How to form a
New Hampshire Limited Liability Company
Organizing a New Hampshire LLC
Certificate of Formation
A New Hampshire limited liability company is formed by filing a Certificate of Formation and Form SRA with the New Hampshire Department of State and paying a fee of $100. The form. must be completed in ink; pencil or erasable ink is not acceptable. A one inch margin must be maintained and the pages cannot be double-sided.
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1. The name of the limited liability company, which must contain one of the following designations: Limited Liability Company, L.L.C., L. L. C. or LLC (RSA 304-C:3)
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2. The certificate of formation must include a primary nature of business, such as "sales and manufacturing of disposable products" or "software consulting and development." A general clause such as "sales and manufacturing", "consulting and development", or "any lawful activity" is not acceptable. (RSA 304-C:7)
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3. A registered agent and registered office must be provided. The registered agent must reside in New Hampshire and is the person who would receive service of process should the limited liability company be sued. The registered office is the registered agent's business address where the registered agent can be found for in-hand service of process; it cannot be served to a post office box. A street address or physical address must be provided in addition to a post office box.
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4. If a specific date of dissolution is set, a full date (month, day, year) must be stated. If no specific date of dissolution is set, "none", "perpetual" or "ongoing" is acceptable.
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5. The certificate of formation must state whether or not management is vested in a manager or managers.
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6. The certificate of formation must contain the following statement: The sale or offer for sale of any ownership interests in this business will comply with the requirements of the New Hampshire Uniform Securities Act (RSA 421-B).
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7. The title and printed name of the person signing the documents must be stated beside or below his/her signature. RSA 304-C:2 VI requires that the documents be signed by a "manager" if the Certificate of Formation indicates that the LLC is manager managed and, if there is no manager, by a "member". No other title will be accepted.
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8. Any other matters the members decide to include may be added.
The Certificate of Formation must include Form SRA – "Addendum to Business Organization and Registration Forms - Statement of Compliance with New Hampshire Securities Laws." This form is required for all businesses being formed or registering in the state of New Hampshire. New Hampshire law requires that before an application for business registration is accepted, the limited liability company must provide a statement that its business has complied with the state's securities law.
The total filing fee is $100.00. This is comprised of $50.00 for the certificate of formation plus $50.00 for the Form SRA addendum.
New Hampshire Secretary of State
Address:
Department of State
Corporation Division
107 N Main St
Concord, NH 03301-4989
Telephone: 603-271-3246
Email: corporate@sos.state.nh.us
Website: www.state.nh.us/sos/corporate/index.htm
Check name availability: https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporate/soskb/csearch.asp
New Hampshire LLC Statute: New Hamp. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 304-C
New Hampshire LLC Fees
Certificate of Formation (including Form SRA): $100
New Hampshire LLC Forms
Form LLC-1 -
Certificate of Formation 