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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 275.010 (2026)

Powers of limited liability companies

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(1) Except as otherwise set forth in this chapter or unless the articles of organization or operating agreement provide otherwise, every limited liability company shall have the powers to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its business and affairs. (2) A limited liability company is a legal entity distinct from its members. (3) Professional limited liability companies shall be governed by the laws, whether statutory or common law, applicable to other limited liability companies. Except for those provisions concerning the personal liability of members, managers, employees, and agents of a limited liability company, nothing in this chapter shall restrict, limit, or expand in any manner the authority and duty of any regulating board to: (a) License individual persons providing professional services; and (b) Regulate the practice of persons providing professional services which are within the jurisdiction of the regulating board, even though the persons are members, managers, employees, or agents of a professional limited liability company, or provide professional services through a professional limited liability company, including the establishment of regulations concerning: 1. The qualifications of members or managers of a professional limited liability company; 2. The transfer of limited liability company interests in a professional limited liability company; or 3. The provision of one (1) or more professional services through a professional limited liability company. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 92, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 92, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 389, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 183, provides, "The specific textual provisions of Sections 1 to 178 of this Act which reflect amendments made to those sections by 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 137 shall be deemed effective as of June 26, 2007, and those provisions are hereby made expressly retroactive to that date, with the remainder of the text of those sections being unaffected by the provisions of this section."

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2012–2023 · leading case: Turner v. Andrew, 413 S.W.3d 272 (Ky. 2013).
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Turner v. Andrew, 413 S.W.3d 272 (Ky. 2013). · cites it 2× “KRS 275.010(2) states unequivocally that “a limited liability company is a legal entity distinct from its members.”
Pannell v. Shannon, 425 S.W.3d 58 (Ky. 2014). “Additionally, there is no question that “a limited liability company is a legal entity distinct from its members,” KRS 275.010(2); see also Turner v. Andrew, 413 S.”
Constance Mouanda v. Jani-King Int'l (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “KRS 275.010(2) specifically provides that “[a] limited liability company is a legal entity distinct from its members.”
Mike Lairsen v. Jim Figuerado, 466 F. App'x 480 (6th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “See Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. §§ 275.010(3)(a)-(b), 275.”
Mr. Roof of Louisville, LLC v. The Est. of Ayanna Henry, (Successor Adm'r Not Yet Appointed) (Ky. 2023). “16 A limited liability company (“LLC”) is expressly designated by statute as “a legal entity distinct from its members[,]” KRS 275.010(2), and members of an LLC are not proper parties in any action by or against the LLC.”
LeMaster v. Powell (E.D. Ky. 2020). “” KRS 275.010(2). When a sole owner of an LLC conducts business on behalf of the entity and later sues for lost business income, the real party in interest (and thus, proper plaintiff) is the LLC, not the sole owner.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 275.010(2) — 5 cases
Turner v. Andrew, 413 S.W.3d 272 (Ky. 2013). “KRS 275.010(2) states unequivocally that “a limited liability company is a legal entity distinct from its members.”
Pannell v. Shannon, 425 S.W.3d 58 (Ky. 2014). “Additionally, there is no question that “a limited liability company is a legal entity distinct from its members,” KRS 275.010(2); see also Turner v. Andrew, 413 S.”
Constance Mouanda v. Jani-King Int'l (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “KRS 275.010(2) specifically provides that “[a] limited liability company is a legal entity distinct from its members.”
Mr. Roof of Louisville, LLC v. The Est. of Ayanna Henry, (Successor Adm'r Not Yet Appointed) (Ky. 2023). “16 A limited liability company (“LLC”) is expressly designated by statute as “a legal entity distinct from its members[,]” KRS 275.010(2), and members of an LLC are not proper parties in any action by or against the LLC.”
LeMaster v. Powell (E.D. Ky. 2020). “” KRS 275.010(2). When a sole owner of an LLC conducts business on behalf of the entity and later sues for lost business income, the real party in interest (and thus, proper plaintiff) is the LLC, not the sole owner.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 275.010(3)(a) — 1 case
Mike Lairsen v. Jim Figuerado, 466 F. App'x 480 (6th Cir. 2012). “See Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. §§ 275.010(3)(a)-(b), 275.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 275.010(a) — 1 case
Mike Lairsen v. Jim Figuerado, 466 F. App'x 480 (6th Cir. 2012). “See Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. §§ 275.010(3)(a)-(b), 275.”
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