Prepare, sign, and submit with an original signature and filing fee.
This is the minimum information required.
STATE OF MONTANA
(This space for Secretary of State use only)
APPLICATION for CERTIFICATE of FOREIGN BUSINESS TRUST
35-5-201, MCA
LINDA McCULLOCH
MAIL:
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620-2801
PHONE:
(406) 444-3665
Required Filing Fee: $70.00
FAX:
(406) 444-3976
24 Hour Priority Handling check box and Add $20.00
WEB SITE:
sos.mt.gov
1 Hour Expedite Handling check box and Add $100.00
Make checks payable to Secretary of State
If the document is hand written, please print legibly or the application may be denied.
1. The name of the Business Trust: _______________________________________________________________________________
2. The Assumed Business Name, if any: ___________________________________________________________________________
3. It is created under the laws of the state, territory, or country of:_____________________________________________________
(An executed copy of its articles, declarations of trust, or trust agreement by which it was created and all amendments thereto, or
a true copy thereof certified to be such by a trustee of the trust before an official authorized to administer oaths or by a public
official of another state, territory, or country in whose office an executed copy thereof is on file, verified within 60 days of this
filing, must be filed with this application.)
(35-1-1028,
MCA).
4. The date of creation: _______________________________ and the period of duration: __________________________________
(Month/Day/Year)
5. The business mailing address of the principal office: _______________________________________________________________
City:______________________________________________________ State:_______________ Zip Code:___________________
6. The name of the entity’s Commercial Registered Agent for service of process in Montana:
(A list of Commercial Registered Agents is available at: )
Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Or, the name and address of the entity’s Noncommercial Registered Agent for service of process in Montana:
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Actual Street Address or Rural Route Box Number in Montana: (Must be an actual geographic location.)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________________________________ Zip Code: _____________________________________
And, a mailing address in Montana, if different:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________________________________ Zip Code: _____________________________________
Appointment of a Registered Agent is affirmation of the Registered Agent’s consent to serve as Registered Agent.
48-Certificate_of_Foreign_Business_Trust
sos.mt.gov/Business/Forms
Revised: 07/2015