Articles of Organization
The state-filed document that legally creates a U.S. LLC.
The Articles of Organization (called "Certificate of Formation" in Delaware and a few other states) is the public filing with the Secretary of State that brings an LLC into legal existence. It typically lists the LLC name, registered agent, principal office address, and (in some states) the members or organizers. Once filed and accepted, the state issues a Certificate of Good Standing on request — banks and platforms accept this as the foundational entity-existence document during KYB.
Also known asCertificate of Formation, Articles of Formation
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