Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

Ohio registers an LLC from Maine as a foreign LLC on Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio needs nothing from Maine: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Maine records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Maine vs Ohio: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$30	$99 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	No annual report
Due	June 1
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

From Maine to Ohio, step by step

We prepare and file Form 617
It names us as your Ohio statutory agent, with your Maine name and formation date. No Maine paperwork holds up the Ohio filing. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with Ohio.

Will your Maine name work for Ohio?

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

Your Ohio agent and the Maine one

Ohio calls it a statutory agent; Maine says registered agent. Ohio papers come to us; Maine's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Ohio and Maine

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Ohio

A corporation formed in Maine files Form 530A with Ohio ($99 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Ohio company in Maine

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Ohio

Does my Maine company need to register in Ohio?

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

How much does the Ohio registration cost?

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maine.

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

No, Ohio takes Form 617 without it.

How long does the Ohio registration take?

Ohio's standard processing takes 3 to 7 business days; nothing comes from Maine first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

A Maine company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Ohio LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the Ohio registration and Maine's filings stay in place.

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