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FL Stat § 605.0113 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0113 - Registered Agent.

605.0113 Registered agent.—(1) Each limited liability company and each foreign limited liability company that has a certificate of authority under s. 605.0902 shall designate and continuously maintain in this state:(a) A registered office, which may be the same as its place of business in this state; and(b) A registered agent, who must be:1. An individual who resides in this state and whose business address is identical to the address of the registered office;2. Another domestic entity that is an authorized entity and whose business address is identical to the address of the registered office; or3. A foreign entity authorized to transact business in this state that is an authorized entity and whose business address is identical to the address of the registered office.(2) Each initial registered agent, and each successor registered agent that is appointed, shall file a statement in writing with the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, accepting the appointment as registered agent while simultaneously being designated as the registered agent. The statement of acceptance must provide that the registered agent is familiar with and accepts the obligations of that position.(3) The duties of a registered agent are as follows:(a) To forward to the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company, at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the company or foreign limited liability company, a process, notice, or demand pertaining to the company or foreign limited liability company which is served on or received by the agent.(b) If the registered agent resigns, to provide the notice required under s. 605.0115(2) to the company or foreign limited liability company at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the company or foreign limited liability company.(4) The department shall maintain an accurate record of the registered agent and registered office for service of process and shall promptly furnish information disclosed thereby upon request and payment of the required fee.(5) A limited liability company and each foreign limited liability company that has a certificate of authority under s. 605.0902 may not prosecute or maintain an action in a court in this state until the limited liability company complies with this section, pays to the department any amounts required under this chapter, and, to the extent ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, pays to the department a penalty of $5 for each day it has failed to comply or $500, whichever is less, and pays any other amounts required under this chapter.(6) For the purposes of this section, “authorized entity” means:(a) A corporation for profit.(b) A limited liability company.(c) A limited liability partnership.(d) A limited partnership, including a limited liability limited partnership.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 238, ch. 2019-90.
FL Stat § 605.0114 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0114 - Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office.

605.0114 Change of registered agent or registered office.—(1) In order to change its registered agent or registered office address, a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company may deliver to the department for filing a statement of change containing the following:(a) The name of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.(b) The name of its current registered agent.(c) If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent.(d) The street address of its current registered office for its current registered agent.(e) If the street address of the current registered office is to be changed, the new street address of the registered office in this state.(2) If the registered agent is changed, the written acceptance of the successor registered agent described in s. 605.0113(2) must also be included in or attached to the statement of change.(3) A statement of change is effective when filed by the department or when authorized under s. 605.0207.(4) The changes described in this section may also be made on the limited liability company’s or foreign limited liability company’s annual report, in an application for reinstatement filed with the department under s. 605.0715(1), in an amendment to or restatement of a company’s articles of organization in accordance with s. 605.0202, or in an amendment to a foreign limited liability company’s certificate of authority in accordance with s. 605.0907.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 239, ch. 2019-90.
FL Stat § 605.0115 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0115 - Resignation of Registered Agent.

605.0115 Resignation of registered agent.—(1) A registered agent may resign as agent for a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company by delivering for filing to the department a signed statement of resignation containing the name of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.(2) After delivering the statement of resignation to the department for filing, the registered agent must promptly mail a copy to the limited liability company’s or foreign limited liability company’s current mailing address.(3) A registered agent is terminated upon the earlier of:(a) The 31st day after the department files the statement of resignation; or(b) When a statement of change or other record designating a new registered agent is filed by the department.(4) When a statement of resignation takes effect, the registered agent ceases to have responsibility for a matter thereafter tendered to it as agent for the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company. The resignation does not affect contractual rights that the company or foreign limited liability company has against the agent or that the agent has against the company or foreign limited liability company.(5) A registered agent may resign from a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company regardless of whether the company or foreign limited liability company has active status.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 240, ch. 2019-90.
FL Stat § 605.0116 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0116 - Change of Name or Address by Registered Agent.

605.0116 Change of name or address by registered agent.—(1) If a registered agent changes his, her, or its name or address, the agent may deliver to the department for filing a statement of change that provides the following:(a) The name of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company represented by the registered agent.(b) The name of the registered agent as currently shown in the records of the department for the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.(c) If the name of the registered agent has changed, his, her, or its new name.(d) If the address of the registered agent has changed, the new address.(e) A statement that the registered agent has given the notice required under subsection (2).(2) A registered agent shall promptly furnish notice of the statement of change and the changes made by the statement filed with the department to the represented limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 241, ch. 2019-90; s. 70, ch. 2020-32.
FL Stat § 605.0117 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0117 - Service of Process, Notice, or Demand.

605.0117 Service of process, notice, or demand.—(1) A limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company may be served with process required or authorized by law by serving on its registered agent.(2) If a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company ceases to have a registered agent or if its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the process required or permitted by law may instead be served:(a) On a member of a member-managed limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company; or(b) On a manager of a manager-managed limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company.(3) If the process cannot be served on a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company pursuant to subsection (1) or subsection (2), the process may be served on the secretary of state as an agent of the company.(4) Service of process on the secretary of state may be made by delivering to and leaving with the department duplicate copies of the process.(5) Service is effectuated under subsection (3) on the date shown as received by the department.(6) The department shall keep a record of each process served pursuant to this section and record the time of and the action taken regarding the service.(7) Any notice or demand on a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company under this chapter may be given or made to any member of a member-managed limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company or to any manager of a manager-managed limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company; to the registered agent of the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company at the registered office of the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company in this state; or to any other address in this state that is in fact the principal office of the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company in this state.(8) This section does not affect the right to serve process, notice, or a demand in any other manner provided by law.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 242, ch. 2019-90.
FL Stat § 605.0118 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0118 - Delivery of Record.

605.0118 Delivery of record.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, permissible means of delivery of a record include delivery by hand, the United States Postal Service, a commercial delivery service, and electronic transmission.(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), delivery to the department is effective only when a record is received by the department.(3) If a check is mailed to the department for payment of an annual report fee or the annual supplemental fee required under s. 607.193, the check shall be deemed to have been received by the department as of the postmark date appearing on the envelope or package transmitting the check if the envelope or package is received by the department.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 243, ch. 2019-90.
FL Stat § 605.0119 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0119 - Waiver of Notice.

605.0119 Waiver of notice.—If, pursuant to this chapter or the articles of organization or operating agreement of a limited liability company, notice is required to be given to a member of a limited liability company or to a manager of a limited liability company having a manager or managers, a waiver in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to the notice, whether made before or after the time for notice to be given, is equivalent to the giving of notice.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
FL Stat § 605.0201 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0201 - Formation of Limited Liability Company; Articles of Organization.

605.0201 Formation of limited liability company; articles of organization.—(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.
FL Stat § 605.0202 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0202 - Amendment or Restatement of Articles of Organization.

605.0202 Amendment or restatement of articles of organization.—(1) The articles of organization may be amended or restated at any time.(2) To amend the articles of organization, a limited liability company must deliver to the department for filing an amendment, designated as such in its heading, which contains the following:(a) The present name of the company.(b) The date of filing of the company’s articles of organization.(c) The amendment to the articles of organization.(d) The delayed effective date, as provided under s. 605.0207, if the amendment is not effective on the date the department files the amendment.(3) To restate its articles of organization, a limited liability company must deliver to the department for filing an instrument, entitled “Restatement of Articles of Organization,” which contains the following:(a) The present name of the company.(b) The date of the filing of its articles of organization.(c) All of the provisions of its articles of organization in effect, as restated.(d) The delayed effective date, as provided under s. 605.0207, if the restatement is not effective on the date the department files the restatement.(4) A restatement of the articles of organization of a limited liability company may also contain one or more amendments to the articles of organization, in which case the instrument must be entitled “Amended and Restated Articles of Organization.”(5) If a member of a member-managed limited liability company or a manager of a manager-managed limited liability company knew that information contained in filed articles of organization was inaccurate when the articles of organization were filed or became inaccurate due to changed circumstances, the member or manager shall promptly:(a) Cause the articles of organization to be amended; or(b) If appropriate, deliver to the department for filing a statement of change under s. 605.0114 or a statement of correction under s. 605.0209.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
FL Stat § 605.0203 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0203 - Signing of Records to Be Delivered for Filing to Department.

605.0203 Signing of records to be delivered for filing to department.—(1) A record delivered to the department for filing pursuant to this chapter must be signed as follows:(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a record signed on behalf of a limited liability company must be signed by a person authorized by the company.(b) A company’s initial articles of organization must be signed by at least one person acting as an authorized representative. The articles of organization must also include or have attached a statement signed by the company’s initial registered agent in the form described in s. 605.0113(2).(c) A record delivered on behalf of a dissolved company that has no member must be signed by the person winding up the company’s activities and affairs under s. 605.0709(3) or a person appointed under s. 605.0709(4) or (5) to wind up the activities and affairs.(d) A statement of denial by a person under s. 605.0303 must be signed by that person.(e) A record changing the registered agent must also include or be accompanied by a statement signed by the successor registered agent in the form described in s. 605.0113(2).(f) Any other record delivered on behalf of a person to the department must be signed by that person.(2) A record may also be signed by an agent, legal representative, or attorney-in-fact, as applicable, if such person is duly appointed and authorized to sign the record and the record states that such person possesses that authority.(3) A person who signs a record as an agent, legal representative, or attorney-in-fact affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the record.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
FL Stat § 605.0204 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0204 - Signing and Filing Pursuant to Judicial Order.

605.0204 Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.—(1) If a person who is required under this chapter to sign a record or deliver a record to the department for filing under this chapter does not do so, another person who is aggrieved may petition the circuit court to order:(a) The person to sign the record;(b) The person to deliver the record to the department for filing; or(c) The department to file the record unsigned.(2) If a petitioner under subsection (1) is not the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company to which the record pertains, the petitioner shall make the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company a party to the action. The petitioner may seek the remedies provided in subsection (1) in the same action, in combination or in the alternative.(3) A record filed pursuant to paragraph (1)(c) is effective without being signed.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
FL Stat § 605.0205 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0205 - Liability for Inaccurate Information in Filed Record.

605.0205 Liability for inaccurate information in filed record.—(1) If a record delivered to the department for filing under this chapter and filed by the department contains inaccurate information, a person who suffers a loss by reliance on such information may recover damages for the loss from:(a) A person who signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf, and knew the information was inaccurate at the time the record was signed; and(b) Subject to subsection (2), a member of a member-managed limited liability company or a manager of a manager-managed limited liability company if:1. The record was delivered for filing on behalf of the company; and2. The member or manager had notice of the inaccuracy for a reasonably sufficient time before the information was relied upon so that, before the reliance, the member or manager reasonably could have:a. Effected an amendment pursuant to s. 605.0202;b. Filed a petition pursuant to s. 605.0204; orc. Delivered to the department for filing a statement of change pursuant to s. 605.0114 or a statement of correction under s. 605.0209.(2) To the extent that the operating agreement of a member-managed limited liability company expressly relieves a member of responsibility for maintaining the accuracy of information contained in records delivered on behalf of the company to the department for filing and imposes that responsibility on one or more other members, the liability stated in paragraph (1)(b) applies to those other members and not to the member that the operating agreement relieves of the responsibility.(3) 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.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
FL Stat § 605.0206 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 605 - Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act|605.0206 - Filing Requirements.

605.0206 Filing requirements.—(1) A record authorized or required to be delivered to the department for filing under this chapter must be captioned to describe the record’s purpose, be in a medium authorized by the department, and be delivered to the department. If all filing fees are paid, the department shall file the record unless the department determines that the record does not comply with the filing requirements.(2) Upon request and payment of the applicable fee, the department shall send to the requester a certified copy of the requested record.(3) If the department has prescribed a mandatory medium or form for the record being filed, the record must be in the prescribed medium or on the prescribed form.(4) Except as otherwise provided by the department, a document to be filed with the department must be typewritten or printed, legible, and written in the English language. A limited liability company name does not need to be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals, and the certificate of existence required of a foreign limited liability company does not need to be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation. The department may prescribe forms in electronic format which comply with this chapter. The department may also use electronic transmissions for the purposes of notice and communication in the performance of its duties and may require filers and registrants to furnish e-mail addresses when presenting a document for filing.History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180.