Mail Processing Times

Name reservation, filing and information requests submitted by mail to our Sacramento office are generally processed within 10 to 20 business days. However, processing times vary depending on the type of request submitted and when it is received. For example, significantly more requests are submitted at the end of the fiscal and calendar years, which slows the processing time for all requests. If a more expeditious response is needed, please refer to Service Options for available options.

Listed below are the most common types of requests received by the Secretary of State's office and the most recent "received by" date being processed and the average processing time (in business days). The information was last updated on February 9, 2010.

Type of Request:	Processing Requests Received On:	Average Processing Time:
Name Inquiry & Reservation Requests	02/01/2010	6 days
Corporate Filings: Formation/Qualifications Amendments Mergers, Dissolutions and Surrenders Statements of Information	01/04/2010 12/30/2009 12/21/2009 01/11/2009	25 days 27 days 33 days 20 days
Limited Liability CompanyFilings: Formation/Registrations Amendments Mergers and Cancellations Statements of Information	12/30/2009 12/30/2009 12/30/2009 01/11/2009	27 days 27 days 27 days 20 days
Limited Partnership Filings: Formation/Registrations Amendments Mergers and Cancellations	12/30/2009 12/30/2009 12/30/2009	27 days 27 days 27 days
General Partnership (all documents)	12/30/2009	27 days
Limited Liability Parnership (all documents)	12/30/2009	27 days
Information Requests (copies, certificates and status reports)	01/25/2010	11 days

Mail Processing Times

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