Form Cf:0036a - Articles Of Domestication Of A Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Corporation
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41300 W. Washington St.
Phone: 602-542-3026
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2929
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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 sixty (60) days after the Commission has approved the filing, you must publish the Articles of
Domestication of a Tax –Exempt Nonprofit Organization 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 corporation may be subject to dissolution if it fails to
Filing an affidavit of publication is not necessary.
publish.
ALL DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION ARE PUBLIC RECORD.
AS SUCH, ALL DOCUMENTS ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
CF:0036a
Arizona Corporation Commission
REV: 10/2009
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Corporations Division
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