Form Cf:0036 - Articles Of Domestication printable pdf download

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ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION

CORPORATIONS DIVISION

GENERAL FILING INSTRUCTIONS

FOR ARTICLES OF DOMESTICATION

Pursuant to A.R.S. §§10-222 & 10-3222

ALL CORPORATIONS DOMESTICATING INTO ARIZONA MUST COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING:

 Make sure that the corporate name you are using is available for use by your corporation. The name

may be formally reserved for 120 days for a fee of $10.00 or on-line for a fee of $45.00 ($10.00 filing

fee plus an additional $35.00 Expedited service fee.) If you are a holder of a tradename that is identical

or non-distinguishable from the proposed name, you will be asked to provide a copy of the Tradename

Certificate.

 Names may be checked and reserved on our website at:

/divisions/corporations/filings/namingpolicy.asp. Web access is available to the

public at our Phoenix and Tucson offices. Please note name reservations executed online take

precedent over any other documents filed on paper and submitted by mail, fax or over the counter.

 Deliver the completed original Articles of Domestication (and one (1) or more exact copies) to the

Commission. Your filed copy will be returned to you when all requirements have been satisfied.

Notarization is not required.

 The domestication must be executed by a duly authorized officer.

 The Statutory Agent must provide a physical street/location address (A P.O. Box may also be listed.

However, a physical street/location address must be furnished). A statutory agent may be either an

individual Arizona resident, a domestic corporation or limited liability company, or foreign corporation or

limited liability company authorized to transact business in Arizona.

 The Certificate of Disclosure must be signed and dated within 30 days of delivery to this office by a duly

authorized officer.

 If the person executing the documents has a power of attorney authorizing him/her to do so, a copy of

the document granting authority must be included with the filing.

 Attach a Certificate of Existence (Good Standing) duly authenticated by the official having custody of

the corporate records in the jurisdiction in which the corporation was incorporated before the transfer of

domicile.

 Pay the required (U.S.) Fees. Please make check payable to the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Expedited service is available for an additional $35.00 fee.

Regular

Expedited

Regular

Expedited

Business

$100.00

$135.00

Non-Profit

$100.00

$135.00



Within 60 days after the Commission has approved the filing, you must publish the Articles of

Domestication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the known place of business in

Arizona, for three (3) consecutive publications. DO NOT PUBLISH UNTIL THE COMMISSION

APPROVES THE FILING. A list of acceptable newspapers in each county will accompany the approval

letter and is posted on the Commission web site at: /Divisions/Corporations. The

Filing an affidavit of publication is not

corporation may be subject to dissolution if it fails to publish.

necessary.

ALL DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION ARE PUBLIC RECORD.

AS SUCH, ALL DOCUMENTS ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION

CF:0036

Arizona Corporation Commission

REV: 10/2009

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Form Cf:0036 - Articles Of Domestication

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