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Instructions L015i

ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION

Corporations Division

1300 West Washington Street

Articles of Amendment

Phoenix, Arizona 85007

(602) 542-3026

common types of amendments. Use of

or one of the following abbreviations:

General Information

the A.C.C.’s form is not required. Forms

“P.L.L.C.”, “P.L.C.”, “PLLC”, or “PLC”, in

are available on the A.C.C. website,

upper or lower case letters.

Are amendments required? LLCs

/Divisions/Corporations.

are required by law to amend their

Trade name

– if you are the owner of a

articles of organization if there is a

trade name registered with the

What are the requirements for

statement in the articles that was false

Secretary of State’s office that is

changing the LLC name? The

or erroneous when it was made or

identical to the LLC name you wish to

examiner will determine if the LLC name

within 30 days of any of the following

use, you must complete and attach to

to be used complies with the statutory

events:

the Articles of Organization a Trade

requirements, but you can review the

(1) arrangements or facts have changed

Name Declaration form M003. Forms

name criteria, check for name

making the articles of organization

are available on our website at

availability and, if desired, submit a

inaccurate in any respect, unless the

name reservation application by using

change is only to the statutory agent

forms/formsindex.asp.

our website at

name or address or the LLC’s known

/divisions/corporations/filings/

Is publication required? Publication

place of business address;

Reserving the name is

namingpolicy.asp.

not

required if the amendment

(2) in a member-managed LLC, there is

not required. Web access is available to

only

changes

(1) the name or address

a change in the persons who are

the public at our Phoenix and Tucson

of members or managers; or (2) the

members; or

offices.

known place of business address of the

(3) in a manager-managed LLC, there is

The LLC name must satisfy the

LLC; or (3) the name or address of the

a change in the persons who are

requirements of A.R.S. § 29-602. The

statutory agent. If the amendment

managers, or in members who own

professional LLC name must satisfy the

changes anything else, such as the

20% or more of the profits or capital of

requirements of A.R.S. § 29-845.

management structure or the persons

See

the LLC.

A.R.S. § 29-633(B).

Statutes are available on the Arizona

who are members or managers, then

Statutes are available on the Arizona

Legislature’s website, ,

publication is required. A.R.S. § 29-

Legislature’s website, ,

by following the link for Arizona Revised

633(F). DO NOT PUBLISH UNTIL THE

by following the link for Arizona Revised

Statutes.

COMMISSION APPROVES THE

Statutes. Failure to make a required

AMENDMENT FOR FILING. The approval

amendment will subject the LLC to

The minimum requirements under

letter you will receive from the Arizona

See

being administratively dissolved.

Arizona law for the name of a limited

Corporation Commission will contain

A.R.S. § 29-786.

liability company are that it:

information on how to publish.

When must a required amendment

shall contain

the words “limited liability

Filing fee. The filing fee is $25.00. For

be made? If the amendment is a

company” or “limited company” or the

expedited processing (read the next

required amendment, the LLC must

abbreviations “L.L.C.”, “L.C.”, “LLC”, or

paragraph), add $35.00 to the filing fee.

“LC”

submit the amendment within 30 days

See

All fees are nonrefundable.

A.R.S. §

of the occurrence of the event requiring

AND

29-851.

See

the amendment.

A.R.S. § 29-

shall not contain

the words

633(B). Statutes are available on the

Processing time. Processing times

“association”, “corporation”,

Arizona Legislature’s website,

“incorporated”, or an abbreviation of

are posted on our website each Monday

, by following the link for

those words.

/Divisions/Corporations.

Arizona Revised Statutes. Failure to

For expedited (faster) processing,

If the name contains any of the

make a required amendment

payment of the expedite fee plus

following words, prior written approval

will subject the LLC to being

payment of the filing fee must be

must be obtained from the Arizona

See

administratively dissolved.

A.R.S. §

See

submitted.

A.R.S. § 29-851. The

Department of Financial Institutions

29-786.

See

expedite fee is $35.00.

Decision No.

before registration is allowed:

68008, July 22, 2005, Docket No. AC-

What has to be filed with the

Bank; Banker; Banking; Banc; Banco;

00000A-05-0488. The Arizona

Arizona Corporation Commission?

Banque; Credit Union; Deposit; Savings

Corporation Commission does not

In order to amend the articles of

Association; Building Association;

currently offer same day or next day

organization, the LLC must deliver to

Savings and Loan Association; Building

service.

the Arizona Corporation Commission

and Loan Association; Savings Bank;

Articles of Amendment that contain the

. See

Thrift; Trust; or Trust Company

text of the amendment and the other

Instructions

A.R.S. §§ 29-602, 29-804.

information required by statute.

See

professional limited liability company

Number 1. List the exact name of the

A.R.S. § 29-633. The Arizona

name shall not conflict with any of the

LLC as shown in the records of the

Corporation Commission’s Articles of

shall contain

above, and

the words

Arizona Corporation Commission,

Amendment form covers the most

“professional limited liability company”

including exact spelling, punctuation,

L015i.002-STPS

Arizona Corporation Commission – Corporations Division

Rev. 2015

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