No, bylaws and operating agreements (and any amendments thereto) are maintained by the business entity and are not filed with the Secretary of State. Requests for copies or information about these documents should be directed to the business entity itself.
Statements of Information, Common Interest Development Statements and Publicly Traded Disclosure Statements can be filed online at bizfileOnline.sos.ca.
LLCs are not required to have bylaws. However, they are governed by an operating agreement which is like a corporation's bylaws.
LLCs are not required to have bylaws. However, they are governed by an operating agreement which is like a corporation's bylaws.
It is important to realize, however, that bylaws are not required as a matter of law with one exception. Bylaws are required when the articles of incorporation do not specify the number of directors in a corporation.
Whether the LLC is member managed or manager managed, the LLC may have officers, including a president, chief financial officer, and secretary. Corp C §17154. Officers, like managers, may, but need not, be members.
To submit Form SI-100, you may file it online at the California Secretary of State's website or mail it to the Statement of Information Unit at P.O. Box 944230, Sacramento, CA 94244-2300. For in-person submissions, visit the Sacramento office located at 1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
The authorized number of directors must be set out in the bylaws (or the articles). A corporation must have at least three directors unless the corporation has fewer than three shareholders. In that case, the number of its directors can be no less than the number of shareholders.
To form a corporation in California, Articles of Incorporation must be filed with the California Secretary of State's office. Forms for the most common types of Articles of Incorporation are available on our Forms, Samples and Fees webpage. You may use the form or prepare your own statutorily compliant document.