Alabama Business Name Search, Secretary of State, and LLC Costs
Alabama Articles of Organization Website:
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/index.php/business-entities/llcs
*Alabama refers to Articles of Organization as Certificates of Formation
Name Availability:
https://www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/welcome_nameReservation.action
Mailing Address:
Alabama Secretary of State
P.O. Box 5616
Montgomery, AL 36103-5616
Telephone: 334-242-7200
LLC Documents:
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/2021-03/domesticEntityNameReservation.pdf
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/DomesticLLCFormation.pdf
Filing Fee: Domestic Filing is $200 plus $30 for name reservation. If a Foreign filing (outside of Alabama), the Filing Fee is $150.
Filing Instructions: File online through the Name Reservation Menu. Start with Name Reservation. https://www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/welcome_nameReservation.action
For step-by-step audio instructions on how to prepare and file your Articles of Organization, check out our LLC Packages.
http://www.llcwizard.com/llc-packages
To return to the list of links to the information for each state: https://www.legalees.com/state-information/