How to form a
California Limited Liability Company
This website is provided by David K. Staub, an Illinois business attorney and frequent writer and speaker on limited liability companies. The site is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The information which is presented here is intended to make limited liability companies easier to understand, but weighing the tax, liability and operations issues requires a thorough understanding of the applicable law and cases. Anyone contemplating forming a limited liability company is urged to obtain proper legal advice.
Organizing a California LLC
A California limited liability company is formed by filing Articles of Organization with the California Secretary of State and paying a fee of $70.
California Secretary of State
Physical Address:
Secretary of State
Document Filing Support Unit
1500 11th Street, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, CA
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 944228
Sacramento, CA 94244-2280
Telephone: 916-657-5448
Website: www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm
Check name availability: http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/
California LLC Statute: Cal. Corp. Code § 17000 et seq.
Fee for filing Articles of Organization for a California LLC: $70
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Limited Liability Companies (LLC)
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| 1. | Articles of Organization (LLC-1) (Domestic LLC) | $ 70.00 | ||
| 2. | Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC-5) (Foreign LLC) | $ 70.00 | ||
AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS:
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| 3. | Certificate of Amendment (Articles of Organization) (LLC-2) (Domestic LLC) | $ 30.00 | ||
| 4. | Restated Articles of Organization (LLC-10) (Domestic LLC) | $ 30.00 |
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| 5. | Certificate of Correction (LLC-11) (Domestic or Foreign LLC) | $ 30.00 |
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| 6. | Certificate of Amendment to the Application for Registration |
$ 30.00 |
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INITIAL/BIENNIAL STATEMENTS: |
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| 7. | Statement of Information - Limited Liability Company (LLC-12) (Domestic or Foreign) - complete | $ 20.00 |
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| 8. | Amended statements - submission of a statement (LLC-12) between the applicable filing period to report a change of information | - NO FEE- |
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TERMINATION DOCUMENTS: |
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| 10. | Certificate of Dissolution (LLC-3) (Domestic LLC) | - NO FEE- |
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| 11. | Certificate of Cancellation (LLC-4/7) (Domestic or Foreign LLC) | - NO FEE- |
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| 12. | Short Form Certificate of Cancellation (LLC-4/8) (Domestic LLC) | - NO FEE- |
09/2006 |
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| 13. | Certificate of Continuation (LLC-8) (Domestic LLC) | $ 30.00 |
03/2005 |
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MERGER DOCUMENTS: |
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| 14. | Limited Liability Company Mergers (OBE MERGER-1) - merger between limited liability companies ONLY | $ 70.00 |
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| 15. | Interspecies Mergers (OBE MERGER-1) - merger between limited liability companies and other business entities | $150.00 |
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CONVERSION DOCUMENTS: |
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| 16. | Articles of Organization - Conversion (LLC-1A) - conversion to a domestic limited liability company from a domestic stock corporation |
$150.00
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| 17. | Articles of Organization - Conversion (LLC-1A) - conversion to a domestic limited liability company from a domestic limited partnership, domestic general partnership, foreign limited liability company or foreign other business entity) | $ 70.00 |
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| 18. | Articles of Incorporation with Statement of Conversion - conversion from a domestic limited liability company to a domestic stock corporation | $150.00 |
06/2005 |
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| 19. | Articles of Incorporation with Statement of Conversion - conversion from a foreign limited liability company to a domestic stock corporation | $150.00 |
06/2005 |
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| 20. | Certificate of Limited Partnership - Conversion (LP-1A) - conversion from a domestic or foreign limited liablity company to a domestic limited partnership | $ 70.00 |
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| 21. | Statement of Partnership Authority - Conversion (GP-1A) - conversion from a domestic or foreign limited liability company to a registered domestic general partnership | $ 70.00 |
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| 22. | Certificate of Conversion (CONV-1A) - conversion from a domestic limited liability company to a domestic general partnership or foreign entity (not registering) | $ 30.00 |
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| 23. | Certificate of Conversion (CONV-1A) - conversion from a registered foreign limited liability company to a domestic general partnership (not registering) | $ 30.00 |
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OTHER DOCUMENTS: |
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| 24. | Resignation of Agent For Service of Process |
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| 25. | Substituted Service of Process on a Limited Liability Company (for each LLC named) | $ 50.00 |
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| 26. | Name Reservation Request Form (Domestic or Foreign LLC) | $ 10.00 |
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| 27. | Business Entities Records Order Form ***Please refer to the form for ordering information and fees. | *** |
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| 28. | Filing an LLC document (other than Form LLC-12 or LLC-12R) | $ 15.00 |
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| Reserving an LLC name (per name reserved) | $ 10.00 |
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| Request for copies of filed documents and/or certificates (per entity) | $ 10.00 |
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| 29. | Preclearance and Expedited Filing Services (detailed information regarding these services) |
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| 30. | California Business Search - Allows you to view an LLC's complete name, file (LLC) number, date filed (i.e., the date organized, registered or converted), status, jurisdiction, address, and agent for service of process. |
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