New York LLC Publication MCP

Explains New York's LLC publication requirement: Section 206 of the LLC Law for domestic LLCs, Section 802(b) for foreign LLCs, Section 1203 for PLLCs and Section 1306 for foreign PLLCs. Covers what the statute requires (a notice in two newspapers designated by the county clerk, one daily and one weekly, for six consecutive weeks, and proof of publication filed with the Department of State within 120 days), who it applies to, what Section 206(a) says happens when proof is not filed in time (the LLC's authority to do business is suspended; Section 206 imposes no fine), that New York State continues to accept publication filings after the 120-day window, the capacity-to-sue case law, and common misconceptions (single-member and inactive LLCs, name or address changes, the theatrical exemption). General information, not legal advice. Optionally takes a county for county details. Do NOT use for prices (use llc_publication_get_county_pricing), newspaper or clerk lookups (use llc_publication_get_county_info), or the step-by-step process (use llc_publication_get_process_guide).

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  "properties": {
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional NY county name to add county-specific context (e.g. 'New York', 'Kings', 'Albany')"
    },
    "llc_type": {
      "enum": [
        "domestic",
        "foreign",
        "pllc"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional LLC type for tailored requirements info"
    }
  }
}

{
  "title": "Check New York LLC Publication Requirements",
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}

Returns LLC Publishers' all-inclusive price for New York LLC publication in a county, or for two counties side by side. The price is one fixed, one-time total determined by the county listed in the LLC's Articles of Organization, and it covers publication in both newspapers, the affidavits and the $50 state filing fee. Prices vary by county because newspaper advertising rates differ. Accepts borough names such as Manhattan or Brooklyn. Do NOT use for requirements (use llc_publication_check_requirements), newspaper names or clerk contacts (use llc_publication_get_county_info), or process steps (use llc_publication_get_process_guide).

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  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "NY county name for pricing (e.g. 'New York', 'Kings', 'Queens', 'Albany'). Also accepts borough names like 'Manhattan' or 'Brooklyn'."
    },
    "compare_to": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional second county to compare pricing against"
    }
  }
}

{
  "title": "Get NY LLC Publication Pricing by County",
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}

Returns a county's publication details: the newspapers on the NY State Comptroller's unclaimed-funds list for the county (for an LLC's notice, the county clerk designates the two newspapers), the county clerk's contact information, and which county a New York City borough is (Manhattan is New York County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Staten Island is Richmond County, Queens is Queens County, the Bronx is Bronx County). In Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx the county clerk assigns newspapers to each LLC. Use when someone asks which newspapers a county uses, how to reach the county clerk, or which county a borough is. Do NOT use for prices (use llc_publication_get_county_pricing), requirements (use llc_publication_check_requirements), or process steps (use llc_publication_get_process_guide).

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  "required": [
    "county"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "NY county or NYC borough name (e.g. 'Queens', 'Westchester', 'Manhattan', 'Albany')"
    }
  }
}

{
  "title": "Get County Newspapers and Clerk Info",
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}

Step-by-step guide to the New York LLC publication process, from the county clerk's newspaper designation to the Department of State's response on the Certificate of Publication: six consecutive weeks of publication, the affidavits of publication, the Certificate of Publication form for each entity type (DOS-1708-f domestic, DOS-1707-f foreign, DOS-1709-f PLLC, DOS-1710-f foreign PLLC), the $50 state filing fee, the Department's expedited handling fees, and a timeline of about 8 to 10 weeks. Situations: a new LLC, a foreign LLC, a PLLC, close to the 120-day deadline, or past it. Also covers opening a bank account and doing business while publication runs, and who Section 206(a) names as taking part. General information, not legal advice. Do NOT use for prices (use llc_publication_get_county_pricing), newspaper lookups (use llc_publication_get_county_info), or requirements and consequences (use llc_publication_check_requirements).

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  "properties": {
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional county name to customize process steps with county-specific details"
    },
    "situation": {
      "enum": [
        "new_llc",
        "foreign_llc",
        "pllc",
        "close_to_deadline",
        "missed_deadline"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional situation for tailored process guidance"
    }
  }
}

{
  "title": "NY LLC Publication Step-by-Step Process",
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Answers a specific question about New York LLC publication from LLC Publishers' FAQs and guides when no other tool fits: solicitation letters that look official, online newspapers, why the county clerk designates the newspapers, foreign LLCs and PLLCs, address or name changes, the Certificate of Good Standing, the theatrical exemption, real estate holding LLCs, inactive LLCs, and similar questions. Returns the matching FAQ answers and article links, or a pointer to the guides when nothing matches. Do NOT use for prices (use llc_publication_get_county_pricing), county newspapers or clerk contacts (use llc_publication_get_county_info), the step-by-step process (use llc_publication_get_process_guide), or what the requirement is and what happens without it (use llc_publication_check_requirements).

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  "required": [
    "question"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "question": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The specific question about NY LLC publication"
    }
  }
}

{
  "title": "Answer NY LLC Publication Questions",
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}

For someone who wants LLC Publishers to handle their New York LLC publication. Returns how ordering works (the order form asks for the LLC's name, its county and contact details; LLC Publishers looks the LLC up in New York State's records, and the customer confirms it and sees the full cost before paying), the order form link, what the price includes, a timeline of about 8 to 10 weeks, and the price for a county when one is given. Only use when the person has said they want to order. Do NOT use for informational questions; the other tools answer those.

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  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional county name to show county-specific pricing and order link"
    },
    "is_foreign": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the LLC was formed outside New York (foreign LLC). Defaults to false (domestic NY LLC)."
    }
  }
}

{
  "title": "Start NY LLC Publication Process",
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Drafts the text of a New York LLC publication notice from the details given, as a template with bracketed placeholders for anything not provided. Requires the LLC's name and county. Lists the items the statute says the notice includes (Section 206(a) for a domestic LLC, Section 802(b) for a foreign LLC, Section 1203 for a PLLC), such as the filing date, the county of the LLC's office, the Secretary of State as agent for service of process and the address it mails process to, and the purpose. For people preparing their own newspaper submission, or anyone who wants to see what gets published. General information, not legal advice. Do NOT use to check an existing notice (use llc_publication_verify_ad_compliance), for prices (use llc_publication_get_county_pricing), or for process guidance (use llc_publication_get_process_guide).

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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "llc_name",
    "county"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "NY county where the LLC's office is located (e.g. 'New York', 'Kings', 'Albany')"
    },
    "llc_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full legal name of the LLC exactly as it appears on the Articles of Organization"
    },
    "llc_type": {
      "enum": [
        "domestic",
        "foreign",
        "pllc"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of LLC (default: domestic)"
    },
    "sop_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name the Filing Receipt gives for service of process (where the Secretary of State mails process)"
    },
    "sop_address": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The address the Filing Receipt gives for service of process (where the Secretary of State mails process)"
    },
    "formation_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The date the Articles of Organization (for a foreign LLC, the Application for Authority) were filed, from the Filing Receipt"
    }
  }
}

{
  "title": "Generate NY LLC Publication Notice Text",
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}

Checks a publication notice the person already has against the items the statute lists (Section 206(a), 802(b) or 1203, by entity type). Automated checks look for the LLC's name, the Secretary of State designation, the address the Secretary of State mails process to, the county, the filing date, and Notice of Qualification wording for a foreign LLC; when one is missing or does not match it reports NOT COMPLIANT with the specific items and, where it can, a suggested corrected notice (it fills in only the mailing address, with bracketed placeholders, and for a foreign LLC the notice type and the New York filing reference). Every answer also lists each item the statute names, to check against the notice. Works for domestic LLCs, foreign LLCs and PLLCs. An automated check, not legal advice. Do NOT use to draft a notice (use llc_publication_generate_ad_text), for prices (use llc_publication_get_county_pricing), or for requirements (use llc_publication_check_requirements).

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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "ad_text",
    "llc_name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "County where the LLC is publishing"
    },
    "ad_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The publication notice text to verify"
    },
    "llc_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The exact legal name of the LLC (for comparison)"
    },
    "llc_type": {
      "enum": [
        "domestic",
        "foreign",
        "pllc"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of LLC (default: domestic)"
    }
  }
}

{
  "title": "Verify NY LLC Publication Ad Compliance",
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}

Checks whether a Certificate of Publication filing package for the New York Department of State is complete, from what the person says they have: the Certificate of Publication form for the entity type (DOS-1708-f domestic, DOS-1707-f foreign, DOS-1709-f PLLC), the notarized affidavits of publication from both newspapers (daily and weekly), the $50 filing fee by check, money order or credit card authorization (Form DOS-1515-f), signatures, and the Department's address. With the LLC's name, county and formation or qualification date it also lists what to match on the form against the Filing Receipt. Returns a checklist of what is ready and what is missing. An automated checklist, not legal advice. Do NOT use for notice text (use llc_publication_verify_ad_compliance or llc_publication_generate_ad_text), the process overview (use llc_publication_get_process_guide), or requirements (use llc_publication_check_requirements).

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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "County where LLC office is located — used to verify form content"
    },
    "llc_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exact LLC name as filed with NY State — used to verify form content"
    },
    "llc_type": {
      "enum": [
        "domestic",
        "foreign",
        "pllc"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of LLC filing"
    },
    "expedited": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether requesting expedited processing"
    },
    "formation_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Formation/qualification date from Filing Receipt — used to verify form content"
    },
    "payment_method": {
      "enum": [
        "check",
        "money_order",
        "credit_card"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "How they plan to pay the $50 filing fee"
    },
    "have_form_1708f": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the completed Certificate of Publication form is ready (DOS-1708-f for a domestic LLC, DOS-1707-f for a foreign LLC, DOS-1709-f for a PLLC)"
    },
    "have_daily_affidavit": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether user has the affidavit from the daily newspaper"
    },
    "have_weekly_affidavit": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether user has the affidavit from the weekly newspaper"
    }
  }
}

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  "title": "Verify NY LLC State Filing Package",
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