Indiana

Foreign registration · State Form 56369

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

An LLC formed in Maine that wants to do business in Indiana files State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine and Indiana side by side

	Maine formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$30	$105 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Indiana
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due	June 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Indiana registered agent

From Maine to Indiana, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Indiana order. Indiana accepts it within 60 days of Maine's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It names us as your Indiana registered agent, with your Maine name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Maine's certificate is in hand, Indiana's filing goes in. Once Indiana approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

First-year cost, Maine to Indiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$334

Your Maine name and Indiana's rules

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

Agents: Indiana and Maine

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

Yearly filings: Indiana and Maine

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Indiana into Maine

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Indiana

Does my Maine company need to register in Indiana?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; Indiana law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$304 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $334 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Indiana wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A Maine company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Indiana can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Indiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Indiana's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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