RESOLUTION OR OTHER STATEMENT AUTHORIZING FILING

            A voluntary petition, or a consent to an involuntary petition, that is filed by or on behalf of a business entity of any kind must be accompanied by (a) a copy of the duly attested resolution, consent or other appropriate document that authorizes the filing, and (b) a duly attested statement that all persons whose consent is required for the filing have consented to the filing.

Comment

            This rule is derived from Former Local Bankruptcy Rule 51. The provision regarding the filing of a duly attested statement regarding consents to a partnership filing was added in 1996.

            This rule was amended in 2024 to make clear that any entity of any kind that files a voluntary petition or that consents to an involuntary petition must provide the required evidence that the filing or consent has been authorized and the required attestation that consents have been obtained from all persons whose consents are required.