(SOS FORM 0074-07/20)
PROCEDURES FOR ORGANIZING
AN OKLAHOMA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
This information is intended as an aid to organizing an Oklahoma limited liability company pursuant to the
provisions of Title 18, Section 2000 of the Oklahoma Statutes. PLEASE CONSULT THE STATUTES
CAREFULLY.
It may be beneficial to contact the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE concerning federal tax
requirements prior to filing with the Secretary of State.
FILING PROCEDURES:
1. Prepare and file with the Secretary of State one (1) signed copy of the articles of organization.
2. Pay to the Secretary of State a filing fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). (Title 18, Section 2055)
3. Make checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders payable to the Oklahoma Secretary of State. Instruments
may be mailed, delivered in person, or filed on-line at www.sos.ok.gov. The address of the Secretary of
State is 421 N.W. 13th, Suite 210, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103. If delivered in person, there will be
an additional Twenty- five Dollar ($25.00) fee for each document filed same day. The Secretary of State
accepts Visa, Discover, MasterCard, or American Express if filing in person, or on-line; however, there
will be a four percent (4%) service charge added for the use of a credit card. (Title 18, Section 1142)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION:
1. NAME – The name of the limited liability company. The name SHALL contain either the words limited
liability company or limited company or the abbreviations LLC, LC, L.L.C. or L.C. The word limited
may be abbreviated as Ltd. and the word company may be abbreviated as Co. (Title 18, Sec. 2008)
The name shall be such as to distinguish it upon the records in the office of the Secretary of State from the
names of: (1) corporations, both domestic and foreign, then existing or which have existed at any time
during the preceding three (3) years; or (2) then existing domestic and foreign limited partnerships; or (3)
then existing domestic and foreign limited liability companies; or (4) trade names or fictitious names; or
(5) corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company names reserved with the Secretary of State.
The AVAILABILITY of a name can be checked in advance by telephoning the Secretary of State at (405)
522-2520, checking on-line at www.sos.ok.gov, or by coming in person. Prior to organizing a limited
liability company, a name may be reserved for a period of sixty (60) days by filing a Name Reservation
application and paying a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00). (Title 18, Section 2009)