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Oregon official formation packet
Download the Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Oregon.
Researched filing overview
Oregon uses official Articles of Organization for a Limited Liability Company, revised November 2017, to form a domestic LLC. Pay the $100 processing fee separately, whether you file online or by mail.
The registered agent needs an Oregon street address identical to the agent’s office. After formation, file the $100 annual report by the registration anniversary.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Oregon name and a registered agent with an Oregon street address. A P.O. box alone is not enough.
File the official Articles of Organization online through the Oregon Business Registry or by mail. The $100 state fee is paid separately. This product does not file for you.
Oregon requires a $100 annual report by the registration 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 Oregon.
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 Oregon. 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.
Oregon accepts the filing of an articles of organization form via U. S. mail 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 Or. Rev. Stat. § 63.044. The name of the LLC must contain the words "limited liability company" or the abbreviation "L. L. C." or "LLC." 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 Oregon's trademark database and the USPTO's trademark database.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within Oregon by querying Oregon's business registry 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.
Oregon 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 Oregon Limited Liability Company Act (Or. Rev. Stat. § 63.001 et seq.).
The statutory requirements for a valid articles of organization filing are codified in Or. Rev. Stat. § 63.044 and § 63.047. The text of the statutes read as follows:
§ 63.044 Formation. One or more individuals 18 years of age or older or other entities may form a limited liability company by executing and delivering articles of organization to the office for filing. Organizers need not be members of the limited liability company.
§ 63.047 Articles of organization. (1) Articles of organization must set forth: (a) The name of the limited liability company, which must satisfy the requirements of ORS 63.094; (b) The address, including street and number, and mailing address, if different, of the limited liability company’s initial registered office and the name of the initial registered agent at the office; (c) A mailing address to which notices, as required by this chapter, may be mailed until the limited liability company designates an address in an annual report; (d) If the limited liability company will be manager-managed, a statement that the limited liability company will be manager-managed or a statement that the limited liability company will be managed by a manager or managers; (e) The name and address of each organizer; (f) The latest date on which the limited liability company will dissolve or a statement that the limited liability company’s existence is perpetual; (g) If a limited liability company will render professional service or services, as defined in ORS 58.015, the professional service or services that the limited liability company will render; (h) The initial physical street address, including the number and name of the street, and the mailing address, if different, of the limited liability company’s principal office; and (i) The name and address of at least one individual who is a member or manager of the limited liability company or an authorized representative with direct knowledge of the operations and business activities of the limited liability company. (2) The articles of organization may set forth any other provisions, not inconsistent with law, for regulating the internal affairs of the limited liability company, including any provision that is required or permitted to be included in any operating agreement of the limited liability company under this chapter. (3) The articles of organization need not set forth any of the powers enumerated in this chapter.
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OREGON 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 – 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.
Oregon 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 Articles of Organization fee is paid separately. The later annual report is also a $100 filing.