Massachusetts Chapter 156C — Limited Liability Company Act

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 1— Short title
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 2— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 3— Name of limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 4— Reservation of exclusive right to name
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 5— Office and agent for service of process in commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 5A— Certificate of change of resident agent or street address of resident agent; change of address of LLC business office; resignation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 6— Powers and privileges of limited liability company; information to be provided on certificate of organization or application for registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 7— Transaction of business between member or manager and limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 8— Indemnification of member or manager
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 9— Records and documents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 10— Furnishing of documents and information to members and managers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 11— Reliance on records and documents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 12— Certificate of organization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 13— Amendment of certificate of organization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 14— Cancellation of certificate of organization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 15— Execution of certificate by authorized person
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 16— Failure or refusal to execute certificate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 17— Filing of certificate with state secretary
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 18— Filing of certificate as notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 19— Restated certificates of organization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 20— Admission as member of limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 21— Rights, powers and duties of classes or groups of members
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 22— Debts, obligations and liabilities of limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 23— Designation of manager
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 24— Management of limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 25— Manager's membership in company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 26— Relative rights, duties and powers of classes or groups of managers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 27— Contributions of members
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 28— Members' obligations to limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 29— Allocation of profits and losses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 30— Distributions of cash or other assets
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 31— Entitlement to distributions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 32— Distribution to resigning member
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 33— Form of distribution on demand; acceptance of distribution of assets
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 34— Entitlement to creditor remedies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 35— Liability for distribution in excess of terms of operating agreement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 36— Resignation of member
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 37— Resignation of manager
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 38— Personal property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 39— Assignment of interest
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 40— Judgment against member payable with interest in limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 41— Membership of assignee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 42— Death or incompetence of member
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 43— Dissolution of limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 44— Court-decreed dissolution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 45— Winding up affairs of dissolved limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 46— Distribution of assets of limited liability company following dissolution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 47— Laws applicable to foreign limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 48— Registration of foreign limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 49— Duties of state secretary with respect to foreign limited liability companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 50— Name of foreign limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 51— Resident agent for service of process on foreign limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 52— Correction or amendment of application for registration of foreign limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 53— Cancellation of registration of foreign limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 54— Failure to register; penalty; service of process
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 55— Suits by or against limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 56— Suits on behalf of limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 57— Court orders on termination of derivative suit
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 58— Lack of authority to sue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 59— Consolidation or merger
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 60— Approval of consolidation or merger; objection; termination or amendment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 61— Certificate of consolidation or merger
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 62— Rights, privileges, powers, property and debts of consolidated or merged business entity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 63— Duties and liabilities of members and managers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 64— Reorganization of limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 65— Liability insurance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 66— Recordable instruments affecting real property binding on limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 67— Certification of authority to act for limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 68— Good standing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 69— Conversion of business entity to limited liability company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 70— Administrative dissolution; notice; wind up and liquidation of affairs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 71— Application for reinstatement by limited liability company subject to administrative dissolution or revocation of authority to transact business
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 72— Revocation of foreign limited liability company's authority to transact business in commonwealth; grounds; notice; effective date