Colorado Secretary of State
Information on forming a Colorado LLC can be found at the Colorado Secretary of State homepage.
Who Can be Part of a Colorado LLC?
A limited liability company consists of one or more members which may be individuals, partnerships, limited partnerships, trusts, estates, associations, corporations, other limited liability companies or other business entities.
What do I have to do to form a limited liability company? What are the advantages?
A domestic limited
liability company must complete and file Articles of Organization with
the Colorado Secretary of State.
Members of a Colorado LLC
are afforded limited liability and have pass-through taxes similar to a
partnership.
Does Colorado recognize single member limited liability companies?
The Colorado Secretary of
State will approve single-member LLCs.
How long does the Secretary of State Office take to process my LLC formation documents?
It typically takes
approximately 20 days for the Colorado Secretary of State's Office to
process LLC Articles of Organization and other LLC formation documents.
Colorado LLC Name Requirements
State the name of the
limited liability company. The name of a limited liability company must
contain the term or abbreviation “limited liability company”, “ltd.
liability company”, “limited liability co.”, “ltd. liability co.”,
“limited”, “llc”, “l.l.c.”, or “ltd.”
Inclusion of any of these
terms: “bank” or “trust” or any derivative thereof, “credit union”,
“savings and loan”, “insurance”, “casualty”, “mutual”, or “surety” may
be prohibited or restricted by Colorado law, and may be regulated by
other state agencies (for example, use of the term “bank” requires
Division of Banking approval).
The Colorado Secretary of
State's office cannot file a document which contains a name that
falsely implies governmental affiliation.
Registered Agent
A registered agent must be
an individual age 18 years or older whose primary residence or usual
place of business is in Colorado, a domestic entity having a regular
place of business in Colorado or a foreign entity authorized to
transact business or conduct activities in Colorado that has a usual
place of business in Colorado. If the entity has a usual place of
business in Colorado, it may serve as its own registered agent.
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