Oklahoma § 18-2043 - Foreign limited liability company - Registration

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 18-2043 — Foreign limited liability company - Registration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 18-2043. Foreign limited liability company - Registration

procedure.

Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited

liability company shall register with the Office of the Secretary of

State. In order to register, a foreign limited liability company

shall:

1. Pay to the Secretary of State a registration fee required by

Section 56 of this act;

2. Provide the Secretary of State with an original certificate

from the certifying officer of the jurisdiction of the foreign

limited liability company's organization attesting to the foreign

limited liability company's organization under the laws of such

jurisdiction; and

3. Submit to the Office of the Secretary of State an

application in duplicate for registration as a foreign limited

liability company, signed by a manager, member, or other person, and

setting forth:

a.

the name of the foreign limited liability company and,

if different, the name under which it proposes to

transact business in this state,

b.

the state or other jurisdiction and date of its

organization,

c.

the name and street address of a registered agent in

this state which agent shall be an individual resident

of this state, or a domestic or qualified foreign

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corporation, limited liability company, or limited

partnership. Each registered agent shall maintain a

business office identical with the registered office

which is open during regular business hours to accept

service of process and otherwise perform the functions

of a registered agent. If an additional registered

agent is designated, service of process shall be on

that agent and not on the Secretary of State,

d.

a statement that the Office of the Secretary of State

is appointed the agent of the foreign limited

liability company for service of process if no agent

has been appointed under subparagraph c of this

paragraph, or if appointed, the agent's authority has

been revoked or if the agent cannot be found or served

with the exercise of reasonable diligence,

e.

the address of the office required to be maintained in

the state of its organization by the laws of that

state or, if not so required, of the principal office

of the foreign limited liability company, and

f.

such additional information as may be necessary or

appropriate in order to enable the Office of the

Secretary of State to determine whether such limited

liability company is entitled to transact business in

this state.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 148, § 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by

Laws 1999, c. 421, § 28, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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