Changes To Limited Liability Company Filings, Changes To California Business Entity Filings, Instructions For Completing The Certificate Of Continuation (Form Llc-8)

Instructions for Completing the

Certificate of Continuation (Form LLC-8)

Where to File: For easier completion, this form is available on the Secretary of State's website at

and can be completed online and printed to mail. The completed

form can be mailed to Secretary of State, Document Filing Support Unit, P.O. Box 944228, Sacramento,

CA 94244-2280 or delivered in person (drop off) to the Sacramento office, 1500 11th Street, 3rd Floor,

Sacramento, CA 95814. If you are not completing this form online, please type or legibly print in black or

blue ink. This form is filed only in the Sacramento office

Legal Authority: Statutory filing provisions are found in California Corporations Code section 17357. All

statutory references are to the California Corporations Code, unless otherwise stated.



Upon filing Form LLC-8, the Certificate of Dissolution (Form LLC-3) will be of no effect from the

time of the filing of Form LLC-3).



Form LLC-8 may become effective not more than ninety (90) days after filing the certificate. If

such a future effective date is desired, indicate in a cover letter the month, day, and year upon

which the Certificate is to become effective. (Section 17056(c).)

Fees: The fee for filing Form LLC-8 is $30.00. A non-refundable $15.00 special handling fee is applicable

for processing documents delivered in person (drop off) at the Sacramento office. The preclearance

and/or expedited filing of a document within a guaranteed time frame can be requested for an additional

non-refundable fee in lieu of the special handling fee. For detailed information about preclearance and

expedited filing services, go to The special handling

fee or preclearance and expedited filing services are not applicable to documents submitted by mail.

Check(s) should be made payable to the Secretary of State.

Copies: Upon filing, we will return one (1) uncertified copy of your filed document for free. To get

additional copies, include a separate request and payment for copy fees when the document is

submitted. Copy fees are $1.00 for the first page and $.50 for each additional page. For certified copies,

there is an additional $5.00 certification fee, per copy.

Complete Form LLC-8 as follows:

Item 1.

Enter the file number issued by the California Secretary of State.

Item 2.

Enter the name of the limited liability company as filed with the California Secretary of State.

Item 3.

Check the reason for the continuation of the limited liability company.

Item 4. Form LLC-8 must be executed with an original signature.

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If Form LLC-8 is signed by an entity, the person who signs for the entity must note the exact

entity name, his/her name and his/her position/title.



If an attorney-in-fact is signing Form LLC-8, the signature must be followed by the words

“Attorney-in-fact for (name of person).”



If Form LLC-8 is signed by a trust, the certificate must be signed by a trustee as follows:

___________ , trustee for _________ trust (including the date of the trust, if applicable).

Example: Mary Todd, trustee of the Lincoln Family Trust (U/T/A 5/1/94).

Item 5. Enter the name and address of the person or firm to whom a copy of the filing should be mailed.

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