Ҥ 1705.09 Form of contributions; enforcement of promise or duty to contribute; compromises.
(A) The contributions of a member may be in cash, property, services rendered, a promissory note, or any other binding obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services.
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§ 1705.10 Allocation of profits and losses.
The profits, losses, income, gains, deductions, credits, or similar items of a limited liability company shall be allocated among the members and classes of members in the manner provided in writing in the operating agreement. If the operating agreement does not provide in writing for an allocation, the allocation shall be made on the basis of the value as stated in the records of the company required to be kept under section 1705.28 of the Revised Code of the contributions made by each member to the extent they have been received by the company and have not been returned.
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§ 1705.11 Distributions to members.
(A) A limited liability company from time to time may distribute cash or, other property to its members. Unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement, distributions that are made shall be made to the members in proportion to the value as stated in the records of the company required to be kept under section 1705.28 of the Revised Code or the contributions made by each member to the extent the contributions have been received by the company and have not been returned.
(B) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the operating agreement, when a member becomes entitled to receive a distribution from the limited liability company, the member also becomes, and is entitled to all the remedies available to, a creditor of the company with respect to the distribution.
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§ 1705.12 Rights of withdrawing member:
Upon withdrawal, a member withdrawing from a limited liability company has the right to receive any distribution to which the member is entitled under the operating agreement and, except as otherwise provided in that agreement, the withdrawing member shall be treated as if the member were an assignee of all of the member’s membership interest as of the date of withdrawal.
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§ 1705.14 When person becomes member; admission of additional members.
(A) A person becomes a member at the time that a limited liability company is formed or at any later time that is specified in the records of the company for betoming a member.
(B) After the filing of the articles of organization of a limited liability company, a person may be admitted as an additional member in either of the following ways:
(1) If he acquires an interest directly from the limited liability company; upon compliance with the operating agreement or, if the operating agreement does not so provide, upon the written consent of all of the members;
(2) If he is an assignee of the interest of a member who has the power as provided in writing in the operating agreement to grant the assignee the right to become a member, upon the exercise of that power and compliance with any conditions limiting the grant or exercise of the power.
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§ 1705.17 Member’s interest is personal property.
A membership interest in a limited liability company is personal property.
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§ 1705.34 Holding and conveyance of property.
Real and personal property owned or purchased by a limited liability company shall be held and owned in the name of the company. Conveyance of that property shall be made in the name of the company.
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§ 1705.46 Distribution of assets; payment of claims and obligations.
(A) Upon the winding up of a limited liability company and the liquidation of its assets, the assets shall be distributed in the following order:
(1) To the extent permitted by law, to members who are creditors and other creditors in satisfaction of liabilities of the company other than liabilities for distributions to members;
(2) Except as otherwise provided in the operating agreement, to members and former members in satisfaction of liabilities for distributions to members;
(3) Except as otherwise provided in the operating agreement, to members as follows:
(a) First, for the return of their contributions;
(b) Second, with respect to their membership interests.
(B) A limited liability company that is winding up its affairs and liquidating its assets shall pay or make reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations, including all contingent, conditional, or unmatured claims and obligations that are known to the company and all claims and obligations that are known to the company but with respect to which the claimant or obligee is unknown. If there are sufficient assets, the claims and obligations shall be paid in full or any provision to pay them shall be made in full. If there are insufficient assets, the claims and obligations shall be paid or provided for according to their priority, and claims and obligations of equal priority shall be paid ratably to the extent of the assets available for their payment. Unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement, any remaining assets shali be distributed as provided in division (A) of this section.
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§1705.48 Personal Liability for debt, obligation of liability.
Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or any other provision of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, sections (...) of the Revised Code, all of the following apply:
(A) The debts, obligations and liabilities of a limited liability company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, are solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the limited liability company.
(B) Neither the members of the limited liability company nor any managers of the limited liability company are personally liable to satisfy any judgment, decree, of order of a court for, or are personally liable to satisfy in any other manner, a debt, obligation or liability of the company solely by reason of being a member or manager of the limited liability company.
(C) Nothing in this chapter affects any personal liability of a member of a limited liability company or any manager of a limited liability company for the member’s or manager’s own-actions or omissions.”.