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Oklahoma official formation packet
Download the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma.
Researched filing overview
Oklahoma uses official SOS Form 0074, revised July 2020, to organize a domestic LLC. The articles page inside the packet is marked SOS Form 0073. Pay the $100 state fee separately, whether you file online or by mail.
File online through the Secretary of State or mail the current packet. The principal office and registered office must be street addresses, not P.O. boxes. A professional LLC uses separate Form 0010.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Oklahoma name and a registered agent with an Oklahoma street address. A P.O. box is not enough for the principal office or registered office.
File official SOS Form 0074 online or by mail. The $100 state fee is paid separately. This product does not file for you. A professional LLC uses separate Form 0010.
Oklahoma requires a $25 Annual Certificate on the anniversary. 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 Oklahoma.
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 Oklahoma. 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.
Oklahoma accepts the filing of an articles of organization form via U. S. mail, in-person delivery, or electronically 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 Okla. Stat. § 18-2008. The name of the LLC must contain either the words "limited liability company" or "limited company" or the abbreviations "LLC", "LC", "L. L. C." or "L. C." The word "limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd." and the word 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 Oklahoma'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 Oklahoma's Business Entity Search database. As a general proposition, 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.
Oklahoma imposes a fee of $100 for the filing of an articles of organization form.
The statutory authority for an LLC within the state is the Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Act (Okla. Stat. § 18-2000 et seq.).
The statutory requirements for a valid articles of organization filing are codified in Okla. Stat. § 18-2004 and 2005. The text of the statutes read as follows: § 18-2004 . Filing the articles of organization.
A. One or more persons may form a limited liability company upon the filing of executed articles of organization with the Office of the Secretary of State. B. 1. When the articles of organization become effective, the proposed organization becomes a limited liability company under the name and subject to the purposes, conditions, and provisions stated in the articles. A limited liability company formed under the Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Act is a separate legal entity, the existence of which as a separate legal entity continues until cancellation of the limited liability company's articles of organization and completion of its winding up, if any. 2. Filing of the articles by the Office of the Secretary of State is conclusive evidence of the formation of the limited liability company. 3. A limited liability company's status for tax purposes shall not affect its status as a separate legal entity formed under the Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Act.
§ 18-2005 . Articles of organization - Contents. A. The articles of organization shall set forth: 1. The name of the limited liability company; 2. The term of the existence of the limited liability company which may be perpetual; and 3. The street address of its principal place of business, wherever located, and the name and street address of its registered agent which shall be identical to its registered office in this state. B. If the limited liability company is to establish two or more series of members, managers or membership interests having separate rights, powers or duties as provided under Section 2054.4 of this title and the debts, liabilities and obligations incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series are to be enforceable against the assets of the series only, the articles of organization shall set forth a notice of the limitation on liabilities of the series. C. The articles of organization may set forth any other matters the members determine to include. It is not necessary to set out in the articles of organization any of the powers enumerated in this act.
§18-2006 . Execution of articles - Evidence of authority - Signatures. A. Articles required by this act to be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State shall be executed in the following manner: 1. Articles of organization must be signed by at least one person who need not be a member of the limited liability company; and 2. Articles of amendment, merger, consolidation, conversion or dissolution must be signed by a manager. B. Any person may sign any articles by an attorney in fact. A person who executes articles as an attorney-in-fact, agent or fiduciary is not required to exhibit evidence of his or her authority as a prerequisite to filing. C. The execution of any articles under this act constitutes an affirmation under the penalties of perjury that the facts stated therein are true. D. Any signature on articles or any other instrument authorized by this act may be a facsimile signature, a conformed signature or an electronically transmitted signature.
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OKLAHOMA 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 (Oklahoma 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.
Oklahoma 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 $100 SOS filing fee is paid separately. An Annual Certificate is a later $25 filing on the anniversary.