Vermont Foreign qualification

Registration with a home-state certificate of good standing or equivalent no more than 90 days old.

Registration with a home-state certificate of good standing or equivalent no more than 90 days old.

When filing online, be prepared to upload a recent Certificate of Good Standing (or equivalent) from your home state (valid no later than 30 days for corporations and nonprofits, 90 days for LLCs, from the date of filing) in one of our accepted file formats: .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .gif, .bmp, .tif, .pdf

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

$155

$155

Application for Certificate of Authority 11 V.S.A. § 4112 $155.00

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Obtain a certificate of authority before transacting business in Vermont.

Obtain a certificate of authority before transacting business in Vermont.

(a) A foreign limited liability company may not transact business in this State until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Court proceedings, counterclaims, crossclaims and affirmative defenses are barred until authorized; $50 per day, capped at $10,000 per year, plus fees due and other statutory penalties. The Attorney General may seek an injunction.

Court proceedings, counterclaims, crossclaims and affirmative defenses are barred until authorized; $50 per day, capped at $10,000 per year, plus fees due and other statutory penalties. The Attorney General may seek an injunction.

(a)(1) A foreign limited liability company transacting business in this State may not maintain a proceeding or raise a counterclaim, crossclaim, or affirmative defense in any court in this State until it obtains a certificate of authority to transact business in this State. … (e) A foreign limited liability company that transacts business in this State without a certificate of authority shall be liable to the State for: (1) a civil penalty of $50.00 for each day, not to exceed a total of $10,000.00 for each year, it transacts business in this State without a certificate of authority; (2) an amount equal to the fees due under this chapter during the period it transacted business in this State without a certificate of authority; and (3) other penalties imposed by law. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2; amended 2015, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § C.8.) § 4120. Action by Attorney General The Attorney General may maintain an action in the Civil Division of the Superior Court to collect the penalties imposed under section 4119 of this title and to restrain a foreign limited liability company from transacting business in this State in violation of this chapter. (Added 2015, No. 17, § 2; amended 2015, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § C.9.)

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Registration with a home-state certificate of good standing or equivalent no more than 30 days old.

Registration with a home-state certificate of good standing or equivalent no more than 30 days old.

When filing online, be prepared to upload a recent Certificate of Good Standing (or equivalent) from your home state (valid no later than 30 days for corporations and nonprofits, 90 days for LLCs, from the date of filing) in one of our accepted file formats: .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .gif, .bmp, .tif, .pdf

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

(a) A foreign corporation may not transact business in this State until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.

(a) A foreign corporation may not transact business in this State until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.

(a) A foreign corporation may not transact business in this State until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

$155

$155

Application for Certificate of Authority 11A V.S.A. § 15.03 $155.00

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Court proceedings, counterclaims, crossclaims and affirmative defenses are barred until authorized; $50 per day, capped at $10,000 per year, plus fees due and other statutory penalties. The Attorney General may seek an injunction.

Court proceedings, counterclaims, crossclaims and affirmative defenses are barred until authorized; $50 per day, capped at $10,000 per year, plus fees due and other statutory penalties. The Attorney General may seek an injunction.

(a) A foreign corporation transacting business in this State without a certificate of authority may not maintain a proceeding or raise a counterclaim, crossclaim, or affirmative defense in any court in this State until it obtains a certificate of authority. … (d) A foreign corporation that transacts business in this State without a certificate of authority is liable to the State for: (1) a civil penalty of $50.00 for each day, not to exceed a total of $10,000.00 for each year, it transacts business in this State without a certificate of authority; (2) an amount equal to the fees due under this title during the period it transacted business in this State without a certificate of authority; and (3) other penalties imposed by law. (e) The Attorney General may maintain an action in the Civil Division of the Superior Court to collect the penalties imposed in this section and to restrain a foreign corporation not in compliance with this chapter from doing business within this State.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026