Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-2003
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Each limited liability company may:
1. Sue, be sued, complain and defend in all courts;
2. Transact its business, carry on its operations and have and
exercise the powers granted by this section in any state, territory,
district or possession of the United States, and in any foreign
country;
3. Make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities, and borrow
money;
4. Sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer, mortgage, pledge,
and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property and assets;
5. Acquire by purchase or in any other manner, take, receive,
own, hold, improve, and otherwise deal with any interest in real or
personal property, wherever located;
6. Issue notes, bonds and other obligations and secure any of
them by mortgage or deed of trust or security interest of any or all
of its assets;
7. Purchase, take, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire,
own, hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, loan, pledge or
otherwise dispose of and otherwise use and deal in and with stock or
other interests in and obligations of domestic and foreign
corporations, associations, general or limited partnerships, limited
liability companies, business trusts, and individuals;
8. Invest its surplus funds, lend money from time to time in
any manner which may be appropriate to enable it to carry on the
operations or fulfill the purposes set forth in its articles of
organization, and take and hold real property and personal property
as security for the payment of funds so loaned or invested;
9. Elect or appoint agents and define their duties and fix
their compensation;
10. Be a promoter, stockholder, partner, member, associate, or
agent of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise;
11. Indemnify and hold harmless any member, agent, or employee
from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, except
in the case of action or failure to act by the member, agent, or
employee which constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness, and
subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, set forth in the
articles of organization or operating agreement;
12. Make and alter operating agreements, not inconsistent with
its articles of organization or with the laws of this state, for the
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administration and regulation of the affairs of the limited
liability company;
13. Cease its activities and dissolve; and
14. Do every other act not inconsistent with law which is
appropriate to promote and attain the purposes set forth in its
articles of organization.
1. Sue, be sued, complain and defend in all courts;
2. Transact its business, carry on its operations and have and
exercise the powers granted by this section in any state, territory,
district or possession of the United States, and in any foreign
country;
3. Make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities, and borrow
money;
4. Sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer, mortgage, pledge,
and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property and assets;
5. Acquire by purchase or in any other manner, take, receive,
own, hold, improve, and otherwise deal with any interest in real or
personal property, wherever located;
6. Issue notes, bonds and other obligations and secure any of
them by mortgage or deed of trust or security interest of any or all
of its assets;
7. Purchase, take, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire,
own, hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, loan, pledge or
otherwise dispose of and otherwise use and deal in and with stock or
other interests in and obligations of domestic and foreign
corporations, associations, general or limited partnerships, limited
liability companies, business trusts, and individuals;
8. Invest its surplus funds, lend money from time to time in
any manner which may be appropriate to enable it to carry on the
operations or fulfill the purposes set forth in its articles of
organization, and take and hold real property and personal property
as security for the payment of funds so loaned or invested;
9. Elect or appoint agents and define their duties and fix
their compensation;
10. Be a promoter, stockholder, partner, member, associate, or
agent of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise;
11. Indemnify and hold harmless any member, agent, or employee
from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, except
in the case of action or failure to act by the member, agent, or
employee which constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness, and
subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, set forth in the
articles of organization or operating agreement;
12. Make and alter operating agreements, not inconsistent with
its articles of organization or with the laws of this state, for the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 540
administration and regulation of the affairs of the limited
liability company;
13. Cease its activities and dissolve; and
14. Do every other act not inconsistent with law which is
appropriate to promote and attain the purposes set forth in its
articles of organization.
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