North Carolina LLC formation
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Articles of Organization
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Articles of Organization
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Articles of Organization
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Articles of Organization (PDF) L-01 • $125.00 • Form used to register a North Carolina Limited Liability Company (LLC)
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Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Articles of Organization (PDF) L-01 • $125.00 • Form used to register a North Carolina Limited Liability Company (LLC) Business Creation
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Articles of Organization (PDF) L-01 • $125.00 • Form used to register a North Carolina Limited Liability Company (LLC)Official source
Expedited filing options
Same-business-day processing for documents received by 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time: $200; Within 24 hours after receipt, excluding weekends and holidays: $100
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
The Secretary of State may collect the following additional fees for the expedited filing of a document received in good form: Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the filing by the end of the same business day of a document received by 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time; and One hundred dollars ($100.00) for the filing of a document within 24 hours after receipt, excluding weekends and holidays Filing the document or notifying the filer of a rejected document satisfies the expedited request.Official source
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Articles of Organization
Articles of Organization
Articles of Organization (PDF) L-01 • $125.00 • Form used to register a North Carolina Limited Liability Company (LLC)Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
$125
$125
Articles of Organization (PDF) L-01 • $125.00 • Form used to register a North Carolina Limited Liability Company (LLC)Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://www.sosnc.gov/online_filing/filing/creation
Articles of Organization (PDF) L-01 • $125.00 • Form used to register a North Carolina Limited Liability Company (LLC) Business CreationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Same-business-day processing for documents received by 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time: $200; Within 24 hours after receipt, excluding weekends and holidays: $100
Service: Same-business-day processing for documents received by 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time; Additional fee: $200; Service: Within 24 hours after receipt, excluding weekends and holidays; Additional fee: $100
The Secretary of State may collect the following additional fees for the expedited filing of a document received in good form: Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the filing by the end of the same business day of a document received by 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time; and One hundred dollars ($100.00) for the filing of a document within 24 hours after receipt, excluding weekends and holidays Filing the document or notifying the filer of a rejected document satisfies the expedited request.Official source
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