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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
§ 5-45. Forms, execution, acknowledgement and filing.
(a) All reports required by this Act to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of State. Forms for all other documents to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State shall be furnished by the Secretary of State upon request therefor, but the use thereof, unless otherwise specifically prescribed in this Act, shall not be mandatory.
(b) Whenever any provision of this Act specifically requires any document to be executed by the limited liability company in accordance with this Section, unless otherwise specifically stated in this Act and subject to any additional provisions of this Act, the document shall be signed as follows:
(1) The initial articles of organization shall be signed by the organizer or organizers.
(2) A document filed on behalf of a dissolved limited liability company that has no members must be signed by the person winding up the company's activities under Section 35-4.
(3) Any other document must be signed by a person authorized by the limited liability company to sign it.
(c) The name of a person signing the document and the capacity in which the person signs shall be stated beneath or opposite the person's signature.
(d) The execution of any document required by this Act by a person constitutes an affirmation under the penalties of perjury that the facts stated therein are true and that the person has authority to execute the document.
(e) When filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, an authorization, including a power of attorney, to sign a record must be in writing, then sworn to, verified, or acknowledged.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 805. Business Organizations § 180/5-45. Forms, execution, acknowledgement and filing - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-805-business-organizations/il-st-sect-805-180-5-45/
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