This form should be used if you wish to register a foreign for-profit or nonprofit limited liability company
to transact business in Ohio.
If you wish to register a foreign for-profit limited liability company, please select box 1. If you wish to
register a foreign nonprofit limited liability company, please select box 2. Please complete the entire form
(as required) whether you have selected box 1 or box 2. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code
§1705.54(A)(2), indicate the state in which the foreign limited liability company was organized and the
date of its formation.
Name of Limited Liability Company
The name of the foreign limited liability company, as registered in its state of organization, must be
provided. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1705.05, the name used in Ohio must include one of the
following: “limited liability company,” “limited,” “LLC,” “L.L.C.,” “ltd.” or “ltd”.
Additional Provisions
If the information you wish to provide for the record does not fit on the form, attach additional provisions
on a single-sided, 8 ½ x 11 sheet(s) of paper.
Address to Contact
An address to which interested persons may direct requests for copies of the articles of organization,
operating agreement, bylaws, or other charter documents of the company must be provided pursuant to
Ohio Revised Code §1705.54(A) (5).
Original Appointment of Statutory Agent
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1705.54(A)(3), a foreign limited liability company must appoint 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.
Consent Statement
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1705.54(A)(4), by signing this document the limited liability company
irrevocably consents to service of process upon the listed agent and to service of process upon the Ohio
Secretary of State if an agent is not appointed, or an agent is appointed but the authority of that agent
has been revoked, or the agent cannot be found or served after the exercise of due diligence.
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 533B
Instructions for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company