Application to Register a Foreign
LLC-5
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
To register an LLC from another state or country in California, fill out this
form, and submit for filing along with:
– A $70 filing fee,
– A certificate of good standing from the agency where your LLC was
formed originally, and
– A separate, non-refundable $15 service fee, if you drop off the
completed form.
Important! LLCs in California may have to pay a minimum $800 yearly
tax to the Franchise Tax Board.
LLCs that provide professional services cannot register in California.
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Name to be used for this LLC in California
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proposed LLC name
The name must end with: "LLC," "L.L.C.," "Limited Liability Company," "Limited Liability
Co.," "Ltd. Liability Co." or "Ltd. Liability Company;" and may not include: "bank," "trust,"
"trustee," "incorporated," "inc.," "corporation," or "corp.," "insurer," or "insurance company."
LLC History
a.
If the proposed LLC name you listed above is different than the LLC name you use now (as listed on your
certificate of good standing), list the complete LLC name used now:
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b.
Date your LLC was formed (MM, DD, YYYY):
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c.
State or country where your LLC was formed:
____________________________________________________________________________________
d.
Your LLC currently has powers and privileges to conduct business in the state or country listed above.
Service of Process
List a California resident or a qualified 1505 corporation in California that agrees to be your agent to accept service of
process in case your LLC is sued. You may list any adult who lives in California. You may not list an LLC as your agent.
Do not list an address if the agent is a 1505 corporation.
a.
Agent's name:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CA
b.
Agent’s address:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
s
treet address (if agent Is not a corporation)
city (no abbreviations)
state
zip
If the agent listed above has resigned or cannot be found or served after reasonable attempts, the California Secretary
of State will be appointed the agent for service of process for your LLC.
LLC Address
a.
List address for your LLC’s headquarters:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
s
treet address
city (no abbreviations)
state
zip
b.
List address for your LLC’s main office in California, if any:
CA
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
s
treet address
city (no abbreviations)
state
zip
Read and sign below:
I declare that I am the person who signed this form, and that I am authorized to do so under the laws of the state or
country where this LLC was formed.
__________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Sign here
Date
__________________________________________________________________________________
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Print your name here
Your business title
Make check/money order payable to:
Secretary of State
By Mail
Drop-Off
Secretary of State
Secretary of State
We can give you up to 2 free certified copies of
Business Entities, P.O. Box 944228
1500 11th St., 3rd Floor
your filed form if you submit up to 2 completed
Sacramento, CA 94244-2280
Sacramento, CA 95814
copies of this form (with all attachments).
Corporations Code §§ 17375, 17451, 17452, Revenue and Taxation Code § 17941
2010 California Secretary of State
LLC-5 (REV 09/2010)
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