Foreign registration · Form LLC-5

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in California

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that wants to do business in California files Form LLC-5, with $70 in state fees. California also asks for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Oklahoma and California each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	California registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC-5
State fee	$20	$70 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.ca.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How Oklahoma companies register with California

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our California order. California accepts it within 180 days of Oklahoma's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC-5
It lists us as your California agent for service of process, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Oklahoma certificate comes first; then the California filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma LLC is registered with California.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to California

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$70
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of California agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$289

California's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Oklahoma name work for California?

California accepts your Oklahoma name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Oklahoma name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If California's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Oklahoma company. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Agents: California and Oklahoma

California calls it an agent for service of process; Oklahoma says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Oklahoma; ours takes California's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: California and Oklahoma

Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($26); California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to California

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form S&DC-S/N with California ($100 in state fees). See the corporation filing.

Registering a California company in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in California that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to California

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in California?

Yes, once an Oklahoma business operates there; California law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the California registration cost?

$269 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $289 in all (checkout is $70 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: California wants it ($20), no more than 180 days old at filing.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and California?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Oklahoma's report ($26) and California's report ($20, every two years).

What if I don't register with California?

An Oklahoma company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does California require a registered agent?

Yes: the Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers California for year one.

Will California accept my Oklahoma name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Oklahoma name at home. California names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new California LLC instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20), and the original keeps Oklahoma's Annual Certificate.

How do I withdraw from California later?

Oklahoma companies leave by filing Form LLC-4/7 (no state fee); until then, California's report stays due alongside Oklahoma's filings.

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