Organization Of California Stock Corporations printable pdf download

Secretary of State

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Business Entities

Sacramento, CA 95814

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Business Programs Division

Organization of California Stock Corporations

Business corporations authorized to issue stock, excluding such special organizations as cooperatives,

credit unions, etc., are organized pursuant to the General Corporation Law, California Corporations Code,

Title 1, Division 1, Chapter 2.

California Corporations Code sections

200-202

outline the minimum content requirements of Articles of

Incorporation for stock corporations. The attached sample has been drafted to meet minimum statutory

requirements. The sample may be used as a guide in preparing documents to be filed with the California

Secretary of State. It is recommended that legal counsel be consulted for advice regarding the proposed

corporation’s specific business needs, which may require the inclusion of special article provisions. The

Secretary of State does not provide a standardized form due to the many possible drafting variations.

Where to File

Documents can be delivered:

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by mail to Secretary of State, Document Filing Support Unit, P.O. Box 944260, Sacramento,

CA 94244-2600. To facilitate the processing of documents mailed to our Sacramento office,

a self-addressed envelope and a letter referencing the corporate name, a return address

and the name and telephone number of the person submitting the document also should be

submitted.

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in person (drop off) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

(excluding holidays). The office locations are as follows:

Sacramento Office

Los Angeles Regional Office

1500 11th Street, 3rd Floor

300 South Spring Street, Room 12513

Sacramento, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Note: The Los Angeles regional office is only able to process initial Articles of Incorporation

delivered in person (drop off). Please refer to our Regional Office webpage at

for detailed information regarding the submission of

documents to the Los Angeles regional office.

Please refer to our website at

for current

processing times at our Sacramento office.

Fees

The fee for filing Articles of Incorporation for a general stock corporation is $100.00. A $15.00 special

handling fee is applicable for processing documents delivered in person (drop off) to the Sacramento office

or the Los Angeles regional office. The special handling fee is in addition to the filing fee, should be

included in a separate check, and will be retained whether the document is filed or rejected. The

preclearance and/or expedited filing of a document within a guaranteed time frame can be requested for an

additional fee in lieu of the special handling fee. Please refer to the Secretary of State's website at

for detailed information regarding preclearance and

expedited filing services. The special handling fee or preclearance and expedited filings services are not

applicable to documents submitted by mail.

Secretary of State Information

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