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Arizona
Law Arizona LLC Library How
to Change the Name of an Arizona
LLCHow to Change the Name of an Arizona LLC
by Arizona LLC attorney Richard Keyt, who has formed over 2,500+ AZ LLCs
To change the legal name of an Arizona limited liability company do the following:
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Check the Arizona Corporation Commission's website name availability database to confirm that the desired new LLC name is available.
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When checking a desired new LLC name, beware of the ACC's rules for determining if a name is distinguishable from another name in the ACC's database of existing Arizona entity names and trade names. If the new name is not "distinguishable," the ACC will reject the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization.
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You may want to check the U.S. Patent and Trademark office database and search to see if your proposed new name might infringe on a registered federal trademark or service mark. Caution: Don't use Coke or Playboy in your name.
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Prepare a document called "Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization" that states the LLC amends it Articles of Organization by changing the LLC's name to the new name.
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Determine if the LLC is managed by Members or Managers. Review the LLC's Articles of Organization. The Articles of Organization of the LLC state that management is reserved to the members (member managed) or the managers (manager managed). If the LLC was formed in the last few years, you can find the Articles of Organization on the ACC's website. Look up the name of the LLC and click on the name and then click on the link to the AOO. If when you are on the LLC's ACC information page there is no link to the AOO, then the LLC was formed before the ACC started putting the AOO in its website.
- Arrange for the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization to be signed by:
A. any member of the LLC if the LLC is member managed.
B. any manager of the LLC if the LLC is manager managed.
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Prepare an ACC coversheet.
- File the signed Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization and the ACC coversheet with the Arizona Corporation Commission at:
1300 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007
or
400 W. Congress, Suite 221, Tucson, AZ 85701-1347
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Pay the ACC filing fee of $25, but I recommend you pay an extra $35 for expedited review of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization. If you do not pay the $60 expedited filing fee, the time period for the ACC to review and approve or reject the amendment will be greatly increased. For more precise information about the ACC's review times see online processing times report.
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When you are notified that the ACC approved the amendment, you must publish the amendment in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the LLC's known place of business in Arizona for three consecutive publications. You must publish in an ACC approved newspaper for the appropriate county.
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Important Note: Publication must be completed SIXTY days from the date the ACC processed and approved the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization for filing.
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After the newspaper publishes the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization three times, obtain an Affidavit of Publication from the newspaper and file it with the ACC at the address above
- Important Note: You must deliver the Affidavit of Publication to the ACC within NINETY days from the date the ACC processed and approved the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization for filing.
Richard Keyt's LLC Name Change Service
If you value your time and don't want to change your LLC's name yourself, hire us to do it for you. We will not check for trademark or service mark infringement or advise you or your LLC with respect to whether or not your new LLC name might infringe on a federally registered trademark. We will perform the above services (other than checking on trademark or service mark infringement) for your LLC to change its name for the following price:
Cost For LLCs with Place of Business in Maricopa County
| $195 |
Prepare & file Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization |
| $60 |
ACC expedited filing fee |
| $27 |
Newspaper publication cost |
| $282 |
Total cost |
Cost For LLCs with Place of Business in Pima County
| $195 |
Prepare & file Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization |
| $60 |
ACC expedited filing fee |
| $55 |
Newspaper publication cost |
| $310 |
Total cost |
Cost For LLCs Not In Maricopa or Pima County
| $195 |
Prepare & file Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization |
| $60 |
ACC expedited filing fee |
| $75 |
Newspaper publication cost depends on the county & newspaper** |
| $330 |
Total cost** |
**Note: If your LLC's place of business is in a county other than Maricopa or Pima County, the newspaper in that county will rip you off for publication and charge substantially more than the $27 the Arizona Capitol Times charges me to publish the amendment in Maricopa county. The only approved newspaper in Yuma county is outrageously expensive. If your LLC has a place of business outside Maricopa and Pima county, we will initially charge you $75 for the publication and bill you for the publication cost over $75 when we get the bill from from the newspaper.
How to Hire Richard Keyt to Change the Name of Your AZ LLC
To hire me, Arizona LLC attorney Richard Keyt, to prepare the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization to change the name of your Arizona LLC, file the amendment with the Arizona Corporation Commission on an expedited filing basis and publish the amendment to the Articles of Organization in a newspaper in the appropriate county, just click on the big ORDER NOW button below to go to our Arizona LLC Amendment to Articles of Organization Agreement. Complete the agreement online then print and sign it and deliver it to me via email, fax, U.S. mail or hand deliver. Delivery instructions are on the form. Pay online in our secure store using your Visa or MasterCard.
If you have any questions about the agreement or changing the name of your LLC, call my legal assistant Katie Leavitt at 602-906-4953, ext. 7 or email her at katie@keytlaw.com.
Phoenix Attorney Richard Keyt
Richard Keyt is an Arizona attorney who practices business, transactions, contracts, Arizona real estate law, estate planning and internet law. Rick is a Phoenix attorney licensed to practice law in Arizona. He has provided legal services to businesses and people in Arizona since 1980. Rick can be reached by telephone at 602-906-4953, ext. 3, email at rickkeyt@keytlaw.com and fax at 602-297-6890. Rick's Arizona law, internet, e-commerce and domain name law web site is KEYTLaw, located at www.keytlaw.com.
If you have questions about changing the name of your LLC, call Richard Keyt's legal assistant Katie Leavitt at 602-906-4953, ext. 7 or email her at katie@keytlaw.com.
This page was last modified on August 21, 2010.
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