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Please make checks or money orders payable to: "Ohio Secretary of State"
Type of Service Being Requested: (PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX BELOW)
Phone Number:
State:
City:
Address:
(If necessary)
To the attention of:
(Individual or Business Name)
Name:
Please return the approval certificate to:
ZIP Code:
E-mail Address:
Check here if you would like to receive important notices via e-mail from the Ohio Secretary of State's
office regarding Business Services.
Check here if you would like to be signed up for our Filing Notification System for the business entity
being created or updated by filing this form. This is a free service provided to notify you via e-mail when
any document is filed on your business record.
Expedite Service 3: By including an Expedite fee of $300.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 4 hours after it is received by our office, if received by 1:00
p.m.
This service is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.
Expedite Service 2: By including an Expedite fee of $200.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 1 business day after it is received by our office.
This service
is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.
Expedite Service 1: By including an Expedite fee of $100.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 2 business days after it is received by our office.
Regular Service: Only the filing fee listed on page one of the form is required and the filing will be
processed in approximately 3-7 business days. The processing time may vary based on the volume of
filings received by our office.
Preclearance Filing: For the purpose of advising as to the acceptability of the proposed filing, a form that is
to be submitted at a later date for processing may be submitted for examination for a fee of $50.00. The
Preclearance will be complete within 1-2 business days.
Last Revised: 5/14/2014
Form 533A Prescribed by:
Articles of Organization for a Domestic
Limited Liability Company
Filing Fee: $99
Form Must Be Typed
CHECK ONLY ONE (1) BOX
(1) Articles of Organization for Domestic
For-Profit Limited Liability Company
(115-LCA)
(2) Articles of Organization for Domestic
Nonprofit Limited Liability Company
(115-LCA)
Name must include one of the following words or abbreviations: "limited liability company," "limited," "LLC," "L.L.C.," "ltd., "or "ltd"
Effective Date (The legal existence of the limited liability company begins upon the filing
(Optional) of the articles or on a later date specified that is not more than ninety days
after filing)
This limited liability company shall exist for
(Optional)
Purpose
(Optional)
**Note for Nonprofit LLCs
The Secretary of State does not grant tax exempt status. Filing with our office is not sufficient to obtain state or federal tax
exemptions. Contact the Ohio Department of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that the nonprofit
limited liability company secures the proper state and federal tax exemptions. These agencies may require that a purpose
clause be provided.
Name of Limited Liability Company
mm/dd/yyyy
Period of Existence
Form 533A Page 1 of 3
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 533A Page 2 of 3
ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
The undersigned authorized member(s), manager(s) or representative(s) of
hereby appoint the following to be Statutory Agent upon whom any process, notice or demand required
or permitted by statute to be served upon the limited liability company may be served. The name and
address of the agent is
ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT
The undersigned, named herein as the statutory agent
for
hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment of agent for said limited liability company
Statutory Agent Signature
Name of Agent
Mailing Address
Name of Limited Liability Company
City State ZIP Code
Statutory Agent Name
Individual Agent's Signature / Signature on Behalf of Business Serving as Agent
Name of Limited Liability Company
By signing and submitting this form to the Ohio Secretary of State, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she
has the requisite authority to execute this document.
Required
Articles and original
appointment of agent must
be signed by a member,
manager or other
representative.
If authorized representative
is an individual, then they
must sign in the "signature"
box and print their name
in the "Print Name" box.
If authorized representative
is a business entity, not an
individual, then please print
the business name in the
"signature" box, an
authorized representative
of the business entity
must sign in the "By" box
and print their name in the
"Print Name" box.
Signature
Print Name
Print Name
Signature
Print Name
Signature
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Page 3 of 3Form 533A
By (if applicable)
By (if applicable)
By (if applicable)
This form should be used if you wish to file articles of organization for a for-profit or nonprofit
limited liability company.
If you wish to organize a for-profit limited liability company, please select box 1. If you wish to organize a
nonprofit limited liability company, please select box 2. Please complete the entire form (as required)
whether you have selected box 1 or box 2.
Name of Limited Liability Company
The name of the limited liability company must be provided. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1705.05,
the name must include one of the following: “limited liability company,” “limited,” “LLC,” “L.L.C.,” “ltd.” or
“ltd”.
Effective Date
An effective date may be provided but is not required. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1705.04(A), the
legal existence of a limited liability company begins upon filing the articles of organization with our office
or on a later date specified in the articles. The effective date cannot (1) precede the date of filing with our
office or (2) be more than ninety (90) days after the date of filing. If an effective date is given that
precedes the date of filing, the effective date of the limited liability company will be the date of filing. If an
effective date is given that exceeds the date of filing by more than ninety (90) days, our office will return
the filing to you and request that a proper effective date be provided.
Period of Existence
A period of existence may be provided but is not required. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1705.04(B),
if a period of existence is not provided the limited liability company's period
of existence is perpetual.
Purpose Clause
A purpose clause may be provided but is not required. As stated in Ohio Revised Code
§1705.02, a limited liability company may generally “be formed for any purpose or purposes
for which individuals lawfully may associate themselves.”
Additional Provisions
If the information you wish to provide for the record does not fit on the form, please attach additional
provisions on a single-sided, 8 ½ x 11 sheet(s) of paper.
Original Appointment of Statutory Agent and Acceptance of Appointment
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1705.06, an Ohio limited liability company must appoint
and maintain a statutory agent to accept service of process on behalf of the company. We
cannot accept articles of organization unless the statutory agent information is provided. The statutory
agent must be one of the following: (1) A natural person who is a resident of this state; or (2) A domestic
or foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability partnership, limited partnership association, professional association, business trust, or
unincorporated nonprofit association that has a business address in this state. If the agent is a business
entity then the agent must meet the requirements of Title XVII of the Revised Code to transact business
or exercise privileges in Ohio. The statutory agent must also sign the Acceptance of Appointment at the
bottom of page 2.
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 533A
Instructions for Articles of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company
Signature(s)
After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that page 3 is signed by
at least one member, manager or other authorized representative of the limited liability
company.
**Note: Our office cannot file or record a document which contains a social security number or
tax identification number. Please do not enter a social security number or tax identification
number, in any format, on this form.
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 533A
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