Free Kentucky Secretary of State - Kentucky

Kentucky Office of the Secretary of State TREY GRAYSON
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Division of Corporations Business Filings PO Box 718 Frankfort, KY 40602 (502) 564-3490 http://www.sos.ky.gov

Articles of Organization
Professional Limited Liability Company

PLC

For the purposes of forming a professional limited liability company in Kentucky pursuant to KRS Chapter 275, the undersigned organizer hereby submits the following Articles of Organization to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing: 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 Post 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 Post 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 liability company: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Executed by ________________________________, _____________________________________ on _______________.
Printed name of an Organizer Signature of aforementioned Organizer Date

Executed by ________________________________, _____________________________________ on _______________.
Printed name of an Organizer Signature of aforementioned Organizer Date

Executed by ________________________________, _____________________________________ on _______________.
Printed name of an Organizer Signature of aforementioned Organizer Date

I, _________________________________________________________, consent to serve as the registered agent on behalf of the limited liability company. Type/Print Name of Registered Agent or Company serving as Registered Agent ___________________________________________________________ Signature of Registered Agent or Individual signing on behalf of the company serving as Registered Agent

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Title of Individual Signing on behalf of the company serving as Registered Agent (if applicable)

(01/09)

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION FILING INSTRUCTIONS (Professional Limited Liability Company)
PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME The professional limited liability company name must contain the words "professional limited liability company," "professional limited company," "PLLC," or "PLLC." The limited liability company name must contain the words "limited liability company" or "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 the Secretary of State. REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT The registered office of the professional limited liability company must be in Kentucky and contain a street address (a PO Box is insufficient for the registered office address). The registered agent may be an individual resident of Kentucky, a Kentucky domestic corporation, a Kentucky domestic non-profit corporation, a Kentucky domestic professional limited liability company, a foreign corporation, a foreign non-profit corporation or a foreign professional limited liability company authorized to transact business in Kentucky. The company seeking formation shall not act as its own registered agent. CONSENT OF REGISTERED AGENT The articles of organization shall affirm, by signature on the professional limited liability company (PLC) form or through submission of the Agent Consent (CRA) form, which the registered agent consents to serve in that capacity. 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 professional limited liability company and management of the company is vested in one or more managers, a manager must sign on behalf of the professional limited liability company. If management of the company is vested in its members, a member must sign. The person signing on behalf of the business entity 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 articles, 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 where the principal executive offices of the limited liability company are located. DOCUMENT DELIVERY All articles of organization will be sent to the return address on the outer envelope. If no address is found, the formation documents are sent to the principal office. If the organizer wishes for correspondence from the Office of the Secretary of State to be sent to an individual or corporation address other than those above, a request must be submitted in writing affirming that request. All other communication and notification shall follow the process prescribed in Kentucky Revised Statute. MANAGEMENT "Manager (s)" means that the professional limited 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 Professional services mean the personal services rendered by physicians, osteopaths, optometrists, podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, occupational therapists, veterinarians, engineers, architects, landscape architects, certified 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 the profession that the professional limited liability company is organized to provide. REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENTS TO BE PROPERLY FILED The articles of organization must be signed by the organizer. Documents must be submitted either typed or printed in black ink. NUMBER OF COPIES Submit the original signed articles of organization and two exact or conformed copies. One file-stamped copy must then be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the professional limited liability company's registered office is situated. Two file-stamped copies will be returned to the professional limited liability company as evidence of filing. FILING FEE The filing fee for Articles of Organization is $40.00. Your check should be made payable to the "Kentucky State Treasurer." MAILING ADDRESS Trey Grayson Office of the Secretary of State P. O. Box 718 Frankfort, KY 40602-0718 OFFICE LOCATION Room 154, Capitol Building 700 Capital Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601 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, please feel free to visit our website at www.sos.ky.gov or call 502564-3490. FUTURE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES: The limited liability company must file an annual report with the Office of the Secretary of State between January 1 and June 30 of the year following the calendar year in which the corporation was formed. Subsequent annual reports must be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State 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 office address must be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State whenever a change has occurred involving any of the above categories. You may file your statement of change or annual report online at www.sos.ky.gov.