How to File New Jersey's Public Records Filing for New Business Entity
New Jersey calls its articles of organization a Public Records Filing for New Business Entity. What goes on it, what is filed with it and what it costs, read from New Jersey government sources.
The short answer. In New Jersey, you file the Public Records Filing for New Business Entity. The state filing fee is $125. Of the 15 items this page tracks, the form requires 6, makes 2 optional and leaves out 5. Of the rest, 1 is asked on a document we have not confirmed and 1 is not checked yet.
The New Jersey Public Records Filing for New Business Entity at a Glance
| What New Jersey calls it | Public Records Filing for New Business Entity |
| State filing fee | $125 |
| Processing time | Check with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services |
| Where to file | New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services |
| File online | Yes, online, open the filing portal |
| Blank form | Download it from the state |
| Law that sets its contents | N.J.S.A. 42:2C-18 |
| Filed with it or right after | 1 filing, listed below |
Read from a New Jersey government source, last checked September 23, 2026. The filing fee and processing time come from our New Jersey cost record. See the sources.
What Goes on New Jersey's Public Records Filing for New Business Entity
Each row is one of the 15 items this page tracks, with what New Jersey's Public Records Filing for New Business Entity asks for. "Not on the form" means we checked and found no place for it on the Public Records Filing for New Business Entity. "Not checked" means we have not confirmed it either way.
| Item | On the form |
|---|---|
| LLC name | Required |
| Registered agent's name | Required |
| Registered office address | Required |
| Principal office address | Required |
| Mailing address | Not checked |
| Organizer's name | Required |
| Members' names | Not on the form |
| Managers' names | Not on the form |
| Member-managed or manager-managed | Not on the form |
| Business purpose | Required |
| Duration | Optional |
| Effective date | Optional |
| County | Not on the form |
| Email address | Only when filing online, where the portal asks for the registered agent's email address so the agent receives notices. It is the agent's email, not the LLC's, and the paper form has no email field. |
| Registered agent's consent | Not on the form |
These entries are confirmed public record: LLC name, registered agent's name, registered office address, principal office address, organizer's name, business purpose and duration.
The registered agent rows are covered in more depth in New Jersey's registered agent requirements, and the steps before and after this filing are in how to start an LLC in New Jersey.
What the LLC's Name Must Include
The LLC's name must include one of these: "Limited Liability Company", "L.L.C.", "LLC", "Ltd. Liability Company", "Limited Liability Co." or "Ltd. Liability Co.".
Rule: N.J.S.A. 42:2C-8(a).
File These With It or Right After
New Jersey has one more filing that goes with it or follows it.
| Filing | Required? | When |
|---|---|---|
| Business Registration Application (Form NJ-REG) for tax and employer registration | Required | Filed after the certificate of formation is filed |
Draft Your Public Records Filing for New Business Entity
The generator below starts with New Jersey selected and drafts the document from what you enter. Compare the draft with the state's current form before you file.
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After It Is Approved
| Certified copy of the filed Public Records Filing for New Business Entity | $25 |
| Changing it later (Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Formation) | $100 |
Where these fees come from: the sources.
Professional LLCs in New Jersey
We have not confirmed whether New Jersey allows a professional LLC; check with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services and the state licensing board.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources
- nj.gov/treasury/revenue/pdf/NJ_Public_Records_Filing.pdfPublic Records Filing for New Business Entity, instructions and form
- nj.gov/treasury/revenue/fees.shtmlDORES Registry Fee Schedules
- pub.njleg.gov/bills/2012/PL12/50_.HTMP.L.2012, c.50, Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (N.J.S.A. 42:2C)
- njportal.com/DOR/BusinessFormation/NJ Online Business Formation service
- nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtmlDORES Getting Registered
The rows and fees on this page were read from the New Jersey government sources above, not from a formation service, and anything we could not confirm there is marked Not checked. See our editorial policy for how these are verified and corrected.
This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's filing office publishes about the document that forms an LLC, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you what your own filing needs: fees and forms change between our reviews, several occupations cannot use an ordinary LLC at all and must use a professional entity or a separate professional form, and your city or county may require a registration of its own. Confirm the current fee and form with the filing office named on this page before you send anything.
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