Effective - 28 Aug 2004
347.081. Operating agreement, contents — policy statement — enforceability, remedies. — 1. The member or members of a limited liability company shall adopt an operating agreement containing such provisions as such member or members may deem appropriate, subject only to the provisions of sections 347.010 to 347.187 and other law. The operating agreement may contain any provision, not inconsistent with law, relating to the conduct of the business and affairs of the limited liability company, its rights and powers, and the rights, powers and duties of its members, managers, agents or employees, including:
(1) Whether the management of the limited liability company shall be vested in one or more members, managers or other persons, and, if so, the powers and authority to be exercised by such persons;
(2) Providing for classes or groups of members having various rights, powers and duties, and providing for the future creation of additional classes or groups of members having relative rights, powers and duties superior or equal to existing classes and groups of members;
(3) The exercise or division of management or voting rights among different classes or groups of members, managers or other persons on a per capita or other basis;
(4) With respect to any matter requiring a vote, approval or consent of members or managers, provisions relating to notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on, waiver of notice, action by consent without a meeting, quorum requirements, authorizations by proxy, or any other matter with respect to the exercise of any voting or approval rights;
(5) Authorizing all or certain persons to execute articles, notices or documents permitted or required by sections 347.010 to 347.187;
(6) Restrictions on the transfer of members' interests in the limited liability company, and options or rights to acquire or sell members' interests in the limited liability company;
(7) The manner in which income, gain, deduction, loss, credit and items thereof are to be allocated to the members; and
(8) Provisions relating to any tax elections to be made by the limited liability company and the authorization of persons to make such elections.
2. It is the policy of sections 347.010 to 347.187 to give the maximum effect to the principle of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of operating agreements.
3. The operating agreement shall be enforceable at law or in equity by any member to the extent provided in applicable law.
4. This section shall not affect any otherwise valid agreement among members of a limited liability company.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.746, A.L. 1997 H.B. 655 merged with S.B. 170, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1664)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships
Chapter 347 - Limited Liability Companies — Merger and Consolidation of Business Organizations
Section 347.010 - Name of law.
Section 347.015 - Definitions.
Section 347.017 - Single member companies, compliance with this chapter.
Section 347.020 - Name of company regulated.
Section 347.025 - Name may be reserved, how, time period.
Section 347.035 - Organization authorized, purpose.
Section 347.039 - Articles, contents.
Section 347.041 - Articles of amendment, contents — amendments required, when.
Section 347.043 - Restated articles of organization — contents.
Section 347.045 - Articles of termination — contents.
Section 347.047 - Execution of documents, manner — affirmation.
Section 347.049 - Failure to execute documents, action to direct execution.
Section 347.051 - Delivery of documents to secretary of state, format, duties.
Section 347.057 - Limitation of liability of member or manager.
Section 347.059 - Actions without authority, liability.
Section 347.061 - Property of company — title.
Section 347.063 - Transfer of property — instrument of transfer — claims, effect.
Section 347.067 - Binding act after dissolution, manner — unauthorized acts.
Section 347.071 - Admission or representation evidence, when.
Section 347.073 - Notice to authorized person of business matter, effect.
Section 347.075 - Company liable, when.
Section 347.077 - Misapplication of money, liability.
Section 347.081 - Operating agreement, contents — policy statement — enforceability, remedies.
Section 347.083 - Action or vote without meeting, consent required.
Section 347.085 - Waiver of required notice, effect — attendance at meeting — effect.
Section 347.088 - Standard of duty — extent of liabilities and duties — profit or benefit, duty.
Section 347.090 - Reliance by authorized person upon information — discharge of duties.
Section 347.093 - Member or manager may lend money and transact business.
Section 347.095 - Claims among managers or members.
Section 347.097 - Interest may issue upon consideration.
Section 347.101 - Distributions required, when — manner.
Section 347.105 - Distribution, form of.
Section 347.107 - Remedies of member entitled to distribution.
Section 347.111 - Allocation of profits or losses, manner.
Section 347.113 - Members — additional members.
Section 347.123 - Cessation of membership, events of withdrawal.
Section 347.128 - Agreement of merger or consolidation.
Section 347.131 - Effective date of merger or consolidation.
Section 347.133 - Consummation of merger or consolidation, effects — required filings.
Section 347.137 - Dissolution of company, events — notice of winding up.
Section 347.147 - Right to wind up upon dissolution — authorization.
Section 347.149 - Court may liquidate assets, when.
Section 347.151 - Foreign limited liability company, conflict of laws.
Section 347.153 - Foreign company, registration required — application, contents, fee.
Section 347.155 - Proper application for registration, duties of secretary.
Section 347.157 - Name of foreign company regulated.
Section 347.161 - Cancellation, articles of.
Section 347.165 - Cause of action authorized.
Section 347.167 - Service of process, venue.
Section 347.169 - Affirmation, penalties of perjury.
Section 347.171 - Action by member, conditions.
Section 347.173 - Derivative action — complaint.
Section 347.175 - Derivative action — attorney's fees.
Section 347.181 - Law to apply to interstate and international commerce.
Section 347.183 - Additional duties of secretary.
Section 347.185 - Member's interest not security.
Section 347.187 - Classification for purposes of taxation — treatment.
Section 347.700 - Law to apply, merger or consolidation.
Section 347.705 - Definitions.
Section 347.715 - Agreement of merger or consolidation — contents.
Section 347.735 - Merger or consolidation, requirements and limitations — what law to govern.