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 fee Free
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 $6.50
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 $10
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 $35
Virginia VA
State fee $6
Washington WA
State fee $20
West Virginia WV
State fee $10
Wisconsin WI
State fee $10
Wyoming WY
State fee Free

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 →