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Missouri official formation packet
Download the Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri.
Researched filing overview
Missouri uses official Form LLC-1, revised January 2025, to organize a domestic LLC. Pay $105 by paper or $50 online, separately to Missouri. Online filing also adds the Secretary of State’s convenience fee.
File online through Business Services or mail Form LLC-1. The registered agent needs a Missouri street address; a P.O. box is not enough unless a street address is also given. Missouri 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 Missouri name and a registered agent with a Missouri street address. A P.O. box is not enough unless a street address is also given.
File official Form LLC-1 by mail for $105, or file online for $50 plus the state’s convenience fee. Those state fees are paid separately. This product does not file for you. Missouri does not publish a separate professional-LLC formation blank.
A series LLC also needs attachment LLC-1A. 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 Missouri.
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 Missouri. 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.
Missouri accepts the filing of an articles of organization form via U. S. mail 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 Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.020. The name of the LLC must contain the words "limited company" or "limited liability company" or the abbreviation "LC", "LLC", "L. C." or "L. 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. To learn the availability of a mark at the federal level, one can search online the USPTO's trademark database. To learn the availability of a mark within Missouri, one can call the Corporations Unit of the Secretary of State on (866) 223-6535 and ask to speak with the trademarks and service marks office. A representative will query the database for you, as it is not available online.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within Missouri by querying the state's official Business Search tool.
Missouri charges $105 for a paper Form LLC-1 filing or $50 online, plus the online convenience fee.
The statutory authority for an LLC within the state is the Missouri Limited Liability Company Act (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.010 et seq).
The statutory requirements for a valid articles of organization filing are codified in Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.037 and § 347.039. The text of the statutes read as follows:
§ 347.037 . Formation, articles of organization — when effective — filing, effect — company may not incur debt before filing — actions before filing, effect. 1. Any person, whether or not a member or manager, may form a limited liability company by signing and filing articles of organization for such limited liability company with the secretary. 2. A limited liability company is formed when the articles of organization are filed with the secretary or on a later date set forth in the articles of organization, not to exceed ninety days from the filing date. If the articles of organization, as delivered to the secretary, do not substantially conform to the filing provisions of sections 347.010 to 347.187, the secretary shall return the articles of organization to the person so filing the articles of organization with a statement setting forth the nonconformity. 3. Each copy of the articles of organization stamped "filed" and marked with the filing date is conclusive evidence that all conditions precedent required to be performed by the organizers have been complied with and that the limited liability company has been legally organized and formed under sections 347.010 to 347.187 and is notice for all purposes of all other facts required to be set forth therein. 4. A limited liability company may not transact business or incur indebtedness, except that which is incidental to its organization or to obtaining subscriptions for or payment of contributions, until the articles of organization have been filed with the secretary or until the formation date specified in the articles of organization. [....]
§ 347.039 . Articles, contents. 1. The articles of organization shall set forth: (1) The name of the limited liability company; (2) The purpose or purposes for which the limited liability company is organized, which may be stated to be, or to include, the transaction of any or all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under sections 347.010 to 347.187; (3) The address, including street and number, if any, of the registered office and the name of the registered agent at such office; (4) A statement as to whether management of the limited liability company is vested in managers or in members; (5) The events by which the limited liability company is to dissolve or the number of years the limited liability company is to exist, which may be any number or perpetual; and (6) The name and physical business or residence address of each organizer. 2. The information provided by the limited liability company under subdivisions (1) through (6) of subsection 1 of this section shall also be provided for each separate series of the limited liability company authorized to operate under section 347.186. 3. The articles of organization may set forth any other provision, not inconsistent with law or sections 347.010 to 347.187, which are in the operating agreement of the limited liability company.
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MISSOURI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
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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 Limited Liability Company. 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.
Missouri 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.
Missouri charges $105 for a paper LLC-1 filing and $50 online, plus the online convenience fee. A series LLC also files attachment LLC-1A.