CORPORATIONS DIVISION PO BOX 29622 RALEIGH, NC 27626-0622
Revised January, 2014 Form PLLC-01
Instructions for Filing
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY FOR A FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY
(Form PLLC-01)
Item 1 Enter the complete name of the professional limited liability company (PLLC) exactly as it appears in the
records of the appropriate official in the state or country of formation. If the name cannot be used in
North Carolina, enter the name (including an applicable professional limited liability company ending)
that it wishes to use in North Carolina.
Item 2 Enter the state or country of formation.
Item 3 Enter the principal office address of the PLLC. Enter the complete street address of the principal office
and the county in which it is located. If mail is not delivered to the street address of the principal office
or if you prefer to receive mail at a P.O. Box or Drawer, enter the complete mailing address of the
principal office.
Item 4 Enter the mailing address of the PLLC’s principal office address if different than the street address listed
in item 3.
Item 5 Enter the complete street address of the PLLC’s registered office and the county in which it is located.
The registered office address must be located in North Carolina.
Item 6 Enter the complete mailing address, in North Carolina, of the PLLC’s registered agent, only if mail is not
delivered to the street address above or if you prefer to receive mail at a P.O. Box or Drawer.
Item 7 Enter the name of the registered agent. The registered agent must be a North Carolina resident, an
existing domestic business corporation, nonprofit corporation or limited liability company, or a foreign
business corporation, nonprofit corporation or limited liability company authorized to transact business
or conduct affairs in North Carolina.
Item 8 Enter the names, titles, and usual business address of the current principal company officials of the LLC.
Item 9 Attach a current Certificate of Existence or document of similar import with filing. The Certificate of
Existence cannot be more than six months old.
Item 10 If needed, a statement indicating a copy of the resolution of its managers adopting a fictitious name is
attached.
Item 11 Enter the specific personal services to be rendered by the limited liability company.
Item 12 Enter the name of at least one company official who is licensee of the applicable licensing board that
regulates the professional service that the PLLC renders.
Item 13 A certification from the applicable licensing board must be attached to the Articles of Organization. The
certification must be an original unless the licensing board permits electronic certification
.
Item 14 The document will be effective on the date and at the time of filing, unless a delayed date or an effective
time (on the date of filing) is specified. If a delayed effective date is specified without a time, it will be
effective at 11:59:59 p.m. A delayed effective date may be specified up to and including the 90
th
day
after the day of filing.
Date and Execution
Enter the date the document was executed.
In the blanks provided enter:
The name of the limited liability company as it appears in Item 1.
The signature of the principal company official of the LLC executing the document.
The name and title of the above-signed principal company official.
CORPORATIONS DIVISION PO BOX 29622 RALEIGH, NC 27626-0622
Revised January, 2014 Form PLLC-01
State of North Carolina
Department of the Secretary of State
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Pursuant to Sections 57D-2-02, 57D-7-03, and 55B-16 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the undersigned limited
liability company hereby applies for a Certificate of Authority to transact business in the State of North Carolina as a
“foreign professional limited liability company” within the scope of N.C.G.S. Sections 57D-2-02 and 55B-16(b) and for
that purpose submits the following:
1. The name of the limited liability company is __________________________________________________________;
and if the limited liability company name is unavailable for use in the State of North Carolina, the name the limited
liability company wishes to use is ___________________________________________________________________
2. The state or country under whose laws the limited liability company was organized is: _________________________
3. The street address of the principal office of the limited liability company in the state or country under whose law it is
organized is:
Number and Street: ______________________________________________________________________________
City: __________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip Code: _________________
4. The mailing address if different from the street address of the principal office of the limited liability company in the
state or country under whose law it is organized is:
Number and Street or PO Box: ____________________________________________________________________
City: __________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip Code: _________________
5. The street address and county of the registered office in the State of North Carolina is:
Number and Street: _______________________________________________________________________________
City: ____________________ State: NC Zip Code: _____________ County ________________________________
6. The mailing address if different from the street address of the registered office in the State of North Carolina is:
Number and Street or PO Box: ______________________________________________________________________
City: ____________________ State: NC Zip Code: _____________ County ________________________________
7. The name of the registered agent in the State of North Carolina is: _________________________________________
CORPORATIONS DIVISION PO BOX 29622 RALEIGH, NC 27626-0622
Revised January, 2014 Form PLLC-01
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
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8. The names, titles, and usual business addresses of the current company officials of the limited liability company are:
(use attachment if necessary)
Name and Title Business Address
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
9. Attached is a certificate of existence (or document of similar import), duly authenticated by the secretary of state or
other official having custody of limited liability company records in the state or country of organization.
10. If the limited liability company is required to use a fictitious name in order to transact business in this State, a copy
of the resolution of its managers adopting the fictitious name is attached.
11. The personal services to be rendered by the limited liability company are ___________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
12. With respect to each professional service to be practiced through the limited liability company in this State, the name
of at least one of the limited liability company’s company officials who is a licensee of the licensing board which
regulates such profession in this State is: (insert name here)
13. Attached are certifications by the appropriate licensing boards that each individual set forth in Item 13 above is a
“licensee” as defined in N.C.G.S. Section 55B-2(2).
14. This application will be effective upon filing, unless a delayed date and/or time is specified: ____________________
This the ____day of ________________, 20___.
CORPORATIONS DIVISION PO BOX 29622 RALEIGH, NC 27626-0622
Revised January, 2014 Form PLLC-01
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
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By executing this application on behalf of the applicant limited liability company, I certify under oath that the
undersigned limited liability company is a “foreign professional limited liability company” within the scope of
N.C.G.S. Sections 57D-2-02 and 55B-16(b).
____________________________________________________
Name of Limited Liability Company
____________________________________________________
Signature of Company Official
____________________________________________________
Type or Print Name & Title
__________________________
(Site of acknowledgment)
__________________________
This ____ day of ______________, 20____, personally came before me, ______________________________________,
Notary Public, __________________________________, who, being by me duly sworn, says that he/she is
____________________________ of __________________________________________________, a professional
limited liability company, and that this application for certificate of authority was signed by him/her on behalf of the
professional limited liability company by its authority duly given. And the said _________________________________
acknowledged the said writing to be the act and deed of said professional limited liability company.
Witness my hand and official seal, this the ____ day of ________________, 20____.
(Official Seal) ____________________________________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires _______________, 20____.
Notes:
1. Filing fee is $250. This document must be filed with the Secretary of State.
2. Only a “foreign professional limited liability company” may use this application. To determine whether a particular limited
liability company is such a “foreign professional limited liability company”, it is necessary to examine the requirements of
N.C.G.S. Sections 57D-2-02 and 55B-16(b), copies of which are attached. If the company does not meet the requirements
of a “foreign professional limited liability company” as set forth in those statutes, it must use the standard application for
certificate of authority for a limited liability company, available from this office.
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