New Jersey § 42:2c-19
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§ 42:2c-19.
Amendment or Restatement of Certificate of Formation. a. A certificate of formation may be amended or restated at any time. b. To amend its certificate of formation, a limited liability company shall deliver
to the filing office for filing an amendment stating: (1) the name of the company; (2) the date of filing of its certificate of formation; (3) such other information as may be required by the filing office to correctly identify
the company; and (4) the changes the amendment makes to the certificate as most recently amended or
restated. c. To restate its certificate of formation, a limited liability company shall deliver
to the filing office for filing a restated certificate of formation, designated as
such in its heading, stating: (1) in the heading or an introductory paragraph, the company's present name, the date
of the filing of the company's initial certificate of formation and such other information
as may be required by the filing office to correctly identify the company; (2) if the company's name has been changed at any time since the company's formation,
each of the company's former names; and (3) the changes the restated certificate of formation makes to the certificate of
formation as most recently amended or restated. d. Subject to subsection c. of section 12 and subsection c. of section 22 of this
act, 1 an amendment to or a restated certificate of formation is effective when filed by
the filing office. e. If a member of a member-managed limited liability company, or a manager of a manager-managed
limited liability company, knows that any information in a filed certificate of formation
was inaccurate when the certificate was filed or has become inaccurate owing to changed
circumstances, the member or manager shall promptly: (1) cause the certificate to be amended; or (2) if appropriate, deliver to the filing office for filing a statement of change
under section 15 or a certificate of correction under section 23 of this act. 2 1
L.2012, c. 50 (N.J.S.A. §§ 42:2C-12 and 42:2C-22). 2
L.2012, c. 50 (N.J.S.A. § 42:2C-15 or § 42:2C-23).
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