Certificate of Registration for Domestic Limited Liability Partnership

• A partnership, without limited partners, each of whose partners is a professional authorized by law to render a professional service, may register as a limited liability partnership with the New York Department of State by filing a Certificate of Registration pursuant to Section 121-1500(a) of the New York State Partnership Law. "Profession" includes any practice as an attorney and counselor-at-law, or as a licensed physician, and those occupations designated in Title Eight of the New York State Education Law.

• For a complete listing of professional services, please see New York State Department of Education, Office of the Professions.

• Complete and file the Certificate of Registration with the Department of State.
• The completed Certificate of Registration, together with the filing fee of $200, should be forwarded to:
  • New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231.

$200 filing fee for Certificate of Registration.

All fees must be paid by cash, check, money order, MasterCard, Visa or American Express.

• To pay for a fee using your credit card or debit card, complete and sign the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form and submit it to the Division of Corporations with your request for service.
• Checks and money orders should be made payable to the “Department of State.” Please do not send cash through the mail.  All checks over $500 must be certified.

• Expedited Handling Services: (optional) The NYS Department of State's Division of Corporations offers expedited processing of time-sensitive documents. For an additional fee, the Department of State will process a document within the following time frames for the additional fee indicated; $25.00 per document for processing within 24 hours, $75.00 per document for processing within the same day, or $150.00 per document for processing within 2 hours.
• The additional, non-refundable fee for expedited processing service must be paid by a separate check or money order or indicated in the appropriate space on the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form.
  • The Division of Corporations accepts MasterCard, Visa and American Express for the payment of fees. To pay for a fee using your credit card or debit card, simply complete and sign the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form and submit it to the Division of Corporations with your request for service.
  • The Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form submitted with any request for services must specifically indicate the level of expedited service requested.

• The envelope bearing documents for filing and other requests for expedited processing services must be marked with the notation "Expedited Processing" on the envelope.

• Section 121-1500 of the New York State Partnership Law requires that within 120 days after the effectiveness of the certificate of registration, a limited liability partnership (LLP) must publish in two newspapers a copy of the certificate of registration or a notice related to the registration of the LLP.

• The newspapers must be designated by the county clerk of the county within this state in which the principal office of the LLP is located, as stated in the certificate of registration.

• After publication, the printer or publisher of each newspaper will provide you with an affidavit of publication.

• A Certificate of Publication, with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers attached, must be submitted to the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231. The fee for filing the Certificate of Publication is $50.