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11 V.S.A. § 4006
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4006. Reserved name

§ 4006. Reserved name|(a)(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of the name of a limited liability company, including a fictitious or assumed name for a foreign limited liability company whose name is not available, by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing.  (2) The application shall state the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. (3) If the Secretary of State finds that the name applied for is available, the Secretary shall reserve that name for the applicant's exclusive use for a 120-day period.   (b) The owner of a reserved limited liability company name may renew the reservation for successive periods of 120 days each by delivering a renewal application to the Secretary of State during the 45-day period preceding the date of expiration of the reservation.(c) The owner of a name reserved for a limited liability company may assign the reservation to another person by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a signed notice of the assignment that states the name and address of the assignee.(d) The owner of a reserved limited liability company name may terminate the name reservation by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a signed notice of withdrawal of name reservation. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4007
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4007. Designated office and agent

§ 4007. Designated office and agent|(a) A limited liability company and a foreign limited liability company authorized to do business in this State shall designate and continuously maintain:  (1) a designated office for notification purposes, which may but need not be a place of its business, and may but need not be located in this State; and (2) an agent and street address of the agent for service of process on the limited liability company in this State.   (b) An agent for service of process shall be an individual resident of this State, a domestic corporation, another limited liability company, or a foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company authorized to do business in this State. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4008
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4008. Change of designated office or agent for service of process

§ 4008. Change of designated office or agent for service of process|(a) A limited liability company or foreign limited liability company may change its designated office or agent for service of process by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of change that sets forth:  (1) the name of the company; (2) the street address, and the mailing address if different from the street address, of its current designated office; (3) if the current designated office is to be changed, the street address, and the mailing address if different from the street address, of the new designated office; (4) the name and address of its current agent for service of process; and (5) if the current agent for service of process is to be changed, the name of the new agent for service of process and the new agent's written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment.   (b) If an agent for service of process changes the street address of the agent's business office, the agent may change the street address of the designated office of any limited liability company or foreign limited liability company for which the agent is the agent for service of process by notifying the company in writing of the change and signing, either manually or in facsimile, and filing with the Secretary of State a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and recites that the company has been notified of the change. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4009
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4009. Resignation of agent for service of process

§ 4009. Resignation of agent for service of process|(a) To resign as an agent for service of process of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company, the agent shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of resignation containing the company name and stating that the agent is resigning.(b) The Secretary of State shall file a statement of resignation delivered under subsection (a) of this section and mail or otherwise deliver a copy to the designated office of the limited liability company.(c) An agency for service of process terminates on the earlier of:  (1) the 41st day after the Secretary of State files the statement of resignation; or (2) when a record designating a new agent for service of process is delivered to the Secretary of State for filing on behalf of the limited liability company and becomes effective. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4010
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4010. Service of process

§ 4010. Service of process|(a) An agent for service of process appointed by a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company is an agent of the company for service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the company.(b) If a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company fails to appoint or maintain an agent for service of process in this State or the agent for service of process cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the agent's address, the Secretary of State is an agent of the company upon whom process, notice, or demand may be served.(c) Service of any process, notice, or demand on the Secretary of State may be made by delivering to and leaving with the Secretary of State duplicate copies of the process, notice, or demand. If the process, notice, or demand is served on the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall forward one of the copies by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the company at its registered office. Service on the Secretary of State shall be returnable in not less than 30 days.(d) The Secretary of State shall keep a record of all processes, notices, and demands served pursuant to this section and record the time of and the action taken regarding the service.(e) This section shall not affect the right to serve process, notice, or demand upon a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company in any manner otherwise provided by law. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4012
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4012. Fees

§ 4012. Fees|(a) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when a document described in this section is delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing:(1) Articles of organization                                         $125.00 (2) Application for certificate of authority                         $125.00 (3) Amendment of articles or certificate of authority                 $25.00 (4) Cancellation of certificate of authority                          $20.00 (5) Application for reserved name                                     $20.00 (6) Notice of transfer of reserved name                               No fee (7) Application for registered name                                   $25.00 (8) Application for renewal of registered name                        $25.00 (9) Statement of change of designated agent or designated office, or both                                                       $25.00                                                                          and                                                                       not to                                                                       exceed                                                                    $1,000.00                                                                          per                                                                        filer                                                                          per                                                                       calen-                                                                          dar                                                                         year (10) Agent's statement of resignation                                 no fee (11) Restatement of articles of organization                          $25.00 (12) Articles of correction                                           $25.00 (13) Application for certificate of existence or authorization        $25.00 (14) Articles of merger                                               $50.00 (15) Annual report of a domestic limited liability company            $35.00 (16) Annual report of a foreign limited liability company            $140.00 (17) Reinstatement                                                    $25.00 (18) Any other document required or permitted to be filed by this chapter                                          $20.00 (b) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees:  (1) $25.00 each time process is served on the Secretary under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if he or she prevails in the proceeding. (2) $25.00 for the certificate certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4021
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4021. Limited liability company as legal entity

§ 4021. Limited liability company as legal entity|A limited liability company is a legal entity distinct from its members. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4022
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4022. Organization

§ 4022. Organization|(a) One or more persons may organize a limited liability company, consisting of one or more members, by delivering articles of organization to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing. The organizers need not be members of the limited liability company at the time of formation or after formation has occurred.(b) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the existence of a limited liability company begins when the articles of organization are filed.(c) The filing of the articles of organization by the Secretary of State is conclusive proof that the organizers satisfied all conditions precedent to the creation of the organization.(d) The Secretary of State shall maintain a separate record of the number of limited liability companies that deliver articles of organization to the Secretary for filing by electronic transmission. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4023
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4023. Articles of organization

§ 4023. Articles of organization|(a) Articles of organization of a limited liability company shall set forth:  (1) the name of the company; (2) the address of the initial designated office; (3) the name and street address of the initial agent for service of process; (4) the name and address of each organizer; (5) if the company has no members at the time of filing, a statement to that effect; and (6) whether the company is an L3C.   (b) Articles of organization of a limited liability company may set forth:  (1) provisions permitted to be set forth in an operating agreement; and (2) other matters not inconsistent with law.   (c) Articles of organization of a limited liability company may not vary the nonwaivable provisions of subsection 4003(b) of this title. As to all other matters, if any provision of an operating agreement is inconsistent with the articles of organization:  (1) the operating agreement controls as to managers, members, and members' transferees; and (2) the articles of organization control as to persons other than managers, members, and their transferees who relied on the articles to their detriment. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4024
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4024. Amendment or restatement of articles of organization

§ 4024. Amendment or restatement of articles of organization|(a) Articles of organization of a limited liability company may be amended at any time by delivering articles of amendment to the Secretary of State for filing. The articles of amendment shall set forth the:  (1) name of the limited liability company; (2) date of filing of the articles of organization; and (3) amendment to the articles.   (b) The articles of organization of a limited liability company may be amended at any time but shall be amended if:  (1) there is a change in the name of the company; (2) there is a change in any other matter set forth in the articles of organization under subsection 4023(b) of this title; or (3) the articles of organization contain a false or erroneous statement.   (c) A limited liability company may restate its articles of organization at any time. Restated articles of organization shall be signed and filed in the same manner as articles of amendment. Restated articles of organization shall be designated as such in the heading and state in the heading or in an introductory paragraph the limited liability company's present name and, if it has been changed, all of its former names and the date of the filing of its initial articles of organization. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4025
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4025. Signing of documents

§ 4025. Signing of documents|(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a document to be filed by or on behalf of a limited liability company in the Office of the Secretary of State must be signed in the name of the company by:  (1) a person authorized by the company; (2) a person organizing the company, if it is the company's initial articles of organization; or (3) a fiduciary, if the company is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary.   (b) A document signed under subsection (a) of this section shall state adjacent to the signature the name and capacity of the signer.(c) Any record filed under this chapter may be signed by an agent.(d) An individual who signs a record authorized or required to be filed under this chapter affirms under penalty of perjury that the information stated in the record is accurate. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4026
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4026. Filing in Office of Secretary of State

§ 4026. Filing in Office of Secretary of State|(a) The original signed copy, together with a duplicate copy that may be either a signed, photocopied, or conformed copy, of the articles of organization or any other document required to be filed pursuant to this chapter shall be delivered to the Secretary of State. If the Secretary of State determines that a document conforms to the filing provisions of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall, when all required filing fees have been paid:  (1) endorse each signed original and duplicate copy with the word "filed" and the date and time of the acceptance for filing; (2) retain the signed original in the Office of the Secretary of State; and (3) return the duplicate copy to the limited liability company or to its representative.   (b) If the Secretary of State is unable to make the determination required under subsection (a) of this section for filing the articles of organization at the time a document is delivered for filing, the document is deemed to have been filed at the time of delivery if the Secretary of State subsequently determines that:  (1) the document as delivered conforms to the filing provisions of this chapter; or (2) within 20 days after notification of nonconformance is given by the Secretary to the limited liability company or its representative, the document is brought into conformance.   (c) If the filing and determination requirements of this chapter are not satisfied within the time prescribed in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, the document shall not be filed.(d) A document accepted for filing by the Secretary of State is effective:  (1) on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State maintaining a record of the date and time of the filing; (2) at the time specified in the document as its effective time; or (3) on the date and at the time specified in the document if the document specifies a delayed effective date and time.   (e) If a delayed effective date for a document is specified but no time is specified, the document is effective at 12:01 a.m. on that date. A delayed effective date that is later than the 90th day after the document is filed makes the document effective as of the 90th day.(f) An original copy may consist of an electronic communication received by the Secretary of State's office, endorsement may consist of an attached electronic record, and the delivery of a duplicate may be done electronically. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4027
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4027. Correcting filed document

§ 4027. Correcting filed document|(a) A limited liability company or foreign limited liability company may correct a document filed by the Secretary of State if the document contains a false or erroneous statement or was defectively signed.(b) A document is corrected:  (1) by preparing articles of correction that:  (A) describe the document, including its filing date, or attach a copy of it to the articles of correction; (B) specify the incorrect statement and the reason it is incorrect or the manner in which the signing was defective; (C) correct the incorrect statement or defective signing; and  (2) by delivering the corrected document to the Secretary of State for filing.   (c) When filed by the Secretary of State, articles of correction filed under subsection (a) of this section are effective retroactively as of the effective date of the record the articles correct, but the articles are effective when filed as to persons that previously relied on the uncorrected record and would be adversely affected by the retroactive effect. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4028
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4028. Certificate of existence or authorization

§ 4028. Certificate of existence or authorization|(a) A person may request the Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of existence for a limited liability company or a certificate of authorization for a foreign limited liability company.(b) A certificate of existence for a limited liability company shall set forth:  (1) the company's name; (2) that it is duly organized under the laws of this State and the date of organization; and (3) that articles of termination have not been filed.   (c) A certificate of authorization for a foreign limited liability company shall set forth:  (1) the company's name used in this State; (2) that it is authorized to transact business in this State; and (3) that a certificate of cancellation has not been filed.   (d) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or authorization issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign limited liability company is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this State. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4029
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4029. Liability for false statement in filed document

§ 4029. Liability for false statement in filed document|If a document filed with the Secretary of State contains a false statement, one who suffers loss by reliance on the statement may recover damages for the loss from a person who signed the document or caused another to sign it on the person's behalf and knew the statement to be false at the time the document was signed. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4030
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4030. Filing by judicial act

§ 4030. Filing by judicial act|If a person required by section 4025 of this title to sign any document fails or refuses to do so, any other person who is adversely affected by the failure or refusal may petition the Superior Court to direct the signing of the document. If the Court finds that it is proper for the document to be signed and that a person so designated has failed or refused to sign the document, it shall order the Secretary of State to sign and file an appropriate document. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4031
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4031. Limited liability company property

§ 4031. Limited liability company property|Property transferred to or otherwise acquired by a limited liability company is property of the limited liability company and not of the members individually. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4032
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4032. When property is limited liability company property

§ 4032. When property is limited liability company property|(a) Property is limited liability company property if acquired in the name of:  (1) the limited liability company; or (2) one or more members with an indication in the instrument transferring title to the property of the person's capacity as a member or of the existence of a limited liability company, but without an indication of the name of the limited liability company.   (b) Property is presumed to be limited liability company property if purchased with limited liability company assets, even if not acquired in the name of the limited liability company or of one or more members with an indication in the instrument transferring title to the property of the person's capacity as a member or of the existence of a limited liability company.(c) Property acquired in the name of one or more of the members, without an indication in the instrument transferring title to the property of the person's capacity as a member or of the existence of a limited liability company and without use of limited liability company assets, is presumed to be separate property, even if used for limited liability company purposes. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)
11 V.S.A. § 4033
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 25 - Limited Liability Companies|§ 4033. Annual report for Secretary of State

§ 4033. Annual report for Secretary of State|(a) Each domestic limited liability company and each foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this State shall file an annual report with the Secretary of State. The annual report shall set forth the following information:  (1) the name of the company and the state or country under whose law it is organized; and (2) the address of its designated office and the name of its designated agent at that office in this State.   (b) Information in the annual report shall be current as of the date the annual report is signed on behalf of the company.(c) The annual report shall be delivered to the Secretary of State within three months after the expiration of the company's fiscal year. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2.)