(1) One or more persons may act as authorized representatives to form a limited liability company by signing and delivering articles of organization to the department for filing.
(2) The articles of organization must state the following:
(a) The name of the limited liability company, which must comply with s. 605.0112.
(b) The street and mailing addresses of the company’s principal office.
(c) The name, street address in this state, and written acceptance of the company’s initial registered agent.
(3) The articles of organization may contain statements on matters other than those required under subsection (2), but may not vary from or otherwise affect the provisions specified in s. 605.0105(3) in a manner inconsistent with that subsection. Additional statements may include one or more of the following:
(a) A declaration as to whether the limited liability company is manager-managed for purposes of s. 605.0407 and other relevant provisions of this chapter.
(b) For a manager-managed limited liability company, the names and addresses of one or more of the managers of the company.
(c) For a member-managed limited liability company, the names and addresses of one or more of the members of the company.
(d) A description of the authority or limitation on the authority of a specific person in the company or a person holding a position or having a specified status in the company.
(e) Any other relevant matters.
(4) A limited liability company is formed when the company’s articles of organization become effective under s. 605.0207 and when at least one person becomes a member at the time the articles of organization become effective. By signing the articles of organization, the person who signs the articles of organization affirms that the company has or will have at least one member as of the time the articles of organization become effective.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXVI - Business Organizations
Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act
605.0105 - Operating Agreement; Scope, Function, and Limitations.
605.0108 - Nature, Purpose, and Duration of Limited Liability Company.
605.0110 - Limited Liability Company Property.
605.0111 - Rules of Construction and Supplemental Principles of Law.
605.0114 - Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office.
605.0115 - Resignation of Registered Agent.
605.0116 - Change of Name or Address by Registered Agent.
605.0117 - Service of Process, Notice, or Demand.
605.0118 - Delivery of Record.
605.0201 - Formation of Limited Liability Company; Articles of Organization.
605.0202 - Amendment or Restatement of Articles of Organization.
605.0203 - Signing of Records to Be Delivered for Filing to Department.
605.0204 - Signing and Filing Pursuant to Judicial Order.
605.0205 - Liability for Inaccurate Information in Filed Record.
605.0206 - Filing Requirements.
605.0207 - Effective Date and Time.
605.0208 - Withdrawal of Filed Record Before Effectiveness.
605.0209 - Correcting Filed Record.
605.0211 - Certificate of Status.
605.0212 - Annual Report for Department.
605.0213 - Fees of the Department.
605.0214 - Powers of Department.
605.0216 - Statement of Dissociation or Resignation.
605.0301 - Power to Bind Limited Liability Company.
605.0302 - Statement of Authority.
605.0303 - Statement of Denial.
605.0304 - Liability of Members and Managers.
605.0402 - Form of Contribution.
605.0403 - Liability for Contributions.
605.0404 - Sharing of Distributions Before Dissolution and Profits and Losses.
605.0405 - Limitations on Distributions.
605.0406 - Liability for Improper Distributions.
605.0407 - Management of Limited Liability Company.
605.04071 - Delegation of Rights and Powers to Manage.
605.04072 - Selection and Terms of Managers in a Manager-Managed Limited Liability Company.
605.04073 - Voting Rights of Members and Managers.
605.04074 - Agency Rights of Members and Managers.
605.0408 - Reimbursement, Indemnification, Advancement, and Insurance.
605.04091 - Standards of Conduct for Members and Managers.
605.04092 - Conflict of Interest Transactions.
605.04093 - Limitation of Liability of Managers and Members.
605.0410 - Records to Be Kept; Rights of Member, Manager, and Person Dissociated to Information.
605.0411 - Court-Ordered Inspection.
605.0501 - Nature of Transferable Interest.
605.0502 - Transfer of Transferable Interest.
605.0504 - Power of Legal Representative.
605.0601 - Power to Dissociate as Member; Wrongful Dissociation.
605.0602 - Events Causing Dissociation.
605.0603 - Effect of Dissociation.
605.0701 - Events Causing Dissolution.
605.0702 - Grounds for Judicial Dissolution.
605.0703 - Procedure for Judicial Dissolution; Alternative Remedies.
605.0704 - Receivership or Custodianship.
605.0705 - Decree of Dissolution.
605.0706 - Election to Purchase Instead of Dissolution.
605.0707 - Articles of Dissolution; Filing of Articles of Dissolution.
605.0708 - Revocation of Articles of Dissolution.
605.0710 - Disposition of Assets in Winding Up.
605.0711 - Known Claims Against Dissolved Limited Liability Company.
605.0712 - Other Claims Against a Dissolved Limited Liability Company.
605.0714 - Administrative Dissolution.
605.0716 - Judicial Review of Denial of Reinstatement.
605.0717 - Effect of Dissolution.
605.0801 - Direct Action by Member.
605.0804 - Special Litigation Committee.
605.0805 - Proceeds and Expenses.
605.0806 - Voluntary Dismissal or Settlement; Notice.
605.0902 - Application for Certificate of Authority.
605.0903 - Effect of a Certificate of Authority.
605.0904 - Effect of Failure to Have Certificate of Authority.
605.0905 - Activities Not Constituting Transacting Business.
605.0906 - Noncomplying Name of Foreign Limited Liability Company.
605.0907 - Amendment to Certificate of Authority.
605.0908 - Revocation of Certificate of Authority.
605.0909 - Reinstatement Following Revocation of Certificate of Authority.
605.09091 - Judicial Review of Denial of Reinstatement.
605.0910 - Withdrawal and Cancellation of Certificate of Authority.
605.0911 - Withdrawal Deemed on Conversion to Domestic Filing Entity.
605.0912 - Withdrawal on Dissolution, Merger, or Conversion to Nonfiling Entity.
605.0913 - Action by Department of Legal Affairs.
605.1001 - Relationship of the Provisions of This Section and Ss. 605.1002-605.1072 to Other Laws.
605.1002 - Charitable and Donative Provisions.
605.1005 - Reference to External Facts.
605.1023 - Approval of Merger.
605.1024 - Amendment or Abandonment of Plan of Merger.
605.1025 - Articles of Merger.
605.1031 - Interest Exchange Authorized.
605.1032 - Plan of Interest Exchange.
605.1033 - Approval of Interest Exchange.
605.1034 - Amendment or Abandonment of Plan of Interest Exchange.
605.1035 - Articles of Interest Exchange.
605.1036 - Effect of Interest Exchange.
605.1041 - Conversion Authorized.
605.1042 - Plan of Conversion.
605.1043 - Approval of Conversion.
605.1044 - Amendment or Abandonment of Plan of Conversion.
605.1045 - Articles of Conversion.
605.1046 - Effect of Conversion.
605.1051 - Domestication Authorized.
605.1052 - Plan of Domestication.
605.1053 - Approval of Domestication.
605.1054 - Amendment or Abandonment of Plan of Domestication.
605.1055 - Articles of Domestication.
605.1056 - Effect of Domestication.
605.1061 - Appraisal Rights; Definitions.
605.1062 - Assertion of Rights by Nominees and Beneficial Owners.
605.1063 - Notice of Appraisal Rights.
605.1064 - Notice of Intent to Demand Payment.
605.1065 - Appraisal Notice and Form.
605.1066 - Perfection of Rights; Right to Withdraw.
605.1067 - Member’s Acceptance of Limited Liability Company’s Offer.
605.1068 - Procedure if Member Is Dissatisfied With Offer.
605.1070 - Court Costs and Attorney Fees.
605.1071 - Limitation on Limited Liability Company Payment.
605.1072 - Other Remedies Limited.
605.1101 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.
605.1102 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
605.1103 - Tax Exemption on Income of Certain Limited Liability Companies.
605.1104 - Interrogatories by Department; Other Powers of Department.
605.1105 - Reservation of Power to Amend or Repeal.