company, unless the member so acting has in fact no authority to act for the company in the particular matter, and the person with whom he is dealing has knowledge of the fact that he does not have that authority.

(2) Unless the act is authorized by the other members, an act of a member that is not apparently for the carrying on the business of a limited liability company in the usual way does not bind the company.

(3) Unless authorized by the other members or unless the other members have abandoned the business, one or more but less than all of the members of a limited liability company have no authority to do any of the following:

(a) Assign the property of the company in trust for creditors or on the assignee’s promise to pay the debts of the company;

(b) Dispose of the good will of the business of the company;

(c) Do any other act that would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the company;

(d) Confess a judgment;

(e) Submit a claim or liability of the company to arbitration or reference.

(B) Except as provided in the operating agreement, if the management of a limited liability company is not reserved to its members, all of the following apply:

(1) Every manager is an agent of the company for the purpose of its business, and the act of every manager, including the execution in the company name of any instrument for apparently carrying on in the usual way the business of the company binds the company, unless the manager so acting has in fact no authority to act for the company in the particular matter, and the person with whom he is dealing has knowledge of the fact that he does not have that authority.

(2) Unless it is authorized by the members, an act of a manager that is not apparently for the carrying on the business of a limited liability company in the usual way does not bind the company.

(3) Unless authorized by the members or unless the limited liability company has dissolved, managers of the company have no authority to engage in any of the conduct listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (e) of this section.

(C) Except as otherwise provided in the operating agreement, a person who is both a manager and a member of a limited liability company has the rights and powers of a manager, is subject to the restrictions and liabilities of a manager, and, to the extent of his membership interest, has the rights and powers of a member and is subject to the restrictions and liabilities of a member.

Effective Date: 07-01-1994