DLC-4 Certificate of Series Designation for Domestic Limited Liability Company – Washington, DC

Form DLC-4, Certificate of Series Designation for Domestic Limited Liability Company, is the Corporations Division form used to establish one or more series within a domestic limited liability company, filed under Title 29 of the D.C. Code (Business Organizations Act).

The District of Columbia Government issues the form through the Corporations Division of the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP). The authority printed on it for the Domestic Limited Liability Company entity type is § 29–802.06.

The form rests on the LLC's operating agreement, which may establish one or more designated series of members, managers or interests. In a series, the members, managers or interest holders have separate rights, powers or duties with respect to specified property or obligations of the LLC. The form is the statement that puts those series on record.

It asks for:

• the name of the LLC and the date its initial certificate of organization was filed;
• a different name for each series, each containing the entire name of the LLC;
• the street and mailing address of the principal office, and a registered agent's name and mailing address if different from the primary company;
• an effective date;
• the name and signature of the Governor or Authorized Person.

A filing fee applies; the form refers you to the Corporate Fee Schedule posted online for the amount. Signing the form means you agree that anyone who makes a false statement can be punished by criminal penalties under DCOC § 22-2405.

A domestic limited liability company that wants to establish individual series within the LLC files Form DLC-4 with the DLCP Corporations Division. The form is written for the Domestic Limited Liability Company entity type only.

Conditions the form attaches:

• The language authorizing a series LLC must already be part of the articles of organization before you file this form. Without it, the form cannot be used to establish individual series.
• Each series needs its own name, and that name must contain the entire name of the limited liability company.
• The form is signed by the Governor or Authorized Person named on line 6, and the signature goes on line 6A.

The form is not a business license application and does not register a business to operate in the District. It is also not meant for entities other than a domestic LLC; the entity type and authority printed on it are limited to the domestic LLC provision.

File Form DLC-4 when your LLC is ready to establish individual series, which is only after the language authorizing a series LLC is part of its articles of organization. The form prints no due date of its own and sets no renewal cycle. Line 5, Effective Date, lets you state the date on which the certificate is to take effect. Because the form asks for the date your initial certificate of organization was filed, have that date at hand before you begin.

You can file Form DLC-4 by mail, and the form notes that many corporate filings are available online through DLCP's CorpOnline site.

• By mail: Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, Corporations Division, PO Box 712300, Philadelphia, PA 19171-2300. Mail the form together with the required payment.
• Online: go to https://corponline.dlcp.dc.gov and sign in with Access DC. The form says online filings are paid by credit card.
• Questions: call the Corporations Division at (202) 442-4432.

A filing fee applies. The amount is not printed on the form; it refers you to the Corporate Fee Schedule posted online by DLCP. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.