STATE OF ALABAMA
FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC)
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
PURPOSE: In order to register a foreign entity (any entity formed
outside of Alabama) to transact business in Alabama, the entity must
deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a Application for
Registration to Section 10A-1-7.04, Code of Alabama 1975.
INSTRUCTIONS: Mail a signed original of this completed
Application for Registration and the filing fee of $150.00 (credit card,
check, or money order) to the Secretary of State, Business Services,
P.O. Box 5616, Montgomery, Alabama, 36103-5616 or you may
email your application to foreign.entities@sos.alabama.gov.
If you
are sending this filing via email and paying the standard $150 fee you
(For SOS Office Use Only)
may purchase a copy of the filing on our website after the filing has been processed –
search
Government Records and Business Entity Records for the filing “worked through date” and your filing based on the date
emailed. If you elect expedited processing completed within approximately three business days after receipt by SOS, you
may have the stamped copy emailed to you. Expedited processing is $250.00 (a $100.00 expedite fee plus the $150.00
filing fee). If you are mailing/couriering the application and would like an acknowledgement include a copy and postage
will not be registered if the credit card does not authorize and will be
paid self-addressed envelope. The entity
removed from the index if the check is dishonored ($30 NSF fee).
All processing instructions are complete in this
form and Payment Option Sheet; cover letters are not necessary and will not be reviewed.
The information completing this form must be typed or laser printed.
FAX submissions will not be acknowledged, processed, or returned.
1. The legal name of the foreign entity as recorded in the jurisdiction in which it was formed/organized:
2. The name of the foreign entity for use in Alabama only if different from the legal name*:
*A fictitious name may be used only if the legal name is not available for use in Alabama or the name does not
contain the words “Limited Liability Company” or the abbreviation “L.L.C.” or “LLC” (10A-1-5.06).
3. If a fictitious name is used the undersigned certifies the resolution of the LLC’s governing authority to adopt the
fictitious name for use in Alabama and affirms the authority to make such a certification under 10A-1-7.07.
4. A copy of the name registration received from the Office of the Alabama Secretary of State must be attached.
5. Entity’s jurisdiction of formation:
(State or Country, if formed outside the United States, of formation)
6. Date of the entity’s formation in state/country of jurisdiction:
/
/
(MM/DD/YYYY)
7. The undersigned certifies that the foreign entity exists as a valid Limited Liability Company under the laws of the
entity’s jurisdiction of formation.
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