Because the newspaper publication requirement for new Arizona limited liability companies will be eliminated on January 1, 2017, the Corporations Division of the Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following press release:

2/19/2016 – HB2447 – PUBLICATION OR POSTING ON ACC WEBSITE — HB2447, passed last legislative session, provides the public with options of publication in a newspaper or posting by the ACC if the known place of business is located in Maricopa County or Pima County. The ACC approval correspondence for documents subject to the bill will inform the submitter about the options. The database mandated by the revision to A.R.S. Section 10-130 is actually a new page on our website, and as of January 1, 2017 there will be a prominent link to it on the eCorp home page. Approved documents subject to the bill will automatically be posted after January 1, 2017, and the customer will not need to interact further with the ACC. There is no fee associated with the posting at this time.

Note:  The elimination of the newspaper publication requirement only applies with respect to new Arizona LLCs that have a place of business located in Maricopa County or Pima County, Arizona.  See my article called “Arizona Legislature’s HB 2447 Eliminates Newspaper Publication.”