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Secretary of State
Business Programs Division
Business Entities
1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
P.O. Box 944260, Sacramento, CA 94244-2600

Submission Cover Sheet

Instructions:

• Complete and include this form with your paper submission. This information only will be
used to communicate in writing about the submission, if needed. This form will be
treated as correspondence and will not be made part of the filed document.

• Make all checks or money orders payable to the Secretary of State.

• In person submissions (excluding Statements of Information): $15 handling fee; do not include
a $15 handling fee when submitting documents by mail.

• Standard processing time for submissions to this office is approximately 5 business days from
receipt. All submissions are reviewed in the date order of receipt with online submissions
given priority. For updated processing time information, visit
www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/processing-dates.

Optional Copy and Certification Fees:

• If applicable, include optional certification fees with your submission.

• For applicable certification fee information, refer to the instructions of the specific form you are
submitting.

Contact Person: (Please type or print legibly)

First Name: Last Name:

Phone (optional):

Entity Information: (Please type or print legibly)

Name:

Entity Number (if applicable):

Address:

Comments:

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Application to Register a
LLP-1
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
To register an LLP in California, fill out this form, and submit for filing
along with:
– A $70 filing fee, and
– If the LLP is formed in another state or country, a certificate of good
standing, issued within the last six (6) months by the agency where
the LLP is formed.
– A separate, non-refundable $15 service fee also must be included,
if you drop off the completed form.
Attach extra pages if you need to include any other matters.
Important! LLPs in California may have to pay a minimum $800
yearly tax to the California Franchise Tax Board. For more
information, go to https://www.ftb.ca.gov. This Space For Office Use Only
For questions about this form, go to: www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/filing-tips.
Name to be used for this LLP in California

Proposed LLP Name The name must end with: “Registered Limited Liability Partnership,”
“Limited Liability Partnership,” “L.L.P.,” “LLP,” “R.L.L.P.,” or “RLLP.”
Place of Formation
 The LLP is registering as a (check only one box):
a. California registered LLP formed under the laws of California.
b. Foreign LLP formed under the laws of
List the state or country where the foreign LLP is formed.
LLP Addresses
 a.
Street Address of Principal Office City (no abbreviations) State Zip
b.
Mailing Address of Principal Office, if different from 3a City (no abbreviations) State Zip

Service of Process (List a California resident or an active 1505 corporation in California that agrees to be your agent to accept service of
process in case the LLP is sued. You may list any adult who lives in California. You may not list an LLP as your agent.)
 a.
Agent's Name
b. CA
Agent's Street Address (if agent is not a corporation) City (no abbreviations) State Zip

Type of Business
 The business in which the LLP is engaged is (check only one box):
The practice of Architecture The practice of Engineering The practice of Land Surveying
The practice of Law The practice of Public Accountancy
Related to:
List the name of the LLP to which your LLP is related, exactly as it appears on the records of the California Secretary
of State. A related LLP is a California registered LLP that practices public accountancy or law, or is a foreign LLP.
Read and sign below: This form must be signed by one or more authorized partners, or if registering a foreign LLP, by a person with
authority to do so under the laws of the state or country where the foreign LLP is formed. If you need more space, attach extra pages that are
1-sided and on standard letter-sized paper (8 1/2" x 11"). All attachments are part of this registration.

Sign here Print your name here Your business title

Make check/money order payable to: Secretary of State
Upon filing, we will return one (1) uncertified copy of your filed document for free, and will certify the copy upon request and payment of a
$5 certification fee.

Corporations Code §§ 16101,16952 16953, 16958, 16959, , Revenue and Taxation Code 20 22California Secretary of State
§ 17948 LLP-1 (REV 03/2022) bizfileOnline.sos.ca.gov
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                     Alternative Security Provision of a 
LLP-3 
                     Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 
To  confirm  compliance  with  the  alternative  security  provisions  of 
California  Corporations  Code  section  16956,  fill  out  this  form,  and 
submit for filing along with: 
– A $30 filing fee.  Note: There is no filing fee if you are submitting this
  Form LLP-3 together with your Application to Register (Form LLP-1).
– A separate, non-refundable $15 service fee also must be included, if
  you drop off the completed form.
Do I have to file this form?        If the LLP chooses to comply with the 
alternative security provisions discussed in Item 5 below, you must file 
this  form  with  the California Secretary of  State  each year  within  4 
months of the end of the LLP's fiscal year.                                                       This Space For Office Use Only 
                           For questions about this form, go to www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/filing-tips. 

 LLP’s File No. (issued by CA Secretary of State)                  LLP’s Exact Name  (on file with CA Secretary of State) 

  If you don't know the file number, leave Item 1 blank. 

 Place of Formation            
  The LLP is formed under the laws of: 
                                                                     List the state or country where the LLP is formed. 

 LLP Address 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  street address of principal office                                          city (no abbreviations)                             state zip        

  Statement Pursuant to Section 16956  (Should not be altered.) 

  The registered or foreign LLP chooses to satisfy the requirements of California Corporations Code section 16956 
  by  confirming,  pursuant  to  section  16956(a)(1)(D),  16956(a)(2)(D),  16956(a)(3)(D)  or  16956(a)(4)(D)  and 
  16956(c), that as of the most recently completed fiscal year, the LLP had a net worth equal to or exceeding fifteen 
  million dollars ($15,000,000) in the case of an LLP providing legal services, or ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in 
  the case of an LLP providing accountancy services, architectural services, engineering services, or land surveying 
  services. 

 Read and sign below: This form must be signed by an authorized person.

  Sign here                                                                             Date 

  Print your name here                                                                  Your business title 

Make check/money order payable to:    Secretary of State 
Upon filing, w e w ill return one (1) uncertified copy of your filed document for free, and w ill certify the copy upon request and payment 
of a $5 certification fee. 

Corporations Code §§ 16956                                                                                                        20 22California Secretary of State  
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