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An out-of-state LLC in Montana

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Montana, it registers with the Montana Secretary of State, Business Services for a fee of $70.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Montana, and Montana’s statute is the authority. Start with the Montana filing page. If the answer is not clear, a Montana attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Application for Certificate of Authority (foreign limited liability company)
  • Filed with: Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
  • Fee: $70
  • Paper from your formation state: None for an LLC
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Montana

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Montana (2026)

Handing the Montana registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $70 state fee = $269; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. Registered Agent MT.org $199 + the $70 state fee = $269; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Montana Registered Agent.co $199 + the $70 state fee = $269; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Montana page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Montana Secretary of State, Business Services.

Where Montana sits

4th cheapest of 50 at $70, in the band under $100. It does not ask an LLC for paper from the formation state, unlike 36 others.

Montana questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Montana?

Montana registers foreign LLCs through the Montana Secretary of State, Business Services. Whether your activity requires it is set by Montana’s statute; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $70.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Montana?

Application for Certificate of Authority (foreign limited liability company).

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (Montana Secretary of State), no fee (due: april 15), and a registered agent in the state.

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