Support AB 683 — Safer LLC closings for escrow
What it is
Adds Section 17702.08 to the Corporations Code. Authorizes a California LLC to present a signed, acknowledged "certification of LLC existence and authority" to a licensed escrow agent, licensed real estate broker, or title insurance / underwritten title company to prove the LLC exists and to identify who is authorized to sign on its behalf. Escrow agents (and the other listed parties) who rely on the certification in good faith are protected from liability, and the resulting transaction is enforceable against the LLC's assets. The certification can be recorded with the county recorder when it relates to real property.
Why it matters to you
Every escrow officer has dealt with the same problem: an LLC shows up to a transaction and there is no clean way to prove who is actually allowed to sign. Today we chase operating agreements, amendments, and member consents — and if anything is missing or stale, we carry the risk. AB 683 gives us a single, standardized document signed by all authorized signers that we can rely on. If we act in good faith on that certification, we are not liable, and the deal stands against the LLC's assets. It is a practical fix to a real, daily source of escrow risk — and it costs the state nothing.
Make the call
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Hi, my name is [your name] and I run an escrow office in [your city]. I'm calling to ask the Assemblymember to support AB 683 by Assemblymember Davies. It gives escrow agents a standardized certification we can rely on when an LLC is a party to a transaction, so we're not piecing together operating agreements at the closing table. It protects agents who act in good faith and costs the state nothing. Please vote yes on AB 683. Thank you.