Certificate Of Incorporation (Oklahoma Not For Profit Corporation)
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4PROCEDURES FOR ORGANIZING
AN OKLAHOMA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION
This information is intended as an aid to organizing an Oklahoma not for profit corporation pursuant to the
provisions of Title 18, Section 1001 of the Oklahoma Statutes. PLEASE CONSULT THE STATUTES
CAREFULLY.
It may be to your benefit to contact the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE concerning federal tax
requirements and the OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION concerning state tax requirements prior to
filing with the Secretary of State.
FILING PROCEDURES:
1. Prepare and file with the Secretary of State one (1) signed copy of the certificate of incorporation.
2. Pay to the Secretary of State a filing fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). (Title 18, Section 1142)
3. Make checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders payable to the Oklahoma Secretary of State.
Instruments may be mailed, delivered in person, filed on-line at , or faxed to (405)
521-3771. The address of the Secretary of State is 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 101, State Capitol,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4897. If delivered in person, there will be an additional Twenty-five
Dollar ($25.00) fee for each document filed same day. The Secretary of State accepts Visa, Discover,
MasterCard, or American Express if filing in person, on-line, or by fax; however, there will be a four
percent (4%) service charge added for the use of a credit card. (Title 18, Section 1142)
If filed by fax, a cover letter with the following information must be attached: the credit card number, the
expiration date, the name on the card, the amount you authorize this office to charge, and a return address.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION:
1. NAME – The name of the corporation which SHALL contain one of the words “association”,
“company”, “corporation”, “club”, “foundation”, “fund”, “incorporated”, “institute”, “society”,
“union”, “syndicate”, “limited” or one of the abbreviations “co.”, “corp.”, “inc.”, “ltd.”, or words or
abbreviations of like import in other languages provided that such abbreviations are written in Roman
characters or letters.
The name shall be such as to distinguish it upon the records in the office of the Secretary of State from the
names of: (1) corporations, both domestic and foreign, then existing or which have existed at any time
during the preceding three (3) years; or (2) then existing domestic and foreign limited partnerships; or (3)
then existing domestic and foreign limited liability companies; or (4) trade names or fictitious names; or
(5) corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company names reserved with the Secretary of State.
(Title 18, Section 1006)
The AVAILABILITY of a name can be checked in advance by telephoning the Secretary of State at (405)
522-2520, checking on-line at , or by coming in person.
Prior to organizing a
corporation, a name may be reserved for a period of sixty (60) days by filing a Name Reservation
application and paying a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00). (Title 18, Section 1139)
(SOS FORM 0008-07/12)
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