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Minnesota official formation packet
Download the Minnesota articles 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 Minnesota formation packet built around the official articles of organization, with customer support and lifetime updates if the official form is revised.
This is the articles 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 Minnesota articles 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 Minnesota.
Researched filing overview
Minnesota uses official Articles of Organization under Chapter 322C to form a domestic LLC. Pay $135 by mail or $155 for online or in-person filing, separately to Minnesota.
File online through the Secretary of State or mail the current paper blank. The registered office must be a Minnesota street address, not only a P.O. box. A professional firm adds a Chapter 319B election; Minnesota does not publish a separate professional-LLC formation blank.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Minnesota name and a registered office street address in Minnesota. A P.O. box alone is not enough.
File the official Articles of Organization by mail for $135, or file online or in person for $155. Those state fees are paid separately. This product does not file for you. A professional firm adds a Chapter 319B election instead of using a separate SOS blank.
Minnesota requires an annual renewal each calendar year. There is no fee if the company is active and in good standing and files by December 31. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
Read the filing notes and statute excerpts here. The official articles of organization preview follows below.
Quick answer
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Minnesota.
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Minnesota. 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.
Minnesota accepts the filing of an articles of organization form via U. S. mail, in-person delivery, or online via the Secretary of State's online system for e-filing documents.
The requirements for naming an LLC within the state are set forth in Minn. Stat. § 322C-0108. The name of the LLC must contain the words "limited liability company," the abbreviation "LLC" or, if organized to offer professional services, the words "Professional Limited Liability Company," or the abbreviation "P. L. L. C." or "P. L. C.". 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 the USPTO's trademark database.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within Minnesota by querying the state's official Business Entity Search tool. As a rule of thumb, the state will consider a proposed business name available if the first two words of the name do not match the first two words of that of any other entity authorized to conduct business within the state.
Minnesota charges $135 to file Articles of Organization by mail, or $155 for online or in-person expedited service. Submissions made in-person or online are handled on an expedited basis. Minnesota requires the filing of an annual renewal report and imposes no fee unless filed after the annual deadline of December 31.
The statutory authority for an LLC within the state is the Minnesota Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (Minn. Stat. § 322C-0101 et seq.).
The statutory requirements for a valid articles of organization filing are codified in Minn. Stat. § 322C-0201. The text of the statutes read as follows:
§ 322C.0201. ; ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION. Subd. 1. Organizers. One or more persons may act as organizers to form a limited liability company by signing and filing with the secretary of state articles of organization. Subd. 2. Required contents of articles of organization. Articles of organization must state: (1) the name of the limited liability company, which must comply with section 322C.0108; (2) the street address of the initial registered office and, if the limited liability company has an agent for the service of process, the name of the agent for service of process of the company at the registered office; and (3) the name and street address of each organizer. Subd. 3. Optional contents of articles of organization. Subject to section 322C.0112, subdivision 3, articles of organization may also contain statements as to matters other than those required by subdivision 2. However, a statement in articles of organization is not effective as a statement of authority. Subd. 4. Formation. (a) A limited liability company is formed when articles of organization have been filed with the secretary of state accompanied by a payment of $135. (b) Except in a proceeding by this state to dissolve a limited liability company, the filing of the articles of organization by the secretary of state is conclusive proof that the organizer satisfied all conditions to the formation of a limited liability company. (c) The formation of a limited liability company does not by itself cause any person to become a member. However, this chapter does not preclude an agreement, made before or after formation of a limited liability company, which provides that one or more persons will become members, or acknowledging that one or more persons became members, upon or otherwise in connection with the formation of the limited liability company.
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MINNESOTA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
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 articles 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 Articles of Organization for a LLC. 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.
Minnesota 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.
Minnesota charges $135 for a mailed filing and $155 for online or in-person expedited service. Annual renewal is later and has no fee if the company is active and files by December 31.