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Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Colorado as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Maine: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	No fee	$250 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.state.co.us	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	June 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From Colorado to Maine, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Maine order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Maine only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Maine filing. Once Maine approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

Maine costs for Colorado companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$499

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Colorado name work for Maine?

We check your exact Colorado name against Maine's records before filing.

Your Maine agent and the Colorado one

Colorado and Maine both call it a registered agent. Maine papers come to us; Colorado's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Maine and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Maine comes to $324 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Maine

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Colorado

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Maine certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Maine

Does my Colorado company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Maine law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Maine?

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants it (free), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite; Colorado's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Maine?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

Yes: the Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

Colorado companies leave by filing a Statement of Cancellation of Foreign Qualification; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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