District of Columbia Foreign qualification
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(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
LLC / Timing
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
LLC / Required documents
Signed foreign registration statement and a certificate evidencing existence issued by the formation jurisdiction not more than 90 days before filing.
LLC / Penalties for operating without registration
Cannot maintain a District action or proceeding until registered; owes the fees, penalties and other charges that would have applied during the unregistered period, payable before registration.
Corporation / Timing
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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LLCs
Timing
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
Official sourceRequired documents
Signed foreign registration statement and a certificate evidencing existence issued by the formation jurisdiction not more than 90 days before filing.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
To register to do business in the District, a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall deliver a foreign registration statement to the Mayor for filing. The statement shall be signed by the entity and state: … (7) A certificate, issued not later than 90 days prior to the filing date, by an authorized officer of the jurisdiction of formation, evidencing its existence as a filing entity;
Official sourcePenalties for operating without registration
Cannot maintain a District action or proceeding until registered; owes the fees, penalties and other charges that would have applied during the unregistered period, payable before registration.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
(b) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership doing business in the District may not maintain an action or proceeding in the District unless it is registered to do business in the District. … (f) A foreign filing entity that does business in the District without being registered under § 29-105.03 shall be liable for all fees, penalties, and other charges for which the entity would have been liable if it had registered and had filed all reports required by this chapter for the period during which it did business in the District. The Attorney General for the District of Columbia may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover these fees, penalties, and other charges. A foreign entity shall not be registered under this chapter until it has paid these fees, penalties, and other charges.
Official sourceCorporations
Timing
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
Official sourceRequired documents
Signed foreign registration statement and a certificate evidencing existence issued by the formation jurisdiction not more than 90 days before filing.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
To register to do business in the District, a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall deliver a foreign registration statement to the Mayor for filing. The statement shall be signed by the entity and state: … (7) A certificate, issued not later than 90 days prior to the filing date, by an authorized officer of the jurisdiction of formation, evidencing its existence as a filing entity;
Official sourcePenalties for operating without registration
Cannot maintain a District action or proceeding until registered; owes the fees, penalties and other charges that would have applied during the unregistered period, payable before registration.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
(b) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership doing business in the District may not maintain an action or proceeding in the District unless it is registered to do business in the District. … (f) A foreign filing entity that does business in the District without being registered under § 29-105.03 shall be liable for all fees, penalties, and other charges for which the entity would have been liable if it had registered and had filed all reports required by this chapter for the period during which it did business in the District. The Attorney General for the District of Columbia may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover these fees, penalties, and other charges. A foreign entity shall not be registered under this chapter until it has paid these fees, penalties, and other charges.
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Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Signed foreign registration statement and a certificate evidencing existence issued by the formation jurisdiction not more than 90 days before filing.
Signed foreign registration statement and a certificate evidencing existence issued by the formation jurisdiction not more than 90 days before filing.
To register to do business in the District, a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall deliver a foreign registration statement to the Mayor for filing. The statement shall be signed by the entity and state: … (7) A certificate, issued not later than 90 days prior to the filing date, by an authorized officer of the jurisdiction of formation, evidencing its existence as a filing entity;Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Cannot maintain a District action or proceeding until registered; owes the fees, penalties and other charges that would have applied during the unregistered period, payable before registration.
Cannot maintain a District action or proceeding until registered; owes the fees, penalties and other charges that would have applied during the unregistered period, payable before registration.
(b) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership doing business in the District may not maintain an action or proceeding in the District unless it is registered to do business in the District. … (f) A foreign filing entity that does business in the District without being registered under § 29-105.03 shall be liable for all fees, penalties, and other charges for which the entity would have been liable if it had registered and had filed all reports required by this chapter for the period during which it did business in the District. The Attorney General for the District of Columbia may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover these fees, penalties, and other charges. A foreign entity shall not be registered under this chapter until it has paid these fees, penalties, and other charges.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership must not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall not do business in the District until it registers with the Mayor under this chapter.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Signed foreign registration statement and a certificate evidencing existence issued by the formation jurisdiction not more than 90 days before filing.
Signed foreign registration statement and a certificate evidencing existence issued by the formation jurisdiction not more than 90 days before filing.
To register to do business in the District, a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall deliver a foreign registration statement to the Mayor for filing. The statement shall be signed by the entity and state: … (7) A certificate, issued not later than 90 days prior to the filing date, by an authorized officer of the jurisdiction of formation, evidencing its existence as a filing entity;Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Cannot maintain a District action or proceeding until registered; owes the fees, penalties and other charges that would have applied during the unregistered period, payable before registration.
Cannot maintain a District action or proceeding until registered; owes the fees, penalties and other charges that would have applied during the unregistered period, payable before registration.
(b) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership doing business in the District may not maintain an action or proceeding in the District unless it is registered to do business in the District. … (f) A foreign filing entity that does business in the District without being registered under § 29-105.03 shall be liable for all fees, penalties, and other charges for which the entity would have been liable if it had registered and had filed all reports required by this chapter for the period during which it did business in the District. The Attorney General for the District of Columbia may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover these fees, penalties, and other charges. A foreign entity shall not be registered under this chapter until it has paid these fees, penalties, and other charges.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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