Every LLC formation form by state (2026)
35 states have an official link below. Mainstay Filing, our best overall pick, fills in and files the right one.
| State | Form | Official copy | Filing fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Domestic Limited Liability Company Certificate of Formation | sos.alabama.gov | $236 |
| Alaska | Articles of Organization (08-484) | — | $250 |
| Arizona | Articles of Organization (L010) | — | $50 |
| Arkansas | Certificate of Organization for Limited Liability Company (LL-01) | sos.arkansas.gov | $45 |
| California | Articles of Organization (LLC-1) | bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov | $70 |
| Colorado | Articles of Organization | — | $50 |
| Connecticut | Certificate of Organization | business.ct.gov | $120 |
| Delaware | Certificate of Formation of a Limited Liability Company | — | $110 |
| Florida | Articles of Organization for Florida Limited Liability Company (CR2E047) | form.sunbiz.org | $125 |
| Georgia | Articles of Organization (CD 030) | — | $110 |
| Hawaii | Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (LLC-1) | files.hawaii.gov | $51 |
| Idaho | Certificate of Organization Limited Liability Company | archive.sos.idaho.gov | $100 |
| Illinois | Articles of Organization (LLC-5.5) | ilsos.gov | $150 |
| Indiana | Articles of Organization Domestic Limited Liability Company (State Form 49459) | — | $95 |
| Iowa | Certificate of Organization | legis.iowa.gov | $50 |
| Kansas | Articles of Organization (DL) | sos.ks.gov | $85 |
| Kentucky | Articles of Organization - Profit Limited Liability Company (KLC) | web.sos.ky.gov | $40 |
| Louisiana | Articles of Organization-Louisiana Limited Liability Company (365) | sos.la.gov | $125 |
| Maine | Certificate of Formation (MLLC-6) | maine.gov | $175 |
| Maryland | Articles of Organization | dat.maryland.gov | $100 |
| Massachusetts | Limited Liability Company Certificate of Organization | sec.state.ma.us | $500 |
| Michigan | Articles of Organization (CSCL/CD-700) | michigan.gov | $50 |
| Minnesota | Articles of Organization | sos.mn.gov | $155 |
| Mississippi | Certificate of Formation (F0100) | sos.ms.gov | $50 |
| Missouri | Articles of Organization (LLC-1) | sos.mo.gov | $50 |
| Montana | Articles of Organization | — | $35 |
| Nebraska | Certificate of Organization | sos.nebraska.gov | $100 |
| Nevada | Articles of Organization | bizhub.nv.gov | $425 |
| New Hampshire | Certificate of Formation of a New Hampshire Limited Liability Company (LLC-1) | sos.nh.gov | $100 |
| New Jersey | Certificate of Formation | nj.gov | $100 |
| New Mexico | Articles of Organization | — | $50 |
| New York | Articles of Organization (DOS-1336-f) | — | $200 |
| North Carolina | Articles of Organization (L-01) | sosnc.gov | $125 |
| North Dakota | Articles of Organization | ndlegis.gov | $135 |
| Ohio | Articles of Organization (610) | — | $99 |
| Oklahoma | Articles of Organization (0073) | sos.ok.gov | $100 |
| Oregon | Articles of Organization - Limited Liability Company | sos.oregon.gov | $100 |
| Pennsylvania | Certificate of Organization (DSCB:15-8821) | pa.gov | $125 |
| Rhode Island | Articles of Organization (400) | docs.sos.ri.gov | $150 |
| South Carolina | Articles of Organization | — | $110 |
| South Dakota | Articles of Organization | sdsos.gov | $150 |
| Tennessee | Articles of Organization Limited Liability Company (SS-4270) | sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com | $300 |
| Texas | Certificate of Formation (205) | sos.texas.gov | $300 |
| Utah | Certificate of Organization | — | $59 |
| Vermont | Articles of Organization | — | $155 |
| Virginia | Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (LLC-1011) | scc.virginia.gov | $100 |
| Washington | Certificate of Formation - Limited Liability Company | — | $200 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Articles of Organization of Limited Liability Company (LLD-1) | — | $100 |
| Wisconsin | Articles of Organization - Limited Liability Company (Form 502) | dfi.wi.gov | $130 |
| Wyoming | Limited Liability Company Articles of Organization | sos.wyo.gov | $100 |