Creating an LLC

Any person, whether or not a member or manager, may act as an organizer and form a limited liability company (LLC) by signing and filing articles of organization with the Secretary of State. Domestic LLCs are organized under the laws of your state; foreign LLCs are formed under the laws of any jurisdiction other than your state. Refer to Creating a Foreign Corporation for instructions on filing a foreign LLC.

Notes:

If another filing for the same business entity is in process or is of the same filing type as the current filing, you will be alerted to try again later. The current filing cannot be continued but can be restarted when the other filing has been completed (accepted/rejected).
Screens, fields and labels that display in images below are configurable based on your jurisdiction's implementation and may not reflect your filing type.
If you need to re-enter information, select the button labeled Previous to return to the screen you were on prior to the current screen.
If your filing requires a two-step review process, an internal Secretary of State processor must review your filing for compliance before it can be accepted or rejected. After making payment, you will be notified via the email address set up during account creation. To view correspondence for your filing, refer to Order Summary/Correspondence-BE for information about accessing your filing records.
Contact your jurisdiction's office if you have questions about this or any of the procedures outlined in SystemWORKS Help.

How to file an LLC:

Navigate to the Corporations Division dashboard.
In the LLC Filings pane, select Create LLC to display the associated screen. The Create a New Entity tab displays first by default.

Creating a limited liability company

Modify filer information, if needed.

If you are an Account Representative, the filing screen displays with a link that allows you to process the filing in that capacity. Select the here link to change filer information; select the link again to file as Account Owner.
If you are an Account Owner, the link does not display.
Refer to Managing Account Reps/Account Owners for more information.

Select a Type (if not already pre-selected) and Domesticity from the drop-down lists.
Select the Begin button to save the information and display the next screen. In this example, the Name screen displays.

Name screen displays for an LLC filing

Enter a name for the LLC, keeping in mind the information requirements for the name.
Select the Next: General Info. button.

General information screen

Enter information for the LLC:

Duration
Managed by
Purpose
Effective Date
Check Series LLC to form a Series LLC only

Select the Next: Reg. Agent button to display the associated screen.

A registered agent can be an individual or organization. You will need to perform a search for the registered agent. Refer to Searching for a BE for instructions.
Select the registered agent from search results.
Refer to Managing Registered Agents for how registered agent information is managed.

Select the Next: Organizers button to display the associated screen. At least one organizer is required, with a maximum of five organizers listed. To list six or more organizers, you must submit a paper filing. Click here for the form.

An officer can be an individual.
Select a Type and enter as many organizers as needed.
Save the organizer information. The Organizers table displays. If needed, you can update or delete an organizer.
Refer to Managing Officers for how organizer information is managed.

Note: The screen used to add and modify Officers, Incorporators, Organizers, Directors, or General Partners, etc., contains similar fields and labels. Your filing type determines the screen name and type of information that displays; instructions are very similar.

Select the Next: Review Filing button to display the associated screen.

Review the filing for accuracy; edit information as needed.
Select the Acknowledgment check box.
Refer to Reviewing Your Filings for detailed information on reviewing and editing filings.