Does Nevada require an operating agreement?
No. Nevada's LLC law doesn't require an LLC to have one: a limited-liability company may, but is not required to, adopt an operating agreement, which only the unanimous vote or unanimous written consent of the members (or the sole member) can adopt (NRS 86.286(1)). It's still worth having. Without one, the Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 86 decides how profits are shared, who can act for the LLC and what happens when a member leaves, and banks often ask to see a signed agreement before opening an account for an LLC.
Nevada's LLC law and this template
Nevada LLCs are governed by the Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 86 (Limited-Liability Companies) (NRS ch. 86). Where your agreement is silent, the act's default rules apply. Where the act lets an operating agreement change one of its rules, your agreement controls.
Choose Nevada in the form and the agreement names the State of Nevada as the LLC's home and governing law, refers to the Articles of Organization filed with the Nevada Secretary of State, and defines “the Act” as the Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 86. Everything else adapts to your answers: one member or several, run by the members or by managers, with or without a buyout when a member dies.
What the Nevada agreement covers
The agreement follows the order most operating agreements use: formation, name, principal office, registered agent, purpose and term; each member's contribution and, with several members, capital accounts and percentage interests; how profits, losses and cash are shared; management by the members or by managers, with the major decisions that need every member's consent; taxes, books, records and a separate bank account; transfers, new members, withdrawal and what happens when a member dies; and dissolution. Schedule A lists each member's contribution and share.
Forming and keeping a Nevada LLC
The operating agreement stays with the LLC's records; these are the filings that go to the state. Check that the name is free first with our Nevada LLC name search.
| Nevada | |
|---|---|
| Forming the LLC | Articles of Organization, $75 (plus $150 initial list and $200 state business license due at formation) (unconfirmed), filed with the Nevada Secretary of State |
| Name must end with | “Limited-Liability Company”, “Limited Liability Company”, “Limited Company”, “Limited”, “Ltd.”, “L.L.C.”, “L.C.”, “LLC”, “LC”, “("Company" may be abbreviated "Co.")” |
| Recurring report | $150 annual list each year |
| State tax or fee | $200 a year state business license |
| Newspaper notice | Not required |
| Name reservation | $25, 90 days (unconfirmed) |
| Good standing certificate | Certificate of Good Standing, $50 (unconfirmed) |
How to finish your Nevada agreement
- Type the LLC's name exactly as it appears on its Articles of Organization, ending included.
- Fill in or strike out anything left as a blank line, and make Schedule A's percentages add up to 100%.
- Have every member read and sign it. Electronic signatures count, and members can sign separate copies.
- Keep the signed agreement with the LLC's records; don't send it to the Nevada Secretary of State. Give each member a copy.
For an LLC with one owner, see the single-member operating agreement; with partners, the multi-member version explains shares, voting and buyouts.
Sources
Checked on 2026-10-08 against the state's own pages:
- https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-086.html
- https://orion.nv.gov/portal/public/
- https://www.nvsos.gov/businesses/manage-your-business/limited-liability-company
- https://www.nvsos.gov/licensing/state-business-license/state-business-license-faq
Common questions
Does Nevada require an LLC operating agreement?
No. Nevada's LLC law doesn't require one, but it's worth having: without it, the Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 86's default rules decide how profits are shared and who can act for the LLC.
Do I file the operating agreement with the Nevada Secretary of State?
No. The Nevada Secretary of State receives the Articles of Organization; the operating agreement is an internal document that stays with the LLC's records.
Is this Nevada operating agreement template free?
Yes. There's no sign-up and no email address, and the agreement is built in your browser, so nothing you type is sent to us.