Protected and Registered Series LLC Formation Requirements in Alaska

At a glance

Ordinary LLC formation under Chapter 10.50

Alaska Stat. § 10.50.010 permits an LLC under the Alaska Revised Limited Liability Company Act. Under §§ 10.50.070 and .080, organizers sign and deliver articles of organization, and the ordinary LLC organizes when conforming articles are delivered for filing. Section 10.50.075 lists the article contents, including the company name and agent information. Section 10.50.020(a) governs the ordinary LLC-name indicator.

The complete current Chapter 10.50 contains no domestic protected-, registered-, or designated-series establishment provision. The official June 2026 Title 10 chapter index identifies Chapter 50 as the LLC act and Chapter 55 as the Entity Transactions Act, with no separate series LLC chapter.

What trips people up

Section 10.50.075(5) lets organizers add lawful internal provisions to ordinary articles, and § 10.50.095 permits a member operating agreement. Neither provision supplies a statutory series asset-segregation rule. Section 10.50.350 says LLC property is company property, held and conveyed in the company name; § 10.50.265 addresses a member's limited liability from company debts, a different question.

Common questions

Can a member agreement create statutory protected-series assets? Section 10.50.095 permits an operating agreement, but current Chapter 10.50 supplies no domestic series establishment or asset-association procedure.

Can the articles later be amended? Yes. Section 10.50.100(b) provides an ordinary articles-of-amendment filing. It does not establish a series designation.

Does member limited liability separate assets inside the LLC? Section 10.50.265 protects a member solely by membership. Section 10.50.350 locates property in the LLC; neither section provides an interseries asset rule.

Statutes and sources

• Alaska Stat. § 10.50.010: “A limited liability company may be organized under this chapter for any lawful purpose, including the rendering of a professional service.” https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=10.50&secEnd=10.50.995#10.50.010 (accessed 2026-09-27).
• Alaska Stat. § 10.50.020(a): “The name of a limited liability company stated in the company's articles of organization must contain the words “limited liability company” or the abbreviation “L.L.C.,” or “LLC”. The word “limited” may be abbreviated as “Ltd.,” and the word “company” may be abbreviated as “Co.”” https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=10.50&secEnd=10.50.995#10.50.020(a) (accessed 2026-09-27).
• Alaska Stat. § 10.50.070: “One or more persons may organize a limited liability company by signing articles of organization and delivering the signed articles to the department for filing. A person who organizes a limited liability company may be a person who is not a member of the company when the company is organized or after the company is organized.” https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=10.50&secEnd=10.50.995#10.50.070 (accessed 2026-09-27).
• Alaska Stat. § 10.50.075: “The articles of organization of a limited liability company must state (1) the name of the company; (2) the purpose for which the company is organized, which may be stated to be, or to include, the conduct of any or all lawful affairs for which a limited liability company may be organized under this chapter; (3) the mailing address of the company's registered office and the name of the company's registered agent; (4) if applicable, that the company will be managed by a manager; and (5) any other provision for the regulation of the internal affairs of the company that is consistent with this chapter and the laws of this state if the persons organizing the company elect to include the provision in the articles of organization.” https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=10.50&secEnd=10.50.995#10.50.075 (accessed 2026-09-27).
• Alaska Stat. § 10.50.080: “A limited liability company is organized when the articles of organization for the company that conform to the filing requirements of this chapter are delivered to the department for filing under AS 10.50.820 .” https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=10.50&secEnd=10.50.995#10.50.080 (accessed 2026-09-27).
• Alaska Stat. § 10.50.095: “The members of a limited liability company may adopt an operating agreement for the company and may amend and repeal the agreement. The articles of organization may restrict or eliminate the power of the members to adopt, amend, or repeal an operating agreement.” https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=10.50&secEnd=10.50.995#10.50.095 (accessed 2026-09-27).
• Alaska Stat. § 10.50.100(b): “A limited liability company may amend its articles of organization by filing articles of amendment with the department. The articles of amendment must state the (1) name of the company; (2) date the articles of organization were filed; and (3) amendment adopted by the company.” https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=10.50&secEnd=10.50.995#10.50.100(b) (accessed 2026-09-27).
• Alaska Stat. § 10.50.265: “A person who is a member of a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company is not liable, solely by reason of being a member, under a judgment, decree, or order of a court, or in another manner, for a liability of the company to a third party, whether the liability arises in contract, tort, or another form, or for the acts or omissions of another member, manager, agent, or employee of the company to a third party.” https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=10.50&secEnd=10.50.995#10.50.265 (accessed 2026-09-27).
• Alaska Stat. § 10.50.350(a)-(b): “Property transferred to or otherwise acquired by a limited liability company is the property of the company and is not the property of the members individually. (b) A limited liability company shall acquire, hold, and convey property, including real property, in the name of the company. If a limited liability company acquires an interest in property, the company holds the title to the interest and not the members individually.” https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=10.50&secEnd=10.50.995#10.50.350(a)-(b) (accessed 2026-09-27).
• Alaska Statutes tit. 10, chapter index: “50. Alaska Revised Limited Liability Company Act (§§ 10.50.010 – 10.50.995) 55. Alaska Entity Transactions Act (§§ 10.55.103 – 10.55.902)” https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/corporationsstatutesandregulations.pdf (accessed 2026-09-27).