General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE XXII. CORPORATIONS |
CHAPTER 156C. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT |
SECTION 1. Short title |
SECTION 2. Definitions |
SECTION 3. Name of limited liability company |
SECTION 4. Reservation of exclusive right to name |
SECTION 5. Office and agent for service of process in commonwealth |
SECTION 5A. Certificate of change of resident agent or street address of resident agent; change of address of LLC business office; resignation |
SECTION 6. Powers and privileges of limited liability company; information to be provided on certificate of organization or application for registration |
SECTION 7. Transaction of business between member or manager and limited liability company |
SECTION 8. Indemnification of member or manager |
SECTION 9. Records and documents |
SECTION 10. Furnishing of documents and information to members and managers |
SECTION 11. Reliance on records and documents |
SECTION 12. Certificate of organization |
SECTION 13. Amendment of certificate of organization |
SECTION 14. Cancellation of certificate of organization |
SECTION 15. Execution of certificate by authorized person |
SECTION 16. Failure or refusal to execute certificate |
SECTION 17. Filing of certificate with state secretary |
SECTION 18. Filing of certificate as notice |
SECTION 19. Restated certificates of organization |
SECTION 20. Admission as member of limited liability company |
SECTION 21. Rights, powers and duties of classes or groups of members |
SECTION 22. Debts, obligations and liabilities of limited liability company |
SECTION 23. Designation of manager |
SECTION 24. Management of limited liability company |
SECTION 25. Manager's membership in company |
SECTION 26. Relative rights, duties and powers of classes or groups of managers |
SECTION 27. Contributions of members |
SECTION 28. Members' obligations to limited liability company |
SECTION 29. Allocation of profits and losses |
SECTION 30. Distributions of cash or other assets |
SECTION 31. Entitlement to distributions |
SECTION 32. Distribution to resigning member |
SECTION 33. Form of distribution on demand; acceptance of distribution of assets |
SECTION 34. Entitlement to creditor remedies |
SECTION 35. Liability for distribution in excess of terms of operating agreement |
SECTION 36. Resignation of member |
SECTION 37. Resignation of manager |
SECTION 38. Personal property |
SECTION 39. Assignment of interest |
SECTION 40. Judgment against member payable with interest in limited liability company |
SECTION 41. Membership of assignee |
SECTION 42. Death or incompetence of member |
SECTION 43. Dissolution of limited liability company |
SECTION 44. Court-decreed dissolution |
SECTION 45. Winding up affairs of dissolved limited liability company |
SECTION 46. Distribution of assets of limited liability company following dissolution |
SECTION 47. Laws applicable to foreign limited liability company |
SECTION 48. Registration of foreign limited liability company |
SECTION 49. Duties of state secretary with respect to foreign limited liability companies |
SECTION 50. Name of foreign limited liability company |
SECTION 51. Resident agent for service of process on foreign limited liability company |
SECTION 52. Correction or amendment of application for registration of foreign limited liability company |
SECTION 53. Cancellation of registration of foreign limited liability company |
SECTION 54. Failure to register; penalty; service of process |
SECTION 55. Suits by or against limited liability company |
SECTION 56. Suits on behalf of limited liability company |
SECTION 57. Court orders on termination of derivative suit |
SECTION 58. Lack of authority to sue |
SECTION 59. Consolidation or merger |
SECTION 60. Approval of consolidation or merger; objection; termination or amendment |
SECTION 61. Certificate of consolidation or merger |
SECTION 62. Rights, privileges, powers, property and debts of consolidated or merged business entity |
SECTION 63. Duties and liabilities of members and managers |
SECTION 64. Reorganization of limited liability company |
SECTION 65. Liability insurance |
SECTION 66. Recordable instruments affecting real property binding on limited liability company |
SECTION 67. Certification of authority to act for limited liability company |
SECTION 68. Good standing |
SECTION 69. Conversion of business entity to limited liability company |
SECTION 70. Administrative dissolution; notice; wind up and liquidation of affairs |
SECTION 71. Application for reinstatement by limited liability company subject to administrative dissolution or revocation of authority to transact business |
SECTION 72. Revocation of foreign limited liability company's authority to transact business in commonwealth; grounds; notice; effective date |