Missed a state filing? What happens next, state by state.

Each jurisdiction has its own word for an LLC that has fallen behind on its recurring filing, and its own way back. Of the 52 jurisdictions below, 28 set no deadline to get back and 20 set a fixed window, and 4 are not confirmed yet. 9 require a clearance from the state tax agency, and 3 more require one in some cases.

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Jurisdictions: 52
No deadline to get back: 28
Fixed window: 20
Tax clearance required: 93 more in some cases

What does this table show?

For each jurisdiction: the status its own statute or filing office uses, the filing that brings an LLC back, how long the LLC has to file it, and whether a tax clearance has to come with it. Each row links to a page with the triggers, the notice before it happens, the name rules, what changes for corporations and the statutes, with sources.

44 of 52 records are confirmed on every core answer against primary sources: the statute and the filing office’s own pages. 8 are marked draft, and any answer not yet confirmed reads “Not confirmed” here and says which office to check with on its page.

Checked September 2026. No fees or amounts are shown: state fees are confirmed with you before anything is filed.

Reading the table

Time limit: No deadline Fixed window
Tax clearance: RequiredConditionalNo
Open answers: Not confirmeddraft

Reinstatement by jurisdiction, A to Z

Jurisdiction	What the state calls it	Reinstatement filing	Time limit	Tax clearance
Alabama	No administrative dissolution for LLCs; the Department of Revenue issues a “Business Privilege Tax Delinquent” notice	Domestic LLC Certificate of Reinstatement (after a dissolution event)	None stated	No
Alaska	“Involuntarily dissolved”	Emailed reinstatement request to the Division of Corporations	2 years	No
Arizona	“Administratively dissolved”	Application for Reinstatement (Arizona Corporation Commission)	6 years	No
Arkansas draft	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
California	“Suspended” (by the Franchise Tax Board, the Secretary of State, or both)	FTB 3557 LLC (revivor) and/or a current Statement of Information	None while suspended	No(the FTB revivor is the tax step)
Colorado	“Noncompliant”, then “Delinquent”	Statement Curing Delinquency	None	No
Connecticut	“Dissolved by forfeiture”; status “forfeited”	Certificate of Reinstatement (combined with the annual report)	Any time	No(corporations: yes)
Delaware	“Not in good standing”, then certificate “canceled”	Certificate of Revival	None stated	No
Florida	“Administratively dissolved”	Reinstatement application (or a current annual report), Sunbiz	Any time	No
Georgia draft	“Active/noncompliance”, then “administratively dissolved”	Application for reinstatement (eCorp)	5 years	Not confirmed
Hawaii	“Administratively terminated”	Form X-4, Application for Reinstatement	2 years	Required(Department of Taxation)
Idaho	“Administratively dissolved”	Application for reinstatement (SOSBiz)	10 years	No
Illinois draft	“Administratively dissolved”	Not confirmed	None in statute	No
Indiana	“Administratively dissolved”	Application for Reinstatement (State Form 4160) with the Business Entity Report	5 years (later: a discretionary paper request)	Required(Department of Revenue Certificate of Clearance)
Iowa	“Administratively dissolved”	Application for Reinstatement (form 635_2001)	Any time (name kept 5 years)	No
Kansas	“Forfeited”	Certificate of Reinstatement, Form RL	None in statute	No
Kentucky	“Administratively dissolved”	Reinstatement Application (Secretary of State)	Any time (unless wound up)	Required(Department of Revenue certificate)
Louisiana	“Not in good standing”, then articles “revoked”	Application for reinstatement with the current annual report	3 years as of right	No
Maine	“Administratively dissolved”; certificate cancelled at 6 years	Application for reinstatement	6 years, then limited-purpose revival only	No
Maryland	“Not in Good Standing”, then “Forfeited”	Articles or Certificate of Reinstatement (Maryland Business Express)	None stated	Not confirmed
Massachusetts	“Administratively dissolved”	LLC Application for Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution	Any time	No(corporations: yes)
Michigan	“Not in good standing” (the LLC is not dissolved)	Certificate of Restoration of Good Standing (CSCL/CD-770/771)	None	No
Minnesota	“Administratively terminated”	Annual renewal with the reinstatement option (online)	None stated	No
Mississippi	“Administratively dissolved”	Online reinstatement application	Any time	Conditional(certain LLCs, Department of Revenue letter)
Missouri	Articles “canceled”	Application for Reinstatement, CORP 50AD (after a rescission packet request)	None stated	No(corporations: yes)
Montana	“Involuntary Dissolution”	Reinstatement form (online), after every missing annual report	5 years	Required(most LLCs, Department of Revenue Title 15 certificate)
Nebraska draft	“Administratively dissolved”	Application and Declaration of Reinstatement with a Biennial Report	5 years, then late reinstatement	No
Nevada draft	Not confirmed	Certificate of Reinstatement/Revival with a current Annual List	Not confirmed	No
New Hampshire draft	“Administrative Dissolution”	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
New Jersey	Certificate “transferred to an inactive list”	Online reinstatement with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (starts with the annual report)	None	Not confirmed
New Mexico	“Administrative revocation”	Application for reinstatement	2 years	No
New York	“Past due” (no dissolution)	File the past-due Biennial Statement	None	No(corporations need Tax Department consent)
North Carolina	“Administratively dissolved” (Secretary of State) or “suspended” (Department of Revenue)	Form L-08 (Secretary of State); a Revenue suspension is cleared through the Department of Revenue	None stated	Conditional(only for a Department of Revenue suspension)
North Dakota	“Not in good standing”, then “involuntarily terminated”	The past-due annual report with its fees (no separate form)	1 year, then a court petition	No
Ohio	Articles “canceled”	Form 525A, Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent	2 years	No
Oklahoma	“Ceases to be in good standing”, then articles “deemed to be canceled”	Application for Reinstatement, Form 145	None	No
Oregon	“Administratively dissolved” (register: “Inactive”)	Application for reinstatement (online or on the paper form)	5 years (the Secretary of State may waive)	Conditional(only if the Department of Revenue recommended the dissolution)
Pennsylvania	“Administratively dissolved”, applying to annual reports due from 4 January 2027	Application for reinstatement (§ 383)	None	No
Puerto Rico draft	“Dejará de estar en cumplimiento” (not in compliance), then certificate “se entenderá cancelado” (deemed cancelled)	Not confirmed	None	No
Rhode Island	“Revoked” (certificate of revocation)	Division of Taxation Letter of Good Standing, then the Secretary of State packet	20 years	Required(Division of Taxation)
South Carolina	“Administratively dissolved”	Form F0048	2 years	Required(Department of Revenue)
South Dakota	“Administratively dissolved”	Application for Reinstatement, Domestic Limited Liability Company	None	Required(Department of Revenue Tax Clearance Certificate)
Tennessee draft	“Administratively dissolved” (search shows “inactive”)	Form SS-9410	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Texas	Right to transact business “forfeited” (Comptroller), then certificate “forfeited” (Secretary of State)	Form 801 with a Comptroller Tax Clearance Letter for Reinstatement	Any time after a tax forfeiture	Required(Comptroller)
Utah	“Administratively dissolved”; the Division shows “delinquent”, then “expired”	Application for Reinstatement (online)	Any time	No(the application states taxes are paid)
Vermont	“Involuntary termination” / “terminated”	Online reinstatement with the missed annual reports	None (name kept 5 years)	No
Virginia	Existence “automatically canceled” or “canceled involuntarily”	Application for reinstatement (Clerk’s Information System or a letter)	5 years	No
Washington	“Delinquent”, then “administratively dissolved”	Reinstatement in CCFS (“Reactivate a Business”)	5 years	No
Washington DC	“Dissolved administratively”; DLCP lists the entity as “revoked”	Form GN-5	None stated	Not confirmed
West Virginia	“Administratively dissolved”	Form LLD-10 with the annual report	2 years	Required(Tax Division Letter of Good Standing)
Wisconsin	“Administratively dissolved”	Application for reinstatement (form sent by DFI on request)	None stated	No
Wyoming	“Deemed defunct”, articles “forfeited”	LLC Application for Certificate of Reinstatement	2 years	No

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