Foreign registration · Form 0012

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Maine that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maine and Oklahoma each ask for

	Maine formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$30	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	June 1	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Maine to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Maine name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Maine certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

Your Maine name and Oklahoma's rules

We search Oklahoma's records for Maine's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Oklahoma agent and the Maine one

Maine and Oklahoma both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Maine; ours takes Oklahoma's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Maine

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Oklahoma comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Maine files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Maine

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Maine company need to register in Oklahoma?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; Oklahoma registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Maine corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Maine's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Oklahoma?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Maine company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maine registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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