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Publication requirement, unpacked

A handful of states require a newspaper notice about the new company plus a certificate showing that the notice ran. Papers charge different prices, so the cost varies.
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Inside the term

Goes by
Notice of formation
Nearby terms
Articles of organization and, layered under it, Annual report and, layered under it, Organizer

Why it matters

Begin with the newspaper. Get a price from a local paper, because the state sets no single fee and papers differ. After that, read your state's entry below for the schedule, and choose a start date that leaves enough weeks for the notice to run and for the proof to be filed.

Think of it as a small project with five parts: confirm the rule applies to you, pick a qualifying paper, get its price in writing, learn how long the notice runs, and file the proof when it ends. Keep the receipt and a copy of the proof together with the LLC's records.

Where states differ

3 states ask for a newspaper notice. How each one words the rule appears below, along with the details that differ between them.

  • Arizona: Publication: a notice runs three times within 60 days unless the statutory agent is in a county of more than 800,000 people, where the Commission posts it instead.
  • Nebraska: Publication: a notice runs for three weeks in a local legal newspaper, then proof is filed for $25 online ($30 in office).
  • New York: Publication: within 120 days, a notice runs for six weeks in two county newspapers (the papers set their own charges), then a Certificate of Publication is filed for $50.

Where it turns up

You will meet it in these pages: Forming an LLC, unpacked by state, What is inside the agent rule in each state, Second-state registration, unpacked by state.

Originals behind this page

  1. Under Nebraska other cost: Publication requirement sits nebraskalegislature.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  2. Under New York other cost: Publication sits nysenate.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  3. Under New York other cost: Certificate sits dos.ny.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document