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Welcome to bizfile California, the Secretary of State’s new online portal to help businesses file, search, and order business records. Whether you are filing a financing statement pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), searching for a corporation (Corp), limited liability company (LLC), limited partnership (LP) filing or looking for an immigration consultant, this hub consolidates all your online filing and search needs.

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Business Filings

  1. Start a Business
  2. Find Forms, Samples, and Fees
  3. Register or Terminate a Business
  4. Start a Cannabis-related Business (cannabizfile)
  5. Check Name Availability and Reserve a Name
  6. File a Statement of Information
  7. Find FAQs
  8. Processing Times for Paper Documents
  9. Status of Online LLC Formation/Termination Submission
  10. Serve Legal Papers (Service of Process) on a Business Entity
  11. Submit a Victims of Corporate Fraud claim
 

Business Records

  1. Obtain, View, and Print Copies of Business Entity Records (Corp, LLC, LP)
  2. Order Copies of Business Entity Records Unavailable Online - Business Entity Records Order Form (PDF)
  3. Order Certified Copies - Business Entity Records Order Form (PDF)
  4. Order Certificates - Business Entity Records Order Form (PDF)
  5. Online Certified Copy Verification
 

Trademarks and Service Marks

  1. Find Forms and Fees
  2. Register a Trademark/Service Mark
  3. Find FAQs
 

Bonds and Other Filings

  1. Find Forms and Fees
  2. Register a Filing
  3. Find Immigration Consultant Qualification Requirements
  4. Find FAQs
 

Uniform Commercial Code

  1. Find Forms and Fees
  2. File a Financing Statement or Lien Document
  3. Find FAQs
  4. Find Filing Information
 

Notary Public and Authentications

  1. Become a Notary Public
  2. Find Forms, Services & Fees
  3. Find an Approved Education Vendor
  4. Request an Authentication Certificate (Apostille)
  5. Verify an Authentication Certificate (Apostille)
  6. Find Current Processing Times for Notary Public Applications & Authentications
  7. Find FAQ's
  8. Submit a Complaint Against a Notary Public
  9. Become an Approved Education Vendor
  10. Become a Notary Public Seal Manufacturer
  11. Download list of active Notaries Public
  12. Find Notary Public Handbook
  13. Find Notary Public Newsletter
  14. Find Notary Public Disciplinary Guidelines

Additional Resources:

Forms, Samples, Fees, and Services

  1. Business Entity Filings
  2. Business Entity Preclearance and Expedited Filing Services
  3. Trademark and Service Mark
  4. Bonds and Other Filings
  5. Uniform Commercial Code
  6. Notary Public and Authentications Forms, Services, and Fees

Filing Tips and Next Steps after Registering a Business

  1. Corporate, LLC, LP and LLP Filing Tips
  2. LLC Registration Welcome Letter - Next Steps
  3. Corporation Registration Welcome Letter - Next Steps
  4. Other Entity Registration Welcome Letter - Next Steps

News and Notices

  1. Customer Alerts, Notices and Publications
  2. News of Business Programs Division Changes
  3. Delinquency Notice and Penalties
  4. Suspension or Forfeiture Notice
  5. FTB Abatement and Voluntary Administrative Termination
  6. FTB Pending Administrative Termination Notice

Helpful Resources

  1. Secretary of State Business Programs Contact Information
  2. Other Business-Related Government Agencies
  3. Taxing Agencies and Programs
  4. UCC Article 9 Resources
  5. Private Service Companies

Legal Related Links

  1. Legislation
  2. California Codes
  3. Regulations
  4. Privacy Warning / Terms and Conditions of Use
 
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