Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

To do business in Maine, an LLC formed in Louisiana registers there on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Louisiana and Maine each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.la.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	June 1
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Maine

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine accepts it within 90 days of Louisiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Louisiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. Once Maine approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Louisiana to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$524

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Louisiana name work for Maine?

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

Your Maine agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Maine and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Maine comes to $339 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Maine

A corporation formed in Louisiana files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Louisiana

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Maine

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Maine?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $524 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, once Louisiana's certificate is in hand. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Maine?

$339 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Louisiana 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 Louisiana registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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