Instructions For Completing The Business Entities Records - Order Form

Instructions for Completing the

Business Entities Records – Order Form

Business Search: For free online access to corporate, limited liability company and limited partnership information, go

to the California Secretary of State’s Business Search at BusinessSearch.sos.ca.gov. Available information on the

Business Search includes:

•

The complete entity name, entity number, registration date, status, jurisdiction (state, foreign country or other

place where the entity is formed), entity address, entity mailing address and name and address of the agent for

service of process. Note: If the agent for service of process of a limited liability company is a registered

corporate agent, to get the service of process address of the registered corporation agent you must order a

Status Report using this Business Entities Records – Order Form.

•

If imaged, free plain (uncertified) PDF copies of corporation and limited liability company Statements of

Information filed with and retained by the California Secretary of State.

Complete the Business Entities Records – Order Form as follows:

Item

Instruction

Tips

1. Requestor’s Information

Type or clearly print the requestor’s

Results of mail-in requests will be returned by

information. If you are dropping off this

mail.

request in person at our office, also

indicate return method.

2. Order Details

Complete this section with entity details.

“Other” types may include: foreign

associations, unincorporated associations,

unincorporated nonprofit associations,

foreign name registrations, foreign

partnerships, and foreign lending

institutions.

3. Copy Requests

Enter the number of copies (plain or

• Formation/Registration: Document that

certified) requested.

initially formed or registered the entity

with the California Secretary of State.

• Copy Fees: Copies of documents are

• Articles & Amendments:

$1.00 for the first page, $0.50 for each

Formation/Registration and Amendment

additional page, with the exception of

documents of record with the California

copies of Statements of Information

Secretary of State for the entity.

(corporations and limited liability

Amendment documents include restated

companies only) which are $1.00 for

articles, mergers, dissolutions,

the first page of each statement, and

cancellations, etc.

$0.50 for each additional page (if any).

• Complete Statement of Information:

• Certified copies are $5.00, in addition

Provides entity address(es),

to the copy fees.

member/manager or director/officer

names and addresses, agent for service

of process, etc.

• No change Statement of Information:

Indicates there has been no change in

information since the last complete

Statement of Information. No detail

provided.

• All Documents and Statements of

Information: Record will include all of

the entity’s documents on record with the

California Secretary of State.

• Copy of

: Enter the title

______________

of a single document (i.e., agent

resignation, certificate of cancellation,

etc.) along with the file date, if available.

BE Records Requests - Instructions (Rev. 04/2017)

California Secretary of State

(916) 657-5448

Instructions For Completing The Business Entities Records - Order Form - 2007

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