Ordering Business Records & Status

Copies | Certified Copies | Company Status

Ordering Plain Copies of Records

The records of the Corporations Division are public information, and are currently maintained in database, microfiche or digital imaging format.  Conversion of all microfiche records to digital imaging is done as requests for company documents are received.  Occasionally, a paper record must be retrieved from archived files to complete the record on older companies.

Plain copies are available at a charge of one dollar for the first page, and $.50 for each additional page, providing a search of 15 minutes or less is required, and providing the records do not have to be retrieved from archives.  Search charges are additional.

Records which are available include:

• Screen prints of current data, including type, formation date, addresses, status, officers & directors, and summaries of amendments, mergers and other details
• Original articles, registrations or applications for certificate of authority
• Amendments, including name changes
• Mergers
• Trade name registrations
• Dissolutions & withdrawals

By-laws and other internal documents are not ordinarily filed with the Secretary of State, and are usually available only through the company.

Ordering Certified Copies

Any of the records listed above can be certified upon request.  The charge for certified copies is a flat $15 for the company formation documents plus $5 for each amendment.

How to Order

Order online using the Online Order Center.  You will enter and submit your request, then our staff will determine the price and you will be notified by email of the price.  Then you can return to the Online Order Center to pay by credit card.

For certified copies, our staff can determine the price from the data available on screen.  Orders can then be placed using a credit card, or by mail using a check.

For plain or certified copies, send your request by e-mail to the Business Organizations Division and specify exactly which documents you want.  Our staff will return the number of pages and the copy or certification charge, which you can then pay by check by mail, or by credit card by telephone.  See Ordering & Payment for more information.