{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31b-2-203","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31B-2-203","heading":"Articles of organization.","body":"(a) Articles of organization of a limited liability company must set forth:\n(1) The name of the company;\n(2) The address of the initial designated office in West Virginia, if any, and the mailing address of the principal office;\n(3) The name and address of the initial agent for service of process, if any;\n(4) The name and address of each organizer and of each member having authority to execute instruments on behalf of the limited liability company;\n(5) Whether the company is to be a term company and, if so, the term specified;\n(6) Whether the company is to be manager-managed and, if so, the name and address of each initial manager;\n(7) Whether one or more of the members of the company are to be liable for its debts and obligations under section 3-303(c);\n(8) The purpose or purposes for which the limited liability company is organized; and\n(9) An e-mail address where informational notices and reminders of annual filings may be sent, unless there is a technical inability to comply.\n(b) Articles of organization of a limited liability company may set forth:\n(1) Provisions permitted to be set forth in an operating agreement; or\n(2) Other matters not inconsistent with law.\n(c) Articles of organization of a limited liability company may not vary the nonwaivable provisions of section 1-103(b). As to all other matters, if any provision of an operating agreement is inconsistent with the articles of organization:\n(1) The operating agreement controls as to managers, members and members' transferees; and\n(2) The articles of organization control as to persons other than managers, members and their transferees who reasonably rely on the articles to their detriment.","path":["CHAPTER 31B. UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT.","ARTICLE 2. ORGANIZATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31B-2-203/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:59Z","sha256":"fb9144aa507863af5829ffd243fbf387b6043e503755f1d037705292abfbba04","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31b-2-202","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31b-2-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}