How to form a
California Limited Liability Company
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/list.html
California LLC Statute: Cal. Corp. Code § 17000 et seq.
Fee for filing Articles of Organization for a California LLC: $70
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 |
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| 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. | Statement of Information - Limited Liability Company (LLC-12R) (Domestic or Foreign) - no change | $ 20.00 |
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| 9. | Amended statements - submission of a statement (LLC-12 or LLC-12R) 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- |
09/2006 |
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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 |
- NO FEE- |
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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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