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Connecticut official formation packet
Download the Connecticut certificate of organization packet used to create an LLC with the state. This is the official formation document plus support files, not an operating agreement.
A Connecticut formation packet built around the official certificate of organization, with customer support and lifetime updates if the official form is revised.
This is the certificate of organization you file with the state to create the LLC. It is a public record, not the internal ownership contract.
One $9.99 purchase covers instant download, email support, and replacement files if we update this packet.
Most banks and multi-member LLCs still need a separate operating agreement. It is not filed with these articles.
This state packet includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. Labels describe each file's role, not the internal filename.
Articles vs operating agreement
This packet is built around the official Connecticut certificate of organization. Filing it with the state creates the LLC as a public legal entity.
The $9.99 price is not for inventing a government form. It covers the current official blank, companion files, email support, and lifetime updates if the official form changes.
This is not an operating agreement. Articles create the company; the operating agreement is the internal contract among members.
Need the internal rulebook too? After you file, most customers also download a member-managed or manager-managed operating agreement for Connecticut.
Researched filing overview
Connecticut uses an official Certificate of Organization, revised December 2025, to form a domestic LLC. Pay the $120 state fee separately, whether you file on Business.CT.gov or by mail.
The registered agent must be a Connecticut individual or an already-registered Connecticut entity and must sign the appointment. After formation, file the annual report online between January 1 and March 31 of the following year.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Connecticut name and a registered agent who is a Connecticut individual or an already-registered Connecticut entity. The agent must sign the appointment. A P.O. box is not enough for the principal office or agent street address.
File the official Certificate of Organization, revised December 2025, on Business.CT.gov or by mail. The $120 state fee is paid separately. Online filing can add optional expedited service. This product does not file for you.
Connecticut requires an $80 annual report online between January 1 and March 31 of the year after formation. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
Read the filing notes and statute excerpts here. The official certificate of organization preview follows below.
Quick answer
A certificate of organization form, formerly referred to as the articles of organization, is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Connecticut.
A certificate of organization form, formerly referred to as the articles of organization, is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Connecticut. It sets forth the name of the proposed company and contact information for its registered agent, among other details. It may include other provisions, provided that they are not inconsistent with state law. It comes complete with instructions and filing information for creating an LLC within the state.
Connecticut accepts the filing of a certificate of organization form via postal mail or electronically via the Secretary of State's online system for e-filing documents. Due to maintenance, this system is not available between the hours of 11PM and 7AM (Eastern) (Monday to Saturday) and all day Sunday.
The requirements for naming an LLC within the state are set forth in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-243k. The name of the LLC must contain the words “limited liability company” or the abbreviation “L. L. C.” or “LLC”. “Limited” may be abbreviated as “Ltd.”, and “company” may be abbreviated as “Co.”. The name must be distinguishable from those of all other entities on file with the state. It may not infringe on any active trademark or service mark registered with the state or the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. One may search online Connecticut's trademark database and the USPTO's trademark database.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within the state by querying Connecticut's Business Entity Search database. As a general proposition, the state will consider a proposed business name available if the proposed name is distinguishable on the Secretary of the State’s records from other reserved or registered names.
Connecticut imposes a fee of $120 for the filing of a certificate of organization form. Expedited service is available for an additional $50.
The statutory authority for an LLC within the state is the Connecticut Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-243 et seq.).
The statutory requirements for a valid certificate of organization filing are codified in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-243. The text of the statutes read as follows: § 613a-34-247 . Formation of limited liability company. Certificate of organization. (a) One or more persons may act as organizers to form a limited liability company by delivering to the Secretary of the State for filing a certificate of organization. (b) A certificate of organization shall state: (1) The name of the limited liability company, which shall comply with section 34-243k; (2) the street address and mailing address of the company's principal office; (3) the name of a registered agent appointed in compliance with section 34-243n, along with the street address and mailing address in this state of the company's registered agent; (4) the name, business address and residence address of at least one manager or member of the limited liability company, except that if good cause is shown, the Secretary of the State may accept a business address in lieu of the business and residence addresses of such manager or member, provided, for purposes of this subsection, a showing of good cause shall include, but not be limited to, a showing that public disclosure of the residence address of the manager or member of the limited liability company may expose the personal security of such manager or member to significant risk; and (5) the electronic mail address, if any, of the limited liability company. (c) A certificate of organization may contain statements as to matters other than those required by subsection (b) of this section, but may not vary or otherwise affect the provisions specified in subsection (c) of section 34-243d in a manner inconsistent with said section. (d) A limited liability company is formed on the date and at the time of its filing by the Secretary of the State, as provided in section 34-247e.
§ 613a-34-247b . Signing of records delivered to Secretary of the State for filing. (a) A record delivered to the Secretary of the State for filing pursuant to sections 34-243 to 34-283d, inclusive, shall be signed as follows: (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection, a record signed on behalf of a limited liability company shall be signed by a person authorized by the company. (2) A company's initial certificate of organization shall be signed by at least one person acting as an organizer. (3) A record delivered on behalf of a dissolved company that has no member shall be signed by the person winding up the company's activities and affairs under subsection (c) of section 34-267a or a person appointed under subsection (d) of section 34-267a to wind up the activities and affairs. (4) Any other record delivered on behalf of a person to the Secretary of the State for filing shall be signed by that person. (b) Any record filed under sections 34-243 to 34-283d, inclusive, may be signed by an agent. Whenever any provision of sections 34-243 to 34-283d, inclusive, requires a particular individual to sign a record and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the record may be signed by a legal representative of the individual. (c) A person that signs a record as an agent or legal representative thereby affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the record. (d) The Secretary of the State is not required to verify either a signature's authenticity or the authority of the person signing to so commit the limited liability company, and the acceptance of a document by the Secretary of the State shall not therefore serve to validate the veracity of the signature or the signatory.
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CONNECTICUT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION
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No. The certificate of organization is the public filing that creates the LLC. An operating agreement is a separate internal contract that sets ownership, voting, profit splits, and management. Most customers need both.
Yes. This packet is built around Certificate of Organization — Limited Liability Company, Domestic. If the state later revises the official blank, lifetime updates cover a replacement packet.
When the state publishes a free official form, that blank is still free on the government site. This product packages the current form we carry, any companion files listed on this page, email support, and lifetime updates if we replace the packet. It is not a filing service and it does not pay the state’s filing fee.
This packet currently includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. The list on this page is the customer-facing inventory.
Connecticut generally does not file the operating agreement with this certificate, but banks, lenders, and multi-member LLCs almost always want one. Choose member-managed if every owner will run the company, or manager-managed if appointed managers will run it.
No. ILRG provides self-help forms and information. You complete the documents and file them with the state, or use the official online portal where that is required. Consult a licensed attorney for tax elections, professional-license entities, or unusual ownership structures.
No. The Certificate of Organization fee is $120, paid separately. The later $80 annual report is due online between January 1 and March 31 of the year after formation.