Where to mail an LLC filing (2026)
24 states have the paper route recorded. Send the form, the check and any cover sheet the state asks for. Mainstay Filing, our best overall pick, handles the mailing if you prefer.
| State | Mail or deliver | Filing fee |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | "Mail 2 copies of this completed form along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope" to Secretary of State, Business Services, P.O. Box 5616, Montgomery, AL 36103, with the $200 fee. "This form must be typed and will not be accepted via email." | $236 |
| Connecticut | Mail the form with a check payable to "Secretary of the State" to the P.O. box above. | $120 |
| Florida | Mail the form, a cover letter and one check payable to the Florida Department of State to New Filing Section, Division of Corporations, P.O. Box 6327, Tallahassee, FL 32314. Courier: The Centre of Tallahassee, 2415 N. Monroe Street, Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303. Phone (850) 245-6052. | $125 |
| Georgia | Articles + Transmittal Form 231 + check or money order to Office of Secretary of State, Corporations Division, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SE, Suite 313 West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334. In person at the same office. | $110 |
| Hawaii | Email, mail, fax or in person: "Paper filings are being accepted and can be submitted via email, mail, fax, or in-person." Checks payable to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS; credit card form for email/fax filings. | $51 |
| Illinois | Mail in duplicate to Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division, 501 S. Second St., Rm. 351, Springfield, IL 62756, with a "certified check, cashier's check, Illinois attorney's check, C.P.A.'s check or money order payable to Secretary of State". In-person expedite: "Requests for expedited service… | $150 |
| Indiana | "Make check or money order payable to the Secretary of State. Submit original completed paperwork and payment to: 302 West Washington Street, Room E-018, Indianapolis, IN 46204." | $95 |
| Kansas | Mail to the address in #1; checks and credit/debit cards accepted; the certified copy is mailed back. | $85 |
| Louisiana | Form 365 is acknowledged before a notary ("Notary Signature"); R.S. 12:1305(A): the articles "shall be acknowledged by the person or one of the persons who signed" them. Mail with $125 to Commercial Division, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125. | $125 |
| Michigan | Mail with a check or money order to LARA CSCL Corporations Division, P.O. Box 30054, Lansing, MI 48909. In person by appointment at 2407 N. Grand River Ave., Lansing, MI 48906; payments Mon to Fri, 8:00 am to 3:45 pm. LARA "strongly encourage[s]" online filing. | $50 |
| Mississippi | "If you do not wish to pay online, forms may be completed online then printed off and mailed with a check. Be aware that paper registrations will take significantly longer to process than online filings." (Another FAQ answer says paper forms would be accepted "only for a short time after the new system becomes operational".) | $50 |
| Missouri | Mail to Secretary of State, Corporations Division, P.O. Box 778, 600 W. Main St., Rm. 322, Jefferson City, MO 65102. | $50 |
| Montana | None. "The Montana Secretary of State's office has moved to an online-only filing system" (updated 28/07/2026). | $35 |
| Nebraska | Mail to P.O. Box 94608, Lincoln, NE 68509-4608 or deliver to 1201 N Street, Suite 120; include a cover letter with a phone number; checks payable to the Secretary of State. | $100 |
| Nevada | Mail or in person, check payable to "Nevada Secretary of State". Paying a paper filing by card adds "a non-refundable credit card payment processing fee of 2.5%". Expedite: 24-hour $125 for most filings ($50 name reservation, $25 agent changes), 2-hour $500 and 1-hour $1,000 "per item", on top of the filing fee. | $425 |
| New Hampshire | Mail Form LLC-1 with a check payable to the State of New Hampshire to the Corporation Division address in #1. "If the filing has been accepted, you will receive a filed-stamped copy within 30 days." Paper forms must be 8.5 x 11 in black ink. | $100 |
| New York | Mail to the Division at the Albany address; also in person or by fax with the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form. Expedited handling: $25 (24 hours), $75 (same day), $150 (2 hours) per document. Business Express lists an average of "7 Business Days". | $200 |
| Ohio | Regular: P.O. Box 670, Columbus, OH 43216; expedite: P.O. Box 1390, Columbus, OH 43216. Check or money order payable to Ohio Secretary of State; typed, single-sided. | $99 |
| Oklahoma | Mail or deliver to 421 N.W. 13th, Suite 210, Oklahoma City; checks payable to the Oklahoma Secretary of State. "If delivered in person, there will be an additional Twenty-five Dollar ($25.00) fee for each document filed same day." In-person filings must be presented before 4:30 p.m. CST. | $100 |
| Pennsylvania | Mail the form, docketing statement and a check payable to the Department of State to P.O. Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722. Fees page: "Cash or credit cards are not accepted" for paper; "credit card payments will be accepted for expedited services only". | $125 |
| Rhode Island | Mail to Division of Business Services, 148 W. River Street, Providence, RI 02904-2615, check payable to "RI Department of State"; in person by cash, credit card or check at the same address. | $150 |
| Texas | Mail to P.O. Box 13697, Austin, TX 78711-3697 (check or money order); in person at 400 W. 15th Street, Austin. | $300 |
| Virginia | Mail to P.O. Box 1197, Richmond, VA 23218-1197 or deliver to 1300 East Main Street, Tyler Building, 1st Floor, Richmond, VA 23219; check payable to the State Corporation Commission. "Do not include any attachments." LLC FAQ: with attachments, "Expect a delay of five business days." | $100 |
| Wisconsin | One original with a check payable to the Department of Financial Institutions, to State of WI-Dept. of Financial Institutions, Box 93348, Milwaukee WI 53293-0348 (express/priority mail: 4822 Madison Yards Way, 4th Fl., North Tower, Madison WI 53705). | $130 |