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Maine official formation packet
Download the Maine certificate of formation packet used to create an LLC with the state. This is the official formation document plus support files, not an operating agreement.
A Maine formation packet built around the official certificate of formation, with customer support and lifetime updates if the official form is revised.
This is the certificate of formation 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 Maine certificate of formation. 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 Maine.
Researched filing overview
Maine uses official Form MLLC-6, Certificate of Formation, to form a domestic LLC. The current hosted blank is Form No. MLLC-6 (2 of 2) 12/23 with a customer-contact cover letter revised 6/26/2024. Pay the $175 state fee separately. Maine does not offer online formation; print and mail the completed form.
Name a commercial registered agent by CRA public number or a noncommercial agent with a Maine street address, not a P.O. box. Completing the certificate affirms the agent has consented. A professional or low-profit LLC uses checkboxes on the same blank. After formation, a domestic LLC files an $85 annual report between January 1 and June 1 of the following calendar year.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Maine name and either a commercial registered agent or a noncommercial agent with a Maine street address. A P.O. box is not enough, and completing the certificate affirms the agent has consented.
Print and mail official Form MLLC-6. Maine does not offer online formation. The $175 state fee is paid separately. This product does not file for you. Optional 24-hour expedite is $50; same-day expedite is $100. A professional or low-profit LLC uses checkboxes on the same blank.
Maine requires an $85 domestic annual report between January 1 and June 1 of the calendar year after formation. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
Illustrative sample layout for review before purchase — the licensed packet contains the current filing document and instructions.
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
MAINE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATIONFirst: The name of the limited liability company is _____________________________.
Second: The address of its registered office in the state of _________________ is ________________________________________________________________ in the City of ____________________. The name of its registered agent at such address is ________________________________.
Third: (Use this paragraph only if the company is to have a specific effective date of dissolution.) The latest date on which the limited liability company is to dissolve is ______________.
Fourth:
The company shall be managed by [choose one:] _______ Manager(s) OR
_______ Members. The names and addresses of manager(s) or members are as
follows:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Fifth: The members or managers [choose one:] _________ have OR _________ have not addressed additional matters. If additional matters are addressed in attached pages, the number of additional pages attached is: ________.
Sixth:
Certificate of Acceptance of Appointment of Resident Agent:
I,
____________________________________________, hereby accept appointment as
Resident Agent for the above named limited liability company.
__________________________________
Signature
of Resident Agent
__________________________________
Date
If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchase, contact us for a full refund. Lifetime updates apply if we replace this packet. This guarantee is about the product and support, not a promise that a particular filing will be accepted.
No. The certificate of formation 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 Formation. 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.
Maine generally does not file the operating agreement with these articles, 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 $175 Certificate of Formation fee is paid separately. Optional 24-hour expedite is $50 and same-day expedite is $100. The later domestic annual report is an $85 filing due by June 1 of the year after formation.