Kentucky Professional Articles of Organization Form

In the case of wanting to create a limited liability company in the State of Kentucky, the following form has to be completed and submitted along with a $40 fee.

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C O M M O N W E AL T H   O F   K E N T U C K Y	 	
ALISON 	LUNDERGAN 	G	RIMES	, SECRETARY OF 	STATE	 	
_____________________________________________________________	__________________________________________	_______	__________	__ 	
Division of 	Business Filings	 	
Business Filings	 	
PO Box 718	 	
Fra	nkfort, KY 40602	 	
(502) 564	-3490	 	
www.sos.ky.gov	 	
 
Pursuant to 	KRS 14A and KRS	 27	5, 	the undersigned applies to qualify and for that purpose submits the following statement	s: 	
 
Article I:  The name of the 	professional limited liability company	 is 	
 
____________	________________________________________________________	_______________________	________	. 	
 
Article II:  The street address of the 	professional limited liability company	’s initial registered office in Kentucky is	 	
 
____________________	________________________	_______ ___________________ ____________ 	_____	_________	 	Street	 Address Only (No P	ost Office 	Box Numbers)	 	 	 	City 	 	 	State	 	 	Zip Code	 	 
and the name of the initial registered agent at that office is ___________________________	____	_____________	________	. 	
 
Article	 III:  The mailing address of the 	professional 	limited liability company’s initial principal office is	 	
 
____________________	_______________________________ ___________________ 	__	_________	_ ______	________	. 	Street	 Address 	or P	ost Office 	Box Number	 	 	 	 	City	 	 	 	State	 	 	Zip Code	 	
 
Article IV:  The 	professional 	limited liability company is to be managed by	 (must check one)	: 	
 
_____	 	A.  a manager	(s)	.   	 	      	_____	 	B.  its member(s). 	 	
 	
Article V:  The 	profession to be practiced through the professional limited liabilit	y company	:   	 	
                                                                                         	 	
__________________________________________________________________________	_________________________	. 	
 
  Article VI: This application will be effective u	pon filing, unless a delayed effective date and/or time is provided.  The effective 	
date or the delayed effective date cannot be prior to the date the application is filed.  The date and/or time is____________	_.  	 	                     	(Delayed effective	 	                      	date and/or time)	 	
I/We declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Kentucky that the foregoing is true and correct.	 	
 
______________________________	_______________ 	________________________________ 	_________	_________	__	 	  Signature of 	Organizer	 	 	 	 	 	Printed Name 	 	 	 	 	Date	 	 
______________	_______________________________ 	________________________________ 	_________	_________	__	 	  Signature of 	Organizer	 	 	 	 	 	Printed Name 	 	 	 	 	Date	 	 
______________	_______________________________ 	_____	___________________________ 	_________	_________	__	 	  Signature of 	Organizer	 	 	 	 	 	Printed Name 	 	 	 	 	Date	 	 	  I, ______________________________________________________, 	consent to serve as the registered agent on behalf of the limited liability company	. 	   Print 	Name of Registered Agent 	 	     _________________________	_______________________________ 	_________	_______________________________ 	_______________________	 	Signature of Registered Agen	t 	 	 	 	Printed Name 	 	 	 	 	Date	 	
 	
 	
Articles of Organization	                       	      	  	 	PLC	 	
Professional Limited Liability Company

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FILING INSTRUCTIONS	 	
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 	 	NAME	 	The professional limited liability company name must contain the words “professional limited liability company,” “professiona	l limited company,” “PLC,” or “PLLC.”  	The 	limited liability company name must contain the words “limited liability company” o	r “limited company” or the abbreviation “LLC” or “LC.” If you wish to abbreviate 	“limited company,” you must use the abbreviation “LTD CO.”  	A professional limited liability company name must be distinguishable from any name on record with the 	Office of th	e Secretary of State	. 	 REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT	 	The registered office	 of the business entity must be in Kentucky and maintain a street address (a PO Box is insufficient for the registered office 	address).  In order to 	transact  business  in  Ken	tucky,  the  registered  agent	 shall  be  an  individual  resident  of  Kentucky,  a  Kentucky  domestic  corporation,  a  Kentucky  domestic  non	-	corporation, a Kentucky domestic limited liability company, a foreign corporation, a foreign non	-corporation or a foreign limi	ted liability company authorized to transact 	business  in  Kentucky.  The  registered  agent  is  the  individual  or  business  designated  to  receive  service  of  process  in  the  even	t the  business  is  party  to  a  legal  action.  	The company seeking formation shall not ac	t as its own registered agent. 	 	 CONSENT OF REGISTERED AGENT	 	Unless the registered agent signs the certificate, the corporation must deliver with the certificate of authority, the regist	ered agent’s consent to the appointment.  The 	registered agent must gi	ve written consent to act as agent on behalf of the corporation.  If the registered agent is a corporation an officer or the 	chairman of the board 	of directors must sign on behalf of the corporation.  If the registered agent is a limited liability company 	and management of the company is vested in one or more 	managers, a manager must sign on behalf of the limited liability company.  If management of the company is vested in its memb	ers, a member must sign.  The person 	signing on behalf of the business entit	y acting as agent must designate the title or capacity in which he or she signs.	 	 ADDITIONAL ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OR NEED TO MODIFY THE EXISTING FORM	 	If this form does not comply with the articles of organization that you wish to file (ie: additional a	rticles, signatures, etc.), please disregard this form and send a drafted 	executed copy of the articles of organization according to KRS 275 to the address below.  	 	 PRINCIPAL OFFICE ADDRESS	 	 The principal office is the office (in or out of this state) so 	designated in writing with the Office of the Secretary of State	 (SOS) 	 where the principal designated office of 	the business entity is located.  This address is where all correspondence from the 	SOS	 (See Doc	ument Delivery) will be mailed	.  	 DELAYED EFFECTI	VE DATE AND TIME	 	The document will be effective on the date and time of filing, unless a delayed effective date and/or time is specified.  The	 effective date or the delayed effective date 	cannot be prior to the date the application is filed.  A delayed eff	ective date may not be later than the 90	th day after the date of filing. 	 	   DOCUMENT DELIVERY	 	A file stamped postcard will be sent to the principal office address.  If the applicant wishes for the document to be sent to	 an alternate address other than the	 principal 	office, a request must be submitted in writing affirming that request.  Alternate address requests must be submitted with eac	h document filed with the Office of the 	Secretary of State.   	 	 MANAGEMENT	 	“Manager (s)” means that the 	professional lim	ited liability company	 has set forth in its articles of organization that it is to be managed by managers.  “Member(s)” 	means the person(s) who have been admitted to membership in a 	professional limited liability company	.  	 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	 	Profession	al  services  mean  the  personal  services  rendered  by  physicians,  osteopaths,  optometrists,  podiatrists,  chiropractors,  dentists	,  nurses,  pharmacists, 	psychologists,  occupational  therapists,  veterinarians,  engineers,  architects,  landscape  architects,  certifie	d  public  accountants,  public  accountants,  physical  therapist 	and attorneys.	 	 REGULATING BOARD	 	The regulating board is the governmental agency that is charged by law with the licensing and regulation of the practice of t	he profession that the professional l	imited 	liability company	 is organized to provide.	 	
WHO MAY SIGN	 	The 	document 	must be signed by the organizer.	     	 NUMBER OF COPIES	 	When 	filing online with the One Stop Business Portal	 system, no copies are required.  If filing via mail or in person, one ex	act or 	conformed copy of the document	 with 	the filing fee must be submitted to the address below.  To make a copy of the filing for delivery to the local county clerk’s	 office, visit www.sos.ky.gov and print a copy 	from the organization search tool.	 	 FILIN	G FEE	 	The filing fee for Articles of Organization is $40.00	.  Your check should be made payable to the "Kentucky State Treasurer	." 	 MAILING ADDRESS	  	 	OFFICE LOCATION	 	Alison Lundergan Grimes	 	 	Room 154, Capitol Building	 	Office of the Secretary of State	  	700 	Capital Avenue	 	P. O. Box 718	 	 	 	Frankfort, KY  40601	 	Frankfort, KY  40602	-0718	 	 	Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM	-4:30 PM ET	 	 CONTACT INFORMATION AND NAME AVAILABILITY	 	If you have any questions, need additional forms or wish to search for name availability, pleas	e feel free to visit our website at www.sos.ky.gov or call 	502	-564	-3490.	 	 FUTURE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES: 	The 	limited liability company	 must file an 	annual report	 with the 	SOS	 between January 1 and 	June 30 of the year following the calenda	r year in which the corporation was formed.  Subsequent annual reports must be filed with the 	SOS	 between January 1 and 	June 30 of the following calendar years.   A 	statement of change	 of the registered agent and/or registered office address or principal o	ffice address must be filed with 	the 	SOS whenever	 a change has occurred involving any of the above categories.