W. Va. Code § 31B-2-205
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§31B-2-205. Signing of records.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record 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 a:
(1) Manager of a manager-managed company;
(2) Member of a member-managed company;
(3) Person organizing the company, if the company has not been formed; or
(4) Fiduciary, if the company is in the hands of a receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary.
(b) A record signed under subsection (a) of this section must state adjacent to the signature the name and capacity of the signer.
(c) Any person may sign a record to be filed under subsection (a) of this section by an attorney-in-fact. Powers of attorney relating to the signing of records to be filed under subsection (a) of this section by an attorney-in-fact need not be filed in the office of the Secretary of State as evidence of authority by the person filing but must be retained by the company.
(1) Manager of a manager-managed company;
(2) Member of a member-managed company;
(3) Person organizing the company, if the company has not been formed; or
(4) Fiduciary, if the company is in the hands of a receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary.
(b) A record signed under subsection (a) of this section must state adjacent to the signature the name and capacity of the signer.
(c) Any person may sign a record to be filed under subsection (a) of this section by an attorney-in-fact. Powers of attorney relating to the signing of records to be filed under subsection (a) of this section by an attorney-in-fact need not be filed in the office of the Secretary of State as evidence of authority by the person filing but must be retained by the company.
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