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Document Request Form was returned because:
____ Fee was not attached/fee was incorrect
____ No record of entity having filed with the Secretary of State
____ Records requested did not exist
____ Registered Agent not found
____ Document in Archives
SOUTH CAROLINA SECRETARY OF STATE
BUSINESS FILING DOCUMENT REQUEST FORM
All Business Filing Document Request Forms must be filled out completely and accurately and be accompanied by the proper
fee. The Secretary of State’s Office will not process document requests without having the proper fee attached to the request.*
A list of fees may be found below. If you have a question about the number of pages that a document may contain, please
contact the Corporations Division at (803) 734-2158. This form should be returned to the South Carolina Secretary of
State’s Office, Attn: Corporate Division, Post Office Box 11350, Columbia, SC 29211.
Please be aware that documents filed with the Secretary of State’s Office prior to 1986 may be located at the South
Carolina Department of Archives. If a document that you have requested is located at Archives, our office will notify
you as soon as possible with the information necessary to obtain the document directly from Archives.
Pursuant to the South Carolina Code of Laws, the undersigned is submitting the following form to request copies of documents
filed with the South Carolina Secretary of State’s Office.
Name of entity ______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Date of incorporation or organization of the entity __________________________________________
Check the type of document(s) you would like copies of:
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Specific Documents (ex: Articles of Incorporation)
List the specific documents you would like copies of _________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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All documents filed with the Secretary of State’s Office related to the entity
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Certificate of Existence
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All documents filed relating to a particular Registered Agent
Name of Registered Agent _____________________________________________________________
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Would you like these copies certified? (Please check the appropriate box).
Yes
No
Please forward the documents to the following name and address _____________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
The following fees apply to all copy requests:
Certificate of Existence - $10.00
All other business filings:
PLAIN COPY: First Page of Each Document - $1.00
CERTIFIED COPY: First Page of Each Document - $3.00
Additional Pages - $.50 per page
Additional Pages - $.50 per page
Fax Fee - $10.00 (per 10 pages)
Fax Fee - $10.00 (per 10 pages)
*The Secretary of State’s Office will continue to invoice law firms located in the state of South Carolina.