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LLC-2-NA Instructions (EST 11/2020)
2020 California Secretary of State
bizfile.sos.ca.gov
Instructions for Completing the
Amendment to the Articles of Organization – Name Change Only (Form LLC-2-NA)
For ease in changing the name of a limited liability company (LLC) only, the LLC may file an Amendment to the
Articles of Organization – Name Change Only (Form LLC-2-NA) with the California Secretary of State.
• Before submitting the completed form, you should consult with a private attorney for advice about your
specific business needs.
• You must file a Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) to change the LLC’s business address(es), or to
change the name or address of the LLC's manager(s) or agent for service of process, which can be filed
online at llcbizfile.sos.ca.gov/SI.
• If the management structure is changing or other amendments are required in addition to or instead of a
name change, you must file an Amendment to the Articles of Organization (Form LLC-2) or Restated
Articles of Organization (Form LLC-10).
• Operating Agreements must be maintained by the LLC and are not filed with the California Secretary of
State.
Fees:
• Filing Fee: The fee for filing the Amendment to the Articles of Organization – Name Change Only (Form
LLC-2-NA) is $30.00.
• Faster Service Fee:
- Counter and guaranteed expedite services are available only for documents submitted in person (drop
off) to our Sacramento office.
- Counter Drop Off: A separate, non-refundable $15.00 counter drop off fee is required if you submit in
person (drop off) your completed document at our Sacramento office. The $15.00 counter drop off fee
provides priority service over documents submitted by mail. The special handling fee is not refundable
whether the document is filed or rejected.
- Guaranteed Expedite Drop Off: For more urgent submissions, documents can be processed within a
guaranteed timeframe for a non-refundable fee instead of the counter drop off fee. For detailed
information about this faster processing service through our Preclearance and Expedited Filing
Services, go to www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/service-options.
Copies: Upon filing, we will return one (1) plain copy of your filed document for free or will certify the copy
upon request and payment of a $5 certification fee. To obtain additional copies or certified copies of this filed
Amendment to the Articles of Organization – Name Change Only, include payment for copy fees and
certification fees at the time the Amendment to the Articles of Organization – Name Change Only is submitted.
Additional copy fees are $1.00 for the first page and $.50 for each attachment page. For certified copies, there
is an additional $5.00 certification fee, per copy.
Payment Type: Check(s) or money orders should be made payable to the Secretary of State. Do not send
cash by mail. If submitting the document in person in our Sacramento office, payment also may be made by
credit card (Visa or Mastercard®).
Processing Dates: For current processing dates, go to www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/processing-dates.
If you are not completing this form online, please type or legibly print in black or blue ink. Complete the
Amendment to the Articles of Organization – Name Change Only (Form LLC-2-NA) as follows:
Item Instruction Tips
1. Enter the name of the LLC exactly as it
appears on the records of the California
Secretary of State including the entity
identifier (ex: “Jones & Company, LLC”
Enter the name of the LLC before the name
change. To ensure you have the exact name of the
LLC, look to your registration document filed with
LLC-2-NA Instructions (EST 11/2020)
2020 California Secretary of State
bizfile.sos.ca.gov
Item
Instruction
Tips
or “Smith Construction, a Limited
Liability Company”).
the California Secretary of State and any name
change amendments.
2. Enter the 12-digit Entity (File) Number
issued to the LLC by the California
Secretary of State at the time of
registration.
• To ensure you have the correct Entity (File)
Number look to your registration document filed
with the California Secretary of State.
• Secretary of State Records can be accessed
online through our Business Search at
BusinessSearch.sos.ca.gov. While searching the
Business Search, be sure to identify your LLC
correctly including the jurisdiction that matches
your LLC. Active LLCs, inactive LLCs, and LLCs
from foreign jurisdictions registered with our office
may have similar names.
3. Enter the new name of the LLC exactly
as you want it is to appear on the
records of the California Secretary of
State including the entity identifier (ex:
“Jones & Company, LLC” or “Smith
Construction, a Limited Liability
Company”).
Note: LLC will be added as the LLC
Identifier, if one is not included.
• California Corporations Code section 17701.08
requires:
- The LLC name must include: LLC, L.L.C.,
Limited Liability Company, Limited Liability
Co., Ltd. Liability Company, or Ltd Liability
Co.
- The LLC name may not include: bank, trust,
trustee, incorporated, inc., corporation, or
corp.
- The LLC name may not include: insurer,
insurance company, or any other words
suggesting that the LLC is in the business of
issuing policies of insurance and assuming
insurance risks.
- The name must not be likely to mislead the
public and must be distinguishable from other
LLCs of record or reserved with the California
Secretary of State.
• There are legal limitations on what name can be
used for the LLC. For general LLC name
requirements and restrictions or for information on
reserving an LLC name prior to submitting Form
LLC-2-NA, go to www.sos.ca.gov/business/name-
reservations.
• A name reservation is not required to submit Form
LLC-2-NA.
• A preliminary search of LLC names already of
record can be made online through our Business
Search at BusinessSearch.sos.ca.gov. Please
note: The Business Search is not intended to
serve as a formal name availability search.
LLC-2-NA Instructions (EST 11/2020)
2020 California Secretary of State
bizfile.sos.ca.gov
Item
Instruction
Tips
Signature
• Sign and type or print the name of
the signor(s).
• Unless a greater number is provided
for in the Articles of Organization,
this Form LLC-2-NA must be signed
by at least one manager, if the LLC
is manager-managed or at least one
member, if the LLC is member-
managed indicating the information
is true and correct.
Do not use a computer-generated
signature.
• If you need more space for signatures:
- Place the additional signatures on only one
side of a standard letter-sized piece of paper
(8 1/2" x 11") clearly marked as an
attachment to Form LLC-2-NA and attach the
extra page(s) to the completed Form LLC-2-
NA.
- All attachments are part of this document.
• If Form LLC-2-NA is signed by a business entity,
the person who signs on behalf of the entity should
note their name and position/title and the entity
name. Example: If a limited liability company
("Smith LLC") is the manager, the signature of the
person signing on behalf of the Smith LLC should
be reflected as Joe Smith, Manager of Smith LLC,
Manager.
• If Form LLC-2-NA is signed by a trust, the trustee
should sign as follows: ___ , trustee for
_____________________
trust (including the exact name of the trust and
date of the trust, if applicable). Example: Mary
Todd, trustee of the Lincoln Family Trust (U/T 5-1-
1994), Manager.
• Multiple Form LLC-2-NAs with different
signatures will be returned without being filed –
use only one form.
Submission Cover Sheet (Optional): To make it easier to receive communication related to this document,
including the copy of the filed document, complete the Submission Cover Sheet. For the Return Address:
enter the name of a designated person and/or company and the corresponding mailing address. Please note:
the Submission Cover Sheet will be treated as correspondence and will not be made part of the filed
document.
Where to File: Completed forms along with the applicable fees can be mailed to Secretary of State, Business
Entities Filings, P.O. Box 944260, Sacramento, CA 94244-2600 or delivered in person (drop off) to the
Sacramento office, 1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. If you are not completing this form online,
please type or legibly print in black or blue ink.
Legal Authority: General statutory filing provisions are found in Section 17702.02. All statutory references
are to the California Corporations Code, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of Information: A Statement of Information must be filed with the California Secretary of State
within 90 days after filing the Articles of Organization and every two years thereafter during the applicable
filing period (Section 17702.09). A Statement of Information can be filed online at llcbizfile.sos.ca.gov/SI or by
submitting Form LLC-12.
Additional Resources: For a list of other agencies you may need to contact to ensure proper compliance, go
to www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/resources. Note: The California Secretary of State does not license LLCs. For
licensing requirements, please contact the city and/or county where the principal place of business is located
and/or the state agency with jurisdiction over the activities of the LLC.
Secretary of State
Business Programs Division
Business Entities
1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
P.O. Box 944260, Sacramento, CA 94244-2600
Submission Cover Sheet
Instructions:
• Complete and include this form with your submission. This information only will be used to communicate with you
in writing about the submission. This form will be treated as correspondence and will not be made part of the filed
document.
• Make all checks or money orders payable to the Secretary of State.
• In person submissions: $15 handling fee; do not include a $15 handling fee when submitting documents by mail.
• Standard processing time for submissions to this office is approximately 5 business days from receipt. All
submissions are reviewed in the date order of receipt. For updated processing time information, visit
www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/processing-dates.
Optional
Copy and Certi
fication Fees:
• If applicable, include optional copy and certification fees with your submission.
• For applicable copy and certification fee information, refer to the instructions of the specific form you are submitting.
Contact Person: (Please type or print legibly)
First Name:
__________________________________________________ Last Name: _______________________________________________
Phone (optional): ______________________________________________
Entity Information: (Please type or print legibly)
Name:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Entity Number (if applicable): _____________________________________
Comments: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Return Address: For written communication from the Secretary of State related to this document, or if
purchasing a copy of the filed document enter the name of a person or company and the mailing address.
Secretary of State Use Only
T/TR:
AMT REC’D: $
Name:
Company:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Doc Submission Cover - BE (Rev. 11/2020)
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LLC-2-NA (EST 11/2020)
2020 California Secretary of State
bizfile.sos.ca.gov
Secretary of State
Amendment to Articles of
Organization of a
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Name Change Only
LLC-2-NA
This Space For Office Use Only
IMPORTANT - Read Instructions before completing this form.
Filing Fee - $30.00
Copy Fees - First page $1.00; each attachment page $0.50;
Certification Fee - $5.00
Note: You must file a Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), to
change the business address(es) of the LLC or to change the name or
address of the LLC's manager(s) and/or agent for service of process,
which can be filed online at llcbizfile.sos.ca.gov/SI.
1. LLC Exact Name (Enter the exact name on file with the California Secretary of State.)
2. LLC 12-Digit Entity (File) Number (Enter the exact 12-digit Entity (File) Number issued by the California
Secretary of State.)
3. New LLC Name (See Instructions – List the proposed LLC name exactly as it is to appear on the records of the
California Secretary of State. The name must contain an LLC identifier such
as LLC or L.L.C. “LLC” will be added, if not included.)
Signature
By signing, I affirm under penalty of perjury that the information herein is true and correct and that I am
authorized by California law to sign.
Additional signatures set forth on attached pages, if any, are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this
Form LLC-2-NA. (All attachments should be 8 ½ x 11, one-sided, legible and clearly marked as an attachment to this
Form LLC-2-NA.)
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