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Definition

What an articles of organization means for your filings

A short form listing the company name, the agent and the filer, sent to the state with a fee.
Written by the Simple Filing Guide editorial team

At a glance

Also appears as
Called a certificate of formation in some states
See also
Organizer ahead of Registered agent ahead of Operating agreement

What to do with this

Remember that it is a public record, so anyone can look up what it says.

Across the 50 states

State filing fees run from $35 to $500, with Montana and Massachusetts at the ends. Open the fee list.

Related guides

Apply it here: LLC formation checklist for all 50 states, Naming an agent in all 50 states, Foreign LLC steps by state.

Verify these facts

  1. mca.legmt.gov (Mont), verified August 2026
  2. sosmt.gov (Montana formation fee: Filing fee), verified October 2026
  3. sosmt.gov (Montana formation fee: Filing fee), verified October 2026
  4. sec.state.ma.us (M.G.L. c. 156C, sec. 12), verified August 2026
  5. sec.state.ma.us (Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee), verified October 2026
  6. sec.state.ma.us (Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee), verified October 2026