West Virginia Secretary of State
Penney Barker, Manager
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Business & Licensing Division
Bldg. 1, Suite 157-K
Tel: (304)558-8000
Charleston, WV 25305
Fax: (304)558-8381
Website:
E-mail:
WEST VIRGINIA APPLICATION FOR
FILE ONE ORIGINAL
Office Hours: Monday - Friday
(Two if you want a filed stamped
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
copy returned to you.)
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
FILING FEE:
$150
Control #
*
Fee Waived for Veteran-owned organization
*** The undersigned, having authority to transact business on behalf of a foreign (out-of-state) registered entity, agrees to ***
comply with the requirements of West Virginia Code
§31B-10-1002
to apply for Certificate of Authority.
1. The name of the limited liability company as
registered in its home state is:
and the State or Country of organization is:
CHECK HERE to indicate you have obtained and submitted with this application a CERTIFICATE OF EXISTENCE (GOOD
STANDING), dated during the current tax year, from your home state of original formation as required to process your application.
The certificate may be obtained by contacting the Secretary of State's Office in the home state of original formation.
2. The business name to be used in West
Home State name as listed in Section 1. above, if available in West Virginia
Virginia will be:
[The name must con-
(If name is not available, check DBA Name box below and follow special instructions
tain one of the required terms such as
in Section 2. attached.)
"limited liability company" or abbreviations
such as "LLC" or "PLLC." See instructions
DBA Name
for complete list of acceptable terms and re-
(See special instructions in Section 2. regarding the Letter of Resolution attached to
quirements for use of Trade Name.]
this application.
Click here
to see a sample Letter of Resolution.)
3. The company will be a:
[See instructions
regular LLC
for limitations on professions which may form
Professional LLC*
for the profession of:
P.L.L.C. in WV. All members must have WV
professional license. See (*) note at the right.]
* In most cases, a Letter of Authorization/Approval from the appropriate State
Licensing Board is required to process the application. See attached instructions.
.
4
The address of the principal office
Street:
of the company will be:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
County:
Located in the County of (required):
The mailing address of the above
Street:
location, if different, will be:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
5. The address of the initial designated
Street:
(physical) office of the company in
West Virginia, if any, will be:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Located in the County of:
County:
Issued by the Office of the Secretary of State
Form LLF-1
Rev. 01/17