Delaware Code

6 Del. C. § 18-302 (2026)

Classes and voting

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(a) A limited liability company agreement may provide for classes or groups of members having such relative rights, powers and duties as the limited liability company agreement may provide, and may make provision for the future creation in the manner provided in the limited liability company agreement of additional classes or groups of members having such relative rights, powers and duties as may from time to time be established, including rights, powers and duties senior to existing classes and groups of members. A limited liability company agreement may provide for the taking of an action, including the amendment of the limited liability company agreement, without the vote or approval of any member or class or group of members, including an action to create under the provisions of the limited liability company agreement a class or group of limited liability company interests that was not previously outstanding. A limited liability company agreement may provide that any member or class or group of members shall have no voting rights.

(b) A limited liability company agreement may grant to all or certain identified members or a specified class or group of the members the right to vote separately or with all or any class or group of the members or managers, on any matter. Voting by members may be on a per capita, number, financial interest, class, group or any other basis.

(c) A limited liability company agreement may set forth provisions relating to notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any members, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by proxy, or any other matter with respect to the exercise of any such right to vote.

(d) Unless otherwise provided in a limited liability company agreement, meetings of members may be held by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this subsection shall constitute presence in person at the meeting. Unless otherwise provided in a limited liability company agreement, on any matter that is to be voted on, consented to or approved by members, the members may take such action without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if consented to or approved, in writing, by electronic transmission or by any other means permitted by law, by members having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all members entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Unless otherwise provided in a limited liability company agreement, if a person (whether or not then a member) consenting as a member to any matter provides that such consent will be effective at a future time (including a time determined upon the happening of an event), then such person shall be deemed to have consented as a member at such future time so long as such person is then a member. Unless otherwise provided in a limited liability company agreement, on any matter that is to be voted on by members, the members may vote in person or by proxy, and such proxy may be granted in writing, by means of electronic transmission or as otherwise permitted by applicable law. Unless otherwise provided in a limited liability company agreement, a consent transmitted by electronic transmission by a member or by a person or persons authorized to act for a member shall be deemed to be written and signed for purposes of this subsection.

(e) If a limited liability company agreement provides for the manner in which it may be amended, including by requiring the approval of a person who is not a party to the limited liability company agreement or the satisfaction of conditions, it may be amended only in that manner or as otherwise permitted by law, including as permitted by §§ 18-209(f), 18-217(f), and 18-221(e) of this title (provided that the approval of any person may be waived by such person and that any such conditions may be waived by all persons for whose benefit such conditions were intended). Unless otherwise provided in a limited liability company agreement, a supermajority amendment provision shall only apply to provisions of the limited liability company agreement that are expressly included in the limited liability company agreement. As used in this section, “supermajority amendment provision” means any amendment provision set forth in a limited liability company agreement requiring that an amendment to a provision of the limited liability company agreement be adopted by no less than the vote or consent required to take action under such latter provision.

(f) If a limited liability company agreement does not provide for the manner in which it may be amended, the limited liability company agreement may be amended with the approval of all of the members or as otherwise permitted by law, including as permitted by §§ 18-209(f), 18-217(f), and 18-221(e) of this title. This subsection shall only apply to a limited liability company whose original certificate of formation was filed with the Secretary of State on or after January 1, 2012.

68 Del. Laws, c. 434, §  170 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  1171 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  2671 Del. Laws, c. 341, §  1172 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1072 Del. Laws, c. 389, §  2173 Del. Laws, c. 83, §  1474 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  1275 Del. Laws, c. 317, §  3377 Del. Laws, c. 58, §  678 Del. Laws, c. 95, §§  8-1079 Del. Laws, c. 302, §  280 Del. Laws, c. 271, § 481 Del. Laws, c. 357, § 2582 Del. Laws, c. 48, § 1485 Del. Laws, c. 47, § 6
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2012–2026 · leading case: Burtch v. Opus, L.L.C. (In re Opus East, L.L.C.), 480 B.R. 561 (Bankr. D. Del. 2012).
Burtch v. Opus, L.L.C. (In re Opus East, L.L.C.), 480 B.R. 561 (Bankr. D. Del. 2012). “See 6 Del. C. § 18-302. . Count 42, like Count 1, was not included in the Defendants’ original Motion to Dismiss though it was part of the original Complaint.”
Ramon Diez Barroso v. Vasallo TV Grp. LLC (Del. Ch. 2025). · cites it 4× “§ 211(a), and (c), with 6 Del. C. § 18-302(c). 118 2008 LLC Agreement § 9.”
XRI Inv. Holdings LLC v. Holifield (Del. Ch. 2022). · cites it 2× “” 6 Del. C. § 18-302(e). Given this statutory language, there is a stronger argument for enforcing limitations on the parties’ ability to modify their agreements when the contract is a formal LLC agreement.”
XRI Inv. Holdings LLC v. Holifield (Del. Ch. 2022). · cites it 2× “” 6 Del. C. § 18-302(e). Given this statutory language, there is a stronger argument for enforcing limitations on the parties’ ability to modify their agreements when the contract is a formal LLC agreement.”
Campus Eye Mgmt. Holdings, LLC v. E. Bruce DiDonato, OD (Del. Ch. 2024). · cites it 2× “68 6 Del. C. § 18-302(d). 69 Countercl. ¶ 10.”
Riverside Risk Advisors LLC v. Grace I Ching Chao (Del. Ch. 2022). “at 12 (citing 6 Del. C. § 18-302(a)). The LegalZoom Agreement, however, did not provide for separate classes.”
Riverside Risk Advisors LLC v. Grace I. Ching Chao (Del. Ch. 2022). “at 12 (citing 6 Del. C. § 18-302(a)). The LegalZoom Agreement, however, did not provide for separate classes.”
HREF Senior Worthington LLC v. Conroe WM LLC (Del. Ch. 2026). “87 6 Del. C. § 18-302(d) (“If a limited liability company agreement provides for the manner in which it may be amended .”
— 6 Del. C. § 18-302(a) — 2 cases
Riverside Risk Advisors LLC v. Grace I Ching Chao (Del. Ch. 2022). “at 12 (citing 6 Del. C. § 18-302(a)). The LegalZoom Agreement, however, did not provide for separate classes.”
Riverside Risk Advisors LLC v. Grace I. Ching Chao (Del. Ch. 2022). “at 12 (citing 6 Del. C. § 18-302(a)). The LegalZoom Agreement, however, did not provide for separate classes.”
— 6 Del. C. § 18-302(c) — 1 case
Ramon Diez Barroso v. Vasallo TV Grp. LLC (Del. Ch. 2025). “§ 211(a), and (c), with 6 Del. C. § 18-302(c). 118 2008 LLC Agreement § 9.”
— 6 Del. C. § 18-302(d) — 3 cases
Ramon Diez Barroso v. Vasallo TV Grp. LLC (Del. Ch. 2025). “§ 211(a), and (c), with 6 Del. C. § 18-302(c). 118 2008 LLC Agreement § 9.”
Campus Eye Mgmt. Holdings, LLC v. E. Bruce DiDonato, OD (Del. Ch. 2024). “68 6 Del. C. § 18-302(d). 69 Countercl. ¶ 10.”
HREF Senior Worthington LLC v. Conroe WM LLC (Del. Ch. 2026). “87 6 Del. C. § 18-302(d) (“If a limited liability company agreement provides for the manner in which it may be amended .”
— 6 Del. C. § 18-302(e) — 3 cases
XRI Inv. Holdings LLC v. Holifield (Del. Ch. 2022). “” 6 Del. C. § 18-302(e). Given this statutory language, there is a stronger argument for enforcing limitations on the parties’ ability to modify their agreements when the contract is a formal LLC agreement.”
XRI Inv. Holdings LLC v. Holifield (Del. Ch. 2022). “” 6 Del. C. § 18-302(e). Given this statutory language, there is a stronger argument for enforcing limitations on the parties’ ability to modify their agreements when the contract is a formal LLC agreement.”
Campus Eye Mgmt. Holdings, LLC v. E. Bruce DiDonato, OD (Del. Ch. 2024). “68 6 Del. C. § 18-302(d). 69 Countercl. ¶ 10.”
— 6 Del. C. § 18-302(f) — 1 case
Ramon Diez Barroso v. Vasallo TV Grp. LLC (Del. Ch. 2025). “§ 211(a), and (c), with 6 Del. C. § 18-302(c). 118 2008 LLC Agreement § 9.”
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