Certificate of Good Standing

What each state calls it, what it costs, and how to order it. A certificate of good standing is the document a new state asks for when you register your LLC to do business there.

Alabama AL
State fee$25
Alaska AK
State fee$10
Arizona AZ
State fee$10
Arkansas AR
State fee$25
California CA
State fee$5
Colorado CO
State feeFree
Connecticut CT
State fee$50
Delaware DE
State fee$50
Florida FL
State fee$5
Georgia GA
State fee$10
Hawaii HI
State fee$5
Idaho ID
State fee$10
Illinois IL
State fee$25
Indiana IN
State fee$15
Iowa IA
State fee$5
Kansas KS
State fee$10
Kentucky KY
State fee$10
Louisiana LA
State fee$20
Maine ME
State fee$30
Maryland MD
State fee$20
Massachusetts MA
State fee$25
Michigan MI
State fee$10
Minnesota MN
State fee$15
Mississippi MS
State fee$25
Missouri MO
State fee$10
Montana MT
State fee$5
Nebraska NE
State fee$6
Nevada NV
State fee$50
New Hampshire NH
State fee$5
New Jersey NJ
State fee$50
New Mexico NM
State fee$25
New York NY
State fee$25
North Carolina NC
State fee$15
North Dakota ND
State fee$20
Ohio OH
State fee$5
Oklahoma OK
State fee$20
Oregon OR
State fee$10
Pennsylvania PA
State fee$40
Rhode Island RI
State fee$22
South Carolina SC
State fee$15
South Dakota SD
State fee$20
Tennessee TN
State fee$20
Texas TX
State fee$15
Utah UT
State fee$12
Vermont VT
State fee$25
Virginia VA
State fee$6
Washington WA
State fee$20
West Virginia WV
State fee$10
Wisconsin WI
State fee$10
Wyoming WY
State feeFree

Know both states already? Go straight to your state-to-state filing guide →

Not sure which states apply? Browse all 50 state filing guides →

Need to change your registered agent? Browse all 50 change-of-agent guides →

Worried about a penalty? Browse all 50 penalty guides →

Has a state already dissolved, canceled or forfeited your LLC? See the state reinstatement guides →