Corporations – California (Domestic) :: California Secretary of State

Item	California Corporations	Online Submissions File Online for faster response	California Corporations PDF Forms	Fees
1.	Articles of Incorporation - General Stock		Online Only	$100.00
2.	Articles of Incorporation - Close		Online Only	$100.00
3.	Articles of Incorporation - Professional		Online Only	$100.00
4.	Articles of Incorporation - Nonprofit Mutual Benefit		Online Only	$30.00
5.	Articles of Incorporation - Nonprofit Public Benefit		Online Only	$30.00
6.	Articles of Incorporation - Nonprofit Religious		Online Only	$30.00
7.	Articles of Incorporation - Common Interest Development		Online Only	$30.00
8.	Certificate of Amendment - Stock		Sample Form (PDF)	$30.00
9.	Certificate of Amendment - Nonprofit		Sample Form (PDF)	$30.00
10.	Certificate of Amendment - Corporate Name Change Only – Stock		Form AMDT-STK-NA (PDF)	$30.00
11.	Certificate of Amendment - Corporate Name Change Only – Nonprofit		Form AMDT-NP-NA (PDF)	$30.00
12.	Restated Articles of Incorporation - Stock	--	Sample Form (PDF)	$30.00
13.	Restated Articles of Incorporation - Nonprofit	--	Sample Form (PDF)	$30.00
14.	Restated Articles of Incorporation - Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation to General Stock Corporation		Form RST MU-GS (PDF)	$70.00
15.	Registered Corporate Agent for Service of Process Certificate		Form 1505 (PDF)	$30.00
16.	Statement of Information and Statement by Common Interest Development (CID) (California Nonprofit CID) Due within 90 days of initial registration and every two years thereafter. This form is a combined form of the Statement of Information and Statement by Common Interest Development.		Online Only	$35.00 SI: $20.00 CID: $15.00
17.	Statement by Unincorporated Common Interest Development Association Use only for unincorporated associations. Do not use for corporations.		UCID (PDF)	$15.00
18.	Statement of Information - Nonprofit: Due within 90 days of initial registration and every two years thereafter.		Online Only	$20.00
19.	Statement of Information - Domestic Stock: Due within 90 days of initial registration and every year thereafter.		Online Only	$25.00
19.	Attachment to Statement of Information: Use if the corporation has more than one director.		Online Only	--
20.	Corporate Disclosure Statement		SI-PT (PDF)	No Fee
21.	Resignation of Agent for Service of Process		Form RA-100 (PDF)	No Fee
22.	Certificate of Election - Stock To put all on notice that the corporation has elected to wind up and dissolve, a California stock corporation must complete the Certificate of Election to Wind Up and Dissolve. ⚠️ Full Access Required, Effective July 1, 2026: Terminations must be filed online and require Full Access to your entity within bizfile Online. If you do not currently have Full Access, you must establish Full Access before you can complete this action online. How to Create an Account \| How to Establish User Access Control \| How to Terminate Your Business Entity \| bizfile Help Guide (PDF)		Form ELEC STK (PDF)	No Fee
	Certificate of Dissolution - Stock To terminate (dissolve) a California stock corporation, complete the Certificate of Dissolution. ⚠️ Full Access Required, Effective July 1, 2026: Terminations must be filed online and require Full Access to your entity within bizfile Online. If you do not currently have Full Access, you must establish Full Access before you can complete this action online. How to Create an Account \| How to Establish User Access Control \| How to Terminate Your Business Entity \| bizfile Help Guide (PDF)		Form DISS STK (PDF)	No Fee
	Short Form Dissolution Certificate - Stock If a California stock corporation incorporated within the last twelve (12) months, and the corporation meets all applicable requirements. ⚠️ Full Access Required, Effective July 1, 2026: Terminations must be filed online and require Full Access to your entity within bizfile Online. If you do not currently have Full Access, you must establish Full Access before you can complete this action online. How to Create an Account \| How to Establish User Access Control \| How to Terminate Your Business Entity \| bizfile Help Guide (PDF)		Form DSF STK (PDF)	No Fee
23.	Nonprofit Certificate of Election ⚠️ Full Access Required, Effective July 1, 2026: Terminations must be filed online and require Full Access to your entity within bizfile Online. If you do not currently have Full Access, you must establish Full Access before you can complete this action online. How to Create an Account \| How to Establish User Access Control \| How to Terminate Your Business Entity \| bizfile Help Guide (PDF)		Form ELEC NP (PDF)	No Fee
24.	Nonprofit Certificate of Dissolution ⚠️ Full Access Required, Effective July 1, 2026: Terminations must be filed online and require Full Access to your entity within bizfile Online. If you do not currently have Full Access, you must establish Full Access before you can complete this action online. How to Create an Account \| How to Establish User Access Control \| How to Terminate Your Business Entity \| bizfile Help Guide (PDF)		Form DISS NP (PDF)	No Fee
25.	Nonprofit Short Form Dissolution Certificate If a California nonprofit corporation incorporated within the last twenty four (24) months, and the corporation meets all applicable requirements. ⚠️ Full Access Required, Effective July 1, 2026: Terminations must be filed online and require Full Access to your entity within bizfile Online. If you do not currently have Full Access, you must establish Full Access before you can complete this action online. How to Create an Account \| How to Establish User Access Control \| How to Terminate Your Business Entity \| bizfile Help Guide (PDF)		Form DSF NP (PDF)	No Fee
26.	Corporate Mergers Mergers between corporations only.		Corporate Mergers Samples (PDF)	$100.00
27.	Interspecies Mergers Merger between corporations & other business entities.		Form OBE MERGER-1 (PDF)	$150.00
28.	Conversions Conversion to a domestic other business entity OR conversion from a foreign corporation or a domestic or foreign other business entity.		Conversion Forms (PDF)	$30.00 - $150.00
29.	Revocation of Election to Terminate - Stock Corporations A California stock corporation can revoke a Certificate of Election - Stock by filing the Revocation of Election to Terminate - Stock Corporations form.	--	Form REV ELE-STK (PDF)	$30.00
30.	Revocation of Election to Terminate - Nonprofit Corporations A California nonprofit corporation can revoke a Nonprofit Certificate of Election by filing the Revocation of Election to Terminate - Nonprofit Corporations form.	--	Form REV ELE-NP (PDF)	$30.00
31.	Certificate of Correction	--	Form CORR-CORP (PDF)	$30.00
32.	California Insurer Statement of Redomestication and Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation - Insurer To redomesticate a California insurance corporation to another state and continue business in California, complete both forms, Form RDOM-1 and Form S&DC-INS.	--	Form RDOM-1 (PDF) Form S&DC-INS (PDF)	$30.00
33.	California Insurer Statement of Redomestication To redomesticate a California insurance corporation to another state, complete Form RDOM-1.	--	Form RDOM-1 (PDF)	$30.00
34.	Substituted Service of Process On a corporation, for each corporation named.	--	--	$50.00
35.	Name Reservations Name reservations information.		--	$10.00
36.	Order Certified Copies, Plain Copies and Certificates of Status for Corporations		Business Entity Records Order Form	Certified copies - $5.00 per document, Certificate of Status - $5.00 per entity
37.	Special Handling & Preclearance and Expedited Filing Services Information about service options and associated fees.	--	--	--

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