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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(A) A promise by a member to make a contribution to a limited liability company, or a series thereof, is not enforceable unless set forth in a writing signed by the member.
(B) A member's obligation to make a contribution to a limited liability company, or a series thereof, is not excused by the member's death, disability, or other inability to perform personally. If a member does not make a contribution required by an enforceable promise, the member or the member's estate is obligated, at the election of the limited liability company, or a series thereof, to contribute money equal to the value of the portion of the contribution that has not been made. The election shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights, including the right to specific performance, that the limited liability company, or a series thereof, may have under the operating agreement or applicable law.
(C)(1) The obligation of a member to make a contribution to a limited liability company may be compromised only by consent of all the members. A conditional obligation of a member to make a contribution to a limited liability company may not be enforced unless the conditions of the obligation have been satisfied or waived as to or by that member. Conditional obligations include contributions payable upon a discretionary call of a limited liability company before the time the call occurs.
(2) The obligation of a member associated with a series to make a contribution to the series may be compromised only by consent of all the members associated with that series. A conditional obligation of a member to make a contribution to a series may not be enforced unless the conditions of the obligation have been satisfied or waived as to or by that member. Conditional obligations include contributions payable upon a discretionary call of that series before the time the call occurs.
(3) Division (C)(1) of this section shall not apply to a member's obligation to make a contribution to a series of a limited liability company.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XVII. Corporations Partnerships § 1706.281 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xvii-corporations-partnerships/oh-rev-code-sect-1706-281/
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