SDASDAT:Corporate CharterSDAT:Corporate Charter
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRAFTING
A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
To create a Maryland Limited Liability Company (LLC) an originally executed Articles of Organization
must be submitted to:
Department of Assessments and Taxation
301 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2392
(1) Insert the name here. The name must not be misleadingly similar to that of another LLC, Corporation,
Trade Name, Limited Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership on file with the Department and the name
of the LLC must include one of the following:
a. Limited Liability Company
b. L.L.C.
c. LLC
d. L.C.
e. L C
(2) Insert the purpose of the LLC. A one or two sentence description of the business is sufficient.
(3) Insert the address of the LLC. The address must be in Maryland and cannot be a P.O. box.
(4) Insert the name and address (cannot be a P.O. box) of the resident agent. A resident agent is another
entity or individual designated to accept service of process for the LLC. The resident agent can be any
Maryland citizen who is over eighteen, a Maryland corporation or a Maryland LLC. This person must also
sign the document.
(5) Execution - must be signed by any adult individual authorized by the persons forming the LLC.
(6) The resident agent must sign here.
(7) Insert the return address for any correspondence regarding this filing.
NOTE: This list is the mandatory provisions. Any provision the parties decide is relevant may be added to
the Articles of Organization. Documents must be typed or printed. No handwritten documents will be
accepted.
FEES:
(1) Certificate of Organization $100.00
(2) Certified Copy of document above $20.00 + $1.00 page
(3) Certificate of Status at time of filing $20.00
Revised 8/05