Ohio Code § 1706.171
Ohio Code § 1706.171. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1706.171.
(A) If a person required by this chapter to sign a record or deliver a record to the
secretary of state for filing under this chapter does not do so, any other person
that is aggrieved by that failure to sign may petition the appropriate court to order
any of the following: (1) The person to sign the record; (2) The person to deliver the record to the secretary of state for filing; (3) The secretary of state to file the record unsigned. (B) If a petitioner under division (A) of this section is not the limited liability company
or foreign limited liability company to whom the record pertains, the petitioner shall
make the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company a party to
the action. A person aggrieved under division (A) of this section may seek the remedies provided
in that division in a separate action against the person required to sign the record
or as a part of any other action concerning the limited liability company in which
the person required to sign the record is made a party. (C) A record filed unsigned pursuant to this section is effective without being signed. (D) A court may award reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, to the
prevailing party, in whole or in part, with respect to any claim made under division
(A) of this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1706.171
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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