The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address. The first annual report is due the June 1 after the year the LLC was formed. The Secretary of State still takes most LLC filings on paper, so allow its posted processing time before you need the filed copy for the bank or a license.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 1 of 6: Set up the business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
Sources and dates
31 M.R.S. 1680 (limited liability company filing fees); Secretary of State LLC forms. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Yes. The certificate names a registered agent with a Maine street address.
Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
Step 1 of 6, set up the business. It is the first step.
Who needs a certificate of formation and the annual report in Maine?
