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An out-of-state LLC in Utah
If your out-of-state LLC does business in Utah, it registers with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code for a fee of $59.
Do you need to register?
That depends on what the LLC does in Utah, and Utah’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Utah Code Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 5 (foreign entities); Utah Code Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 4 (registered agents). If the answer is not clear, a Utah attorney can say.
If you register: what to bring
- The application: Foreign registration statement (foreign limited liability company)
- Filed with: Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
- Fee: $59
- Paper from your formation state: Certificate of existence, no older than 90 days
- A local agent: A registered agent in Utah
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Utah (2026)
Handing the Utah registration to a service? In order of our preference.
- 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $59 state fee = $258; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
- 2. UT Registered Agent.org $199 + the $59 state fee = $258; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
- 3. Utah Registered Agent.co $199 + the $59 state fee = $258; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices from each provider’s Utah page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.
Where Utah sits
3rd cheapest of 50 at $59, in the band under $100. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.
Utah questions
Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Utah?
Utah registers foreign LLCs through the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. Whether your activity requires it is set by Utah’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $59.
What does an out-of-state LLC file in Utah?
Foreign registration statement (foreign limited liability company), with Certificate of existence, no older than 90 days.
What does it keep up afterward?
Annual report (renewal) with the Division, $18 (due: last day of your anniversary month), and a registered agent in the state.
Sources
- Utah Division of Corporations, foreign LLC registration: commerce.utah.gov/corporations/business-entities/foreign-limited-liability-company/, updated October 29, 2026
- Division fee schedule: commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf, updated October 29, 2026
- Utah Code Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 5 (foreign entities): le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter1A/16-1a-P5.html, updated October 29, 2026
- Utah Code Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 4 (registered agents): le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter1A/C16-1a-P4_2026050620261001.pdf, updated October 29, 2026
- Utah Business Registration System: businessregistration.utah.gov/, updated October 29, 2026