California Form LLC-12A is the one-page attachment you file with Form LLC-12 (Statement of Information) when your LLC has more managers or members than the main form has room to list. Form LLC-12 holds one manager or member. If your LLC has two or more, LLC-12A is where the rest go. It is not a standalone filing; it travels with the Statement of Information that every California LLC owes the Secretary of State within 90 days of formation and every two years after that.
When You Need the Supplement
California Corporations Code Section 17702.09 requires every LLC to disclose the names and addresses of all its managers (if manager-managed) or all its members (if member-managed), plus the chief executive officer if one has been appointed. Form LLC-12 only has space for one of those people. A single-manager or single-member LLC can skip LLC-12A entirely. The moment a second manager or member exists, the supplement becomes mandatory, because the Secretary of State treats a Statement of Information that omits a required person as incomplete and can reject it.
Each LLC-12A page holds seven additional entries, numbered 2 through 8. If your LLC has more than eight managers or members total, keep attaching copies until everyone is listed.
How to Fill Out Form LLC-12A
You can download the form from the Secretary of State’s forms page or complete it through the bizfile Online portal. It opens with four header items and then repeats a block for each person or entity.
Item A — LLC Name. Enter the full legal name of your LLC exactly as it appears on your Articles of Organization. Small variations cause mismatches: if you filed as “L.L.C.,” don’t shorten it to “LLC” here.
Item B — 12-Digit File Number. This is the identification number the Secretary of State assigned when your LLC was formed or registered. Numbers issued since 2025 are alphanumeric rather than purely numeric.
Item C — State or Place of Organization. Fill this in only if the LLC was formed outside California. Domestic California LLCs leave it blank.
Item D — Additional Managers or Members. This is the body of the form. Each entry has paired sub-items. Use the “a” line (first name, middle name, last name, suffix) when the manager or member is an individual. Use the “b” line when it is an entity such as another LLC or corporation. Do not fill in both for the same entry. The “c” line captures the street address, city (spelled out, no abbreviations), state, and zip code.
A few details catch filers out. The form states that the LLC itself cannot serve as its own manager or member; every entry must be a real person or a separate entity. Addresses should be street addresses, matching the practice California requires for the principal office on LLC-12. The statute calls for a “business or residence” address, so if a manager or member prefers to keep a home address off the public record, a commercial registered agent’s business address works instead.
Match everything on LLC-12A to what you put on LLC-12. The LLC name, the file number, and the first manager or member you listed on LLC-12 should all read identically across the two documents. The Secretary of State cross-references the pages, and inconsistencies send the whole package back.
Filing Deadlines
LLC-12A follows LLC-12’s schedule. The initial Statement of Information is due within 90 days of the date your LLC was formed or registered in California. After that, filings are biennial.
The biennial window opens six months before your LLC’s formation-anniversary month and closes at the end of that month. An LLC formed in March of an odd year files every odd year between October and March. An even-year formation files in even years; an odd-year formation files in odd years.
If someone covered by the Statement of Information changes between regular cycles, don’t wait for the next window. A new member joining, a manager leaving, or any shift in the people who have to be disclosed requires an updated Statement of Information, with a fresh LLC-12A if needed. There is no statutory grace period for mid-cycle changes, so file promptly.
How to File
Online Through bizfile
The fastest standard route is the Secretary of State’s bizfile Online portal at bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov. You submit the Statement of Information through the system and attach LLC-12A as a digital supplement. Online filings generally clear faster than paper.
By Mail
Print LLC-12 and LLC-12A, staple them together, and send the package to the Statement of Information Unit at P.O. Box 944230, Sacramento, CA 94244-2300. Include a check payable to the Secretary of State for the filing fee.
Expedited Service
When a closing or loan depends on the LLC being in good standing, the Secretary of State offers two rush tiers above the regular fee:
- 24-hour service: $350, available online or by in-person drop-off in Sacramento, with a response within 24 hours excluding weekends and holidays.
- Same-day service: $750, also online or in person, but the document must reach the Secretary of State by 9:30 a.m. for a response by 4:00 p.m. that day.
Filing Fee
The fee for the whole Statement of Information package, including any LLC-12A supplements, is $20. That covers the initial filing and every biennial renewal. The supplement itself has no separate charge, no matter how many copies you attach.
Processing Times
The Secretary of State posts current processing dates at sos.ca.gov, and they shift with filing volume. Check that page before you file. Online submissions tend to clear faster than paper. Once your filing is accepted, you receive a filed-stamped copy; keep it with your LLC’s records as proof of compliance.
What Happens If You Miss the Deadline
Under Corporations Code Section 17713.09, the Secretary of State first mails a delinquency notice giving you 60 days to file the overdue Statement of Information. If you still haven’t filed, the Secretary of State certifies your LLC’s name to the Franchise Tax Board, which assesses a $250 penalty on top of the $20 filing fee you still owe. The Secretary of State can waive the penalty for reasonable cause or unusual circumstances, but you have to ask and the bar is not low.
Continued non-compliance can lead to suspension or forfeiture. A suspended LLC loses its rights, powers, and privileges in California: it cannot legally operate, sell or transfer real property, or defend itself in court, and contracts entered during suspension become voidable by the other party. Reviving the LLC means clearing every outstanding filing, paying all penalties and back taxes (including the $800 minimum annual franchise tax for each year of registration), and waiting for both the Secretary of State and Franchise Tax Board to lift the suspension.
Quick Checks Before You Send It
- Type or print clearly. The Secretary of State’s office scans these forms, and unreadable handwriting delays processing.
- Spell out city names. The form instructions prohibit abbreviations in the address fields.
- Match the entity name exactly across LLC-12 and LLC-12A, down to commas and periods.
- List everyone. In a manager-managed LLC that means every manager; in a member-managed LLC, every member. Four out of five is an incomplete filing.
- Remember that these names and addresses become public record. If a home address is a concern, use a business address or a commercial registered agent’s address.