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BUSINESS ENTITIES RECORDS REQUEST

 * Online Searches
 * Certificates, Copies, Status Reports and Processing Times
 * Frequently Requested Information

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ONLINE SEARCHES

 * Business Search: Free online access to corporate, limited liability company
   and limited partnership information. Available information includes the
   complete entity name, entity number, formation, registration or conversion
   date, status, jurisdiction, entity address, and the name and address of the
   agent for service of process.
 * Publicly Traded Disclosure Search: Free online access to abstracts of
   reported information for all publicly traded corporations that have filed a
   Corporate Disclosure Statement with the California Secretary of State.

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CERTIFICATES, COPIES, STATUS REPORTS AND PROCESSING TIMES

Certificates, copies and status reports can be obtained by submitting a request
to the California Secretary of State's Sacramento office either in person (drop
off) or by mail. Instructions and fees for ordering certificates, copies and
status reports (as described below) are available on the Business Entities
Records – Order Form (PDF).

 * Certificates - Customers can order certificates relating to business entities
   filed with the California Secretary of State such as a Certificate of Status
   certifying to the current status of an entity (e.g., active/good standing,
   suspended, dissolved, cancelled, etc.) or a Certificate of Filing of All
   Documents (a certified list of ALL the business entity's documents on the
   records of the California Secretary of State (e.g., formation, registration,
   amendment, statement of information, correction, merger, termination,
   conversion, etc.). In addition, customers can request a Certificate of No
   Record certifying there is no record of a particular business entity.
 * Copies - Customers can order copies of business entity documents filed with
   the California Secretary of State such as formation/registration documents,
   amendment documents, termination documents and statements of information.
   
   Note: If a certified copy of a filed business entity document is requested,
   the certified copy provided by the Business Programs Division will contain a
   manually placed certification stamp. The stamp will appear on the back of the
   final page of the document in the lower right-hand corner. The stamp will
   contain the date the document was certified, the signature of the California
   Secretary of State, and the California State Seal. Within the area of the
   stamp will be the handwritten number of pages being certified and the
   initials of the deputy certifying the document.
 * Status Reports - Customers can order status reports containing the complete
   business entity name, file number, status, jurisdiction and address(es).
   
   If applicable, the status report will also include the type of business and
   the name and address of the principal member/manager/officer and agent for
   service of process.
 * Processing Times - Get the current processing times for Information Requests
   and determine which method of submission meets your needs.
   
   Note: If no copies or other certificates are requested, a request for a
   Certificate of Status made in person at the Sacramento office is typically
   processed within 24 hours.

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FREQUENTLY REQUESTED INFORMATION

 * Bankruptcy information: With the exception of publicly traded corporations,
   information concerning bankruptcies of business entities of record, other
   businesses or individuals, is not disclosed to the California Secretary of
   State. California and qualified foreign (out-of-state or out-of-country)
   publicly traded corporations must annually disclose to the California
   Secretary of State whether or not an order for relief has been entered in a
   bankruptcy case during the 10 years preceding the date of the disclosure with
   respect to the corporation, its directors and its five most highly
   compensated executive officers. The disclosed information can be viewed on
   the Secretary of State's Publicly Traded Disclosure Search or by ordering a
   copy of the filed Corporate Disclosure Statement.
 * Business licenses or permits are not issued by the California Secretary of
   State. Please refer to the CalGOLD (California Government: On-Line to
   Desktops) website for information regarding business license/permit
   requirements.
 * Business entity information such as telephone numbers, email addresses, and
   subsidiaries or associated businesses of an entity is not made of record with
   the California Secretary of State. Requests for information should be
   directed to the business entity itself.
 * Bylaws or Operating Agreements (or any amendments thereto) are maintained by
   the business entity and are not filed with the California Secretary of State.
   Requests for copies or information about these documents should be directed
   to the business entity itself.
 * Employer identification numbers are not issued by or disclosed to the
   California Secretary of State. Please refer to the Internal Revenue Service
   for information relating to the issuance of Federal Employer Identification
   Numbers or the Employment Development Department for information relating to
   the issuance of State Employer Identification Numbers.
 * Fictitious business name statements are filed with the County in which the
   principal place of business is located.
 * Owner, shareholder and employee information for a business entity is not made
   of record with the California Secretary of State. Requests for information
   should be directed to the business entity itself.
 * Personal information such as telephone numbers, email addresses and social
   security numbers of business entity members (e.g., officers, directors,
   managers, members, partners, agents and employees) is not made of record with
   the California Secretary of State.
 * Security offerings or sales (such as the sale of shares of stock) are
   regulated by the California Department of Financial Protection and
   Innovation, Division of Corporations. Requests for information should be
   directed to that agency.
 * Sole proprietorships are not registered with the California Secretary of
   State but may register with the city, county or other local government entity
   in which the principal place of business is located.
 * Subchapter S is a tax classification provided for under the Internal Revenue
   Code and the California Revenue and Taxation Code, and is not reported to the
   California Secretary of State. Please refer to the Internal Revenue Service
   or the Franchise Tax Board for information regarding this tax classification.

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BUSINESS ENTITIES (BE)

 * Online Services
     
   * File LLC Statement of Information
   * File Corporation Statement of Information
   * Business Search
   * Publicly Traded Disclosure Search
   * Current Processing Dates
   
 * Service Options
 * Name Reservations
 * Forms, Samples & Fees
 * Statements of Information
 * Filing Tips
 * Business Entities Records Request
 * Service of Process
 * FAQs
 * Contact Information
 * Resources
   * Business Resources
   * Tax Information
   * Starting A Business Checklist
 * FTB Administration Terminations
   * FTB Abatement and Voluntary Administrative Termination
   * FTB Pending Administrative Termination Notice
 * Customer Alerts
   * Business Identity Theft
   * Misleading Business Solicitations


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