Secretary of State
Business Programs Division
Business Entities
1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
P.O. Box 944260, Sacramento, CA 94244-2600
For fastest service, file online at bizfileOnline.sos.ca.gov.
• Complete and include this form with your paper submission. This form will not be made part of
the filed document.
• Make all checks or money orders payable to the Secretary of State.
• In-person submissions (excluding Statements of Information): $15 special handling fee. Do not
include a $15 special handling fee when submitting documents by mail.
• All submissions are reviewed in the date order of receipt, with online submissions given priority.
For updated processing time information, visit www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/processing-dates.
• To obtain a certified copy, include certification fees with your submission.
Contact Person (Please type or print legibly):
First Name:
Last Name:
Phone Number:
Entity Information (Please type or print legibly):
Entity Name:
Entity Number (if applicable):
Comments:
Submission Cover Sheet (REV 03/2024)
Note: All correspondence related to your submission will be
sent to the name and address on your check or money order.
Email:
Instructions:
Business Entities Submission Cover Sheet
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Secretary of State
Articles of Organization
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
LLC-1
This Space For Office Use Only
Filing Fee - $70.00
Certified Copy Fee (Optional) - $5.00
Note: LLCs may have to pay minimum $800 tax to the California Franchise Tax
Board each year. For more information, go to https://www.ftb.ca.gov/.
1. Limited Liability Company Name (Must contain an LLC identifier such as LLC or L.L.C. “LLC” will be added, if not included.)
2. Business Addresses
a. Initial Street Address of Principal Office - Do not enter a P.O. Box City (no abbreviations)
State
Zip Code
b. Initial Mailing Address of LLC, if different than item 2a City (no abbreviations)
State
Zip Code
3. Service of Process (Must provide either Individual OR Corporation.)
INDIVIDUAL – Complete Items 3a and 3b only. Must include agent’s full name and California street address.
a. California Agent's First Name (if agent is not a corporation)
Middle Name Last Name Suffix
b. Street Address (if agent is not a corporation) - Do not enter a P.O. Box
City (no abbreviations)
State
CA
Zip Code
CORPORATION – Complete Item 3c. Only include the name of the registered agent Corporation.
c. California Registered Corporate Agent’s Name (if agent is a corporation) – Do not complete Item 3a or 3b
4. Management (Select only one box)
The LLC will be managed by:
One Manager More than One Manager All LLC Member(s)
5. Purpose Statement (Do not alter Purpose Statement)
The purpose of the limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company
may be organized under the California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.
6.
By signing, I affirm under penalty of perjury that the information herein is true and correct and that I am authorized by
California law to sign.
Additional signatures set forth on attached pages, if any, are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Form LLC-1. (All attachments
should be 8 ½ x 11, one-sided, legible and clearly marked as an attachment to this Form LLC-1.)
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LLC-1 (REV 11/2023)
2023 California Secretary of State
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