How to form an Alabama Limited Liability Company

Organizing an Alabama LLC

Articles of Organization

An Alabama limited liability company is formed by filing the original and two copies of the Articles of Organization with the Probate Judge in the county where the LLC's registered office is located. The Secretary of State filing fee is $40 and the minimum Probate Judge fee is $35. The Probate Judge will collect the Secretary of State filing fee and forward it, along with the filed copy, to the Secretary of State.

The name of the limited liability company must end with the words "Limited Liability Company" or an abbreviation of those words (L.L.C. or LLC).

Qualification of a Foreign LLC in Alabama

Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration

In order to register to do business in Alabama, a foreign LLC must file two original copies of the "Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration" with the Corporations Division of the Secretary of State. Mail the $75 filing fee and two original copies of the "Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration" to the "Secretary of State, Attn: Corporations Division" at the addresses listed below.

The registered name of the foreign limited liability company must end with the words "Limited Liability Company" or an abbreviation of those words (L.L.C. or LLC).

Alabama Secretary of State

Physical Address:
Secretary of State
11 S. Union St., Suite 207
Montgomery, AL 36104

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5616
Montgomery, AL 36103-5616

Telephone: 334-242-5324

Fax: 334-240-3138

Website: www.sos.state.al.us/business/corporations.aspx

Check name availability: http://www.sos.state.al.us/sosinfo_vb/inquiry.aspx

Alabama Online Forms: http://www.sos.state.al.us/sosinfo_vb/inquiry.aspx

Alabama LLC Statute: Ala. Code Ann. Tit. 10, ch. 12, §§ 1-6.

Fee for filing Articles of Organization for an Alabama LLC: $40 plus Probate Judge fee ($35 minimum)