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An out-of-state LLC in Ohio

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Ohio, it registers with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services for a fee of $99.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Ohio, and Ohio’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: R.C. 1706.09, statutory agent. If the answer is not clear, a Ohio attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
  • Filed with: Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
  • Fee: $99
  • Paper from your formation state: None for an LLC
  • A local agent: A statutory agent in Ohio

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Ohio (2026)

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

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $99 state fee = $298; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. OH Registered Agent.org $199 + the $99 state fee = $298; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Ohio page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Ohio, so this list has two entries.

Where Ohio sits

8th cheapest of 50 at $99, in the band under $100. It does not ask an LLC for paper from the formation state, unlike 36 others.

Ohio questions

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

Ohio registers foreign LLCs through the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services. Whether your activity requires it is set by Ohio’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $99.

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

Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company.

What does it keep up afterward?

None for foreign LLCs, no fee, and a statutory agent in the state.

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