An Idaho LLC operating agreement is a written document that sets the rules for a limited liability company (LLC). It covers how the members deal with each other and with the company, how the business is run, and how the agreement can be changed.[2.1] Idaho law also treats an oral or implied agreement among the members as an operating agreement.[1] Use the free Idaho template below to build yours.
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An Idaho LLC operating agreement is the agreement of all the members of a limited liability company, including a sole member. Section 30-25-102 of the Idaho Code says it counts whether or not it is called an operating agreement. It can be oral, implied, in a record, or any mix of those.[1] A company with one member can have one too.
"Operating agreement" means the agreement, whether or not referred to as an operating agreement and whether oral, implied, in a record, or in any combination thereof, of all the members of a limited liability company, including a sole member.
Under Section 30-25-105 of the Idaho Code, the operating agreement governs all of the following:[2.1]
To the extent the agreement does not provide for one of those matters, the Idaho LLC chapter governs it.[2.2] The statute also sets limits on what an agreement can change. The section on limits below explains them.
An oral or implied agreement can count, but a written one is much easier to prove. Write down what the members agreed, and have each member keep a signed copy.
An Idaho LLC operating agreement records how the company will be owned and run. Our free template is built for an LLC with one Member, and it covers these topics in order:
Most of the text is fixed, so you only fill in the blanks. If you have several members, each member should agree on the terms before anyone signs. You can also browse our free printable operating agreement template page for other states.
Idaho law calls the filing that forms an LLC the certificate of organization, the certificate required by Section 30-25-201 of the Idaho Code.[1.1]
An Idaho operating agreement can reshape several duties that members and managers owe, as long as the change is not manifestly unreasonable. It cannot authorize bad faith, willful or intentional misconduct, or a knowing violation of law. It also cannot eliminate the obligation of good faith and fair dealing.[2.1]
If the term is not manifestly unreasonable, the operating agreement may do all of the following:[2.1]
The agreement may also specify how a specific act or transaction that would otherwise violate the duty of loyalty can be authorized or ratified. That approval comes from one or more disinterested and independent persons, after full disclosure of all material facts.[2.1]
In a member-managed company, an agreement can expressly relieve one member of a responsibility the member would otherwise have. It can place that responsibility on one or more other members. When it does, the agreement may also eliminate or limit any fiduciary duty of the relieved member that would have pertained to that responsibility.[2.1]
An agreement may alter one of the statutory restrictions on distributions. The altered restriction then requires only that the company's total assets not be less than the sum of its total liabilities.[2.1]
An agreement may also impose reasonable restrictions on the availability and use of information that members obtain under their statutory information rights. It may define appropriate remedies for a breach of a reasonable restriction on use, including liquidated damages, which are an amount of money agreed in advance.[2.1]
An operating agreement cannot eliminate the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing. It may prescribe the standards by which performance of that obligation is measured, if those standards are not manifestly unreasonable.[2.1]
An agreement may provide that the company will not have a special litigation committee, which is a panel a company can use to review certain claims. It may not otherwise vary the statutory provisions on special litigation committees.[2.1]
A court may invalidate a term as manifestly unreasonable only in a narrow case. It must be readily apparent, in light of the company's purposes, activities, and affairs, that the term's objective is unreasonable. It is also enough if the term is an unreasonable means to achieve its objective.
The court judges the term as of the time it became part of the operating agreement. It considers only the circumstances that existed at that time.[2.1]
A term that cuts back member duties too far can be invalidated by a court.[2.1] Keep any change specific and reasonable, and ask a lawyer before you sign.
The Idaho template is a ready-to-use operating agreement for an LLC with one Member. Most of it is fixed text, so you only fill in the parts below, in the order they appear on the form. Complete it online, or download the PDF and fill it in with our PDF editor.
Yes, because Idaho law defines an operating agreement as the agreement of all the members, so the members set its terms.[1] Under Section 30-25-105, the agreement governs member relations, the rights and duties of a manager, the company's activities and affairs, and how the agreement is amended.[2.1] The limits explained above still apply. You can start from the template on this page.
Under Section 30-25-105(b), to the extent the operating agreement does not provide for a matter, the Idaho LLC chapter governs that matter.[2.2] The statute's default rules fill the gaps. An oral or implied agreement among the members can also count as an operating agreement.[1] A written agreement lets the members choose their own terms instead of relying on the defaults.
General information, not legal or tax advice.
