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Puerto Rico official formation packet
Download the Puerto Rico certificate 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 Puerto Rico formation packet built around the official certificate of organization, with customer support and lifetime updates if the official form is revised.
This is the certificate 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 Puerto Rico certificate 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 Puerto Rico.
Researched filing overview
Puerto Rico uses official bilingual Form CORPLLC02, Certificado de Organización de una Compañía de Responsabilidad Limitada, to form a domestic LLC. Pay the $250 Department of State fee separately.
File on the Department of State registry or use the published paper blank. The name needs an LLC designator, and the resident agent needs a Puerto Rico street address. Use the official index $250 amount, not older revenue-code figures printed in the PDF.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Puerto Rico name with an LLC designator and a resident agent with a Puerto Rico street address. A P.O. box alone is not enough.
File official Form CORPLLC02 on the Department of State registry or by mail. The $250 state fee is paid separately. This product does not file for you.
Puerto Rico requires a $150 annual fee on or before April 15. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
Read the filing notes and statute excerpts here. The official certificate of organization preview follows below.
Quick answer
A certificate of formation is the document that one must complete and submit to the government to establish the creation of an LLC within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
A certificate of formation is the document that one must complete and submit to the government to establish the creation of an LLC within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It sets forth the name of the proposed company, the registered agent for service of process, and the address of the place of business, among other information. It comes complete with instructions and filing information for creating an LLC within the jurisdiction.
Puerto Rico accepts official Form CORPLLC02, Certificate of Organization, on the Department of State registry or by mail.
The requirements for naming an LLC within the commonwealth are set forth in 14 L. P. R. A. § 3952. The name must contain the terms Limited Liability Company or Compañía de Responsabilidad Limitada or the abbreviation L. L. C. or C. R. L., or the designation LLC or CRL. For an L. P. L. L. C., it shall contain the terms a Low-Profit Limited Liability Company or Compañía de Responsabilidad Limitada con Fin Social or the abbreviation L. P. L. LC. or C. R. L. F. S. or the designation LPLLC, CRLFS or L3C. The name must be distinguishable from those of other entities on file with the government and may not infringe on any registered trademark.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within Puerto Rico by querying the commonwealth's official Business Entity Search tool, maintained by the Department of State.
Puerto Rico imposes a fee of $250 for the filing of a certificate of formation. Two-hour expedite service is available for an additional $500, same-day service for an additional $200, or 24-hour service is available for an additional $100. Upon successful processing, the filer will receive back a stamped copy of the certificate.
The statutory authority for an LLC within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is Title 14, Chapter 239, Limited Liability Companies (14 L. P. R. A. 3951 et seq).
The statutory requirements for a valid certificate of formation filing, although quite sparse, are set forth in 14 L. P. R. A. § 3952. At least one person is required to execute the formation document. The text of the statute reads as follows:
§ 3962. Certificate of formation. In order to form a limited liability company, one (1) or more authorized persons shall execute a certificate of formation.
The execution, acknowledgement, filing and registration of the certificate of formation, as well as the amendment, cancellation, reaffirmation and revival of the corporate existence of a limited liability company shall be conducted in accordance with the terms and requirements established in this subtitle for corporations. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
CERTIFICADO DE ORGANIZACIÓN DE UNA COMPAÑÍA DE RESPONSABILIDAD LIMITADA
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PUERTO RICO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION
of a Limited Liability CompanyIf 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 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 Certificado de Organización de una Compañía de Responsabilidad Limitada. 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.
Puerto Rico generally does not file the operating agreement with this certificate, 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 $250 Certificate of Organization fee is paid separately. Puerto Rico also charges a $150 annual fee due on or before April 15.