You must appoint a registered agent to set up your LLC when filing your Certificate of Organization. Line three of the form requires you to fill out the agent’s name and full address. If you’re using a commercial agent, you only need their name. If you’re using a non-commercial agent, you must also report their position within the organization.
For example, if you’re using a notary or lawyer’s office as your registered agent, you’ll have to list the person in charge of receiving your notifications and their position within the office.
There are two ways to file your Certificate of Organization.
First, you can mail or drop off a hard copy (with a typed form, not handwritten) to the Secretary of State’s office at:
Office of the Secretary of State
450 N 4th Street
PO Box 83720
Boise ID 83720-0080
If you submit a hard copy, you’ll have to pay an additional $20 for manual processing. The application costs $100, so the total would be $120, which must also be submitted with the form.
Alternatively, you can submit electronically through the Idaho SOSBiz Portal. In this case, you must create an account, but then you can submit all business filings online and avoid any manual processing fees. It also takes less time to receive approval from the Secretary of State.
You cannot fax or email your form; only hard copies or digital copies through the SOSBiz portal.
Also, note that Idaho separates “professional LLCs” from standard LLCs, so there is a separate form to fill out. “Professional” entities only include the following:
- Architecture
- Chiropractic
- Dentistry
- Engineering
- Landscape Architecture
- Law
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Physical Therapy
- Podiatry
- Professional Geology
- Psychology
- Certified or Licensed Public Accountancy
- Social Work
- Surveying
- Veterinary Medicine
So, if your business falls into one of these categories, you’ll use the Certificate of Organization Professional Limited Liability Company form instead. The fees are the same, though.
