Articles of Organization (LLC)
Forms a new California LLC.
How would you like to file?
Do it yourself
File it yourself with the state
Use the official California links below. You pay the state fee ($70) directly to the state, with no Ze Filing fee.
Open the official formThese links open the official state website. Ze Filing is not a government agency.
Done for you
Let Ze Filing file it
We check your details, prepare the filing, submit it to the state and keep the filed copy in your client portal.
- State feePaid to the state at cost$70
- Ze Filing service fee$0
Filing methods
Online
| Processing type | Processing time | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | — | $70 |
Processing times are shown only where the state publishes them and can change. State fees are set by the state; we confirm the current fee before filing.
Form details
- Category
- Formation
- Form name
- Articles of Organization (LLC)
- Form number
- LLC-1
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Filing office
- California Secretary of State — Business Programs Division
- Filing type
- Domestic
- Entity
- LLC
What the state requires
- Company name with an LLC designation
- California agent for service of process
- Every California LLC also pays the $800 annual LLC tax to the Franchise Tax Board
Documents we need from you
- Passport copy for each memberRequiredOne clear colour scan per member.
Official sources
- California LLC forms and fees (Secretary of State)
- California business entities fee schedule (rev. 06/2018)
Fees and requirements checked against these sources on Nov 4, 2026.
Other California forms
- Application to Register a Foreign LLCForeign registration
- Amendment to Articles of OrganizationAmendments
- Amendment to Registration (Foreign LLC)Amendments
- Statement of Information (LLC)Annual reports
- Annual LLC Tax (Form FTB 3522)Annual reports
- Certificate of Dissolution / Cancellation (LLC)Dissolution and withdrawal
- Certificate of StatusCertificates of good standing