A South Carolina LLC is formed after the Articles of Organization has been filed with the Secretary of State. The articles must include the LLC’s name and address, the name and address of the LLC’s registered agent, the name and address of each organizer of the LLC, and the member of management structure of the LLC.

To comply with South Carolina law, the LLC must have a name that contains the words “Limited Liability Company”, “Limited Company”, “L.L.C.”, “LLC”, “LC”, or “L.C.”. The word “Limited” may be abbreviated as “Ltd.” and the word “Company” can be abbreviated to “Co.”.

A registered agent must be appointed for every South Carolina LLC. The agent can be an individual or business entity that accepts legal papers on the LLC’s behalf if sued. The registered agent must have a physical address in South Carolina.

Rhode Island law requires an LLC name to end with the words “Limited Liability Company” or the abbreviations “LLC”, “L.L.C.”. Upper or lower case abbreviations can also be used. You can reserve a name for up to 120 days by filing the reservation of Entity Name at the Rhode Island Secretary of State Corporations Division website (http://sos.ri.gov/business/filings/corporateforms/domesticlimited/).

The Articles of Organization must be filed with the Secretary of State, this is how a Rhode Island LLC is formed. The articles must include details about the LLC’s name and address; the LLC’s federal tax policy; the name and address of the LLC’s registered agent, the name and address of each organizer of the LLC; and whether it will be managed by a member or manager.

A Pennsylvania LLC must have in its name the words “Company”, “Limited”, “Limited Liability Company” or their abbreviations. The name must be distinguishable and unique from the names of other business entities in the state. The Pennsylvania Department of State business entity search (https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/Corp/soskb/csearch.asp?CorpsNav) can be used to check for name availability.

The LLC must file the Certificate of Organization Domestic Limited Liability Company to the Department of State. The certificate must contain information about the LLC’s name and address; name and address of the registered agent, name and address of each organizer; professional services the LLC will provide; and information about the management structure of the LLC. The certificate must be submitted with a completed New Entity Docketing Statement, form DSCB: 15-134A. which includes the LLC’s name, name and address of the party responsible for tax reports, LLC’s purpose, effective date, EIN, and fiscal year end.

An Oregon LLC is formed by submitting the Articles of Organization-Limited Liability Company to the Secretary of State. The articles must contain the following information: the LLC’s name and address; term of existence; name and address of the LLC’s registered agent; name and address of each organizer, and the management structure of the LLC.

The registered agent of the LLC must have a physical street address in Oregon. The agent can be an individual or business entity that will accept legal papers on behalf of the LLC.

The naming requirements for an Oregon LLC includes having the terms “Limited Liability Company” or the abbreviations “LLC” or “L.L.C.”. The business name search at the Oregon Secretary of State website (http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.login) can be used to check for name availability.

To form an LLC in Oklahoma, the Articles of Organization of an Oklahoma Limited Liability Company must be filed with the Secretary of State. The articles must include the LLC’s name and address, duration of activity, and the name and address of its registered agent. The articles can be filed online using the entity filing form at the Oklahoma Secretary of State website.

Under Oklahoma law, LLCs must have the following words in their name: “Limited Liability Company”, “Limited Company”, “LLC”, “LC”, “L.L.C.”, or “L.C.”. A name can be reserved for up to 60 days by submitting a name reservation form (https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/forms.aspx) to the Oklahoma Secretary of State.

An LLC in Washington DC is created by filing the Articles of Organization for Domestic Limited Liability Company, DLC-1, with the District of Columbia Corporations Division. The certificate must contain information about the LLC’s name and address; the name and address of the registered agent, the name and address of the organizer, the name of at least one of the LLC members, and whether the LLC will have one or more series. The Articles can be filed online at the District of Columbia Corporations Division website or through legalzoom.

There are provisions for the name of a Washington DC LLC as well, they must contain the words “Limited Liability Company”, or “L.L.C.”. The LLC name must be distinguishable from the names of other business entities that are on file with the District of Columbia Corporations Division. The word “Bank” cannot be used unless the LLC has some purpose pertaining to banking or finance.

An Ohio LLC is created after the Articles of Organization has been filed to the Ohio Secretary of State. The articles can be filed by online or postal mail and must contaion the LLC’s name and address; the name, address, and signature of the registered agent, and the dissolution date, if applicable.

An Ohio LLC must comply with state requirements and contain the terms: “limited liability company”, “limited”, “LLC”, “L.L.C.”, “ltd.,” or “ltd”. The name reservation form can be found at the Ohio Secretary of State website (http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/business/filingformsfeeschedule.aspx).

A North Dakota LLC is required to have a registered agent to process legal papers in the state. The agent can be an individual or business entity who is authorized to do business in North Dakota.

LLC’s must file the Articles of Organization to the North Dakota Secretary of State. The articles must contain the LLC’s name and the name of the registered agent. Other required information includes the LLC’s dissolution date if applicable, LLC’s purpose, start date, and the name and address of each organizer.

The name of a North Dakota LLC must contain the words “Limited Liability Company”, “L.L.C.”, or “LLC”. The name must be unique from the names of other businesses registered with the North Dakota Secretary of State.

A North Carolina LLC must comply with state law by ensuring its name contains the words: “Limited Liability Company”, or the abbreviations “L.L.C.” or “LLC”. Names can also include a combination of “ltd. Liability co.”, “limited liability co.,”, or “ltd. liability company”. A name can be reserved for up to 120 days by filin gthe Application to Reserve Business Entity Name with the North Carolina Secretary of State. The application can be found at the North Carolina Secretary of State website (http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/Forms.aspx?PItemId=5429695).

A registered agent must be appionted and be available on regular business hours to accept legal papers on behalf of the LLC. The registered must have a physical street address in North Carolina. The agent can be an individual residing in the state or a business entity authorized to conduct business in the state.

The Articles of Organization must be filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State and contain the LLC’s name and address, name of the registered agent, dissolution date if any, and the management structure of the LLC.

A New York LLC is created by submitting the Articles of Organization to the New York Department of State Division of Corporations. The articles must present information about the LLC’s name, county in New York it will be located, and the address where it will be mailed legal documents. The articles can be filed by postal mail or online at the New York Department of State Division of Corporations website (https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/ecorp_public/f?p=201:17).

To comply with New York Law, LLC names must include the words “Limited Liability Company” or the abbreviations “LLC”, or “L.L.C.”. The name must be recognizably distinguished from other business entity names registered in the New York Secretary of State. Name availability checks can be performed at the New York Department of State Division of Corporations website (http://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/bus_entity_search.html).

New York law also requires LLCs to adopt a written operating agreement. The agreement must be entered into before, during, after 90 days following the filing of the Articles of Organization. The operating agreement provides information about the rights, powers, duties, liabilties, and obligations of each member and manager of the LLC.