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

Item	California Corporations	Online Submissions File Online for fastest response 5 days or less	California Corporations PDF Forms 10+ days	Fees
1.	Articles of Incorporation - General Stock		Form ARTS-GS (PDF)	$100.00
2.	Articles of Incorporation - Close		Form ARTS-CL (PDF)	$100.00
3.	Articles of Incorporation - Professional		Form ARTS-PC (PDF)	$100.00
4.	Articles of Incorporation - Nonprofit Mutual Benefit		Form ARTS-MU (PDF)	$30.00
5.	Articles of Incorporation - Nonprofit Public Benefit		Form ARTS-PB (PDF)	$30.00
6.	Articles of Incorporation - Nonprofit Religious		Form ARTS-RE (PDF)	$30.00
7.	Articles of Incorporation - Common Interest Development		Form ARTS-CID (PDF)	$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.		Form NP-CID (PDF)	$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.		Form UCID (PDF)	$15.00
18.	Statement of Information - Nonprofit: Due within 90 days of initial registration and every two years thereafter.		Form SI-100 (PDF)	$20.00
19.	Statement of Information - Domestic and Foreign Stock: Due within 90 days of initial registration and every year thereafter.		Form SI-550 (PDF)	$25.00
19.	Attachment to Statement of Information: Use if the corporation has more than one director.		Form SI-550A (PDF)	--
20.	Corporate Disclosure Statement		Form 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. For fastest processing, terminations may be filed online through bizfile Online. Basic/Full Access to your entity is required to file online. If you do not currently have Basic/Full Access, you must establish Basic/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
23.	Certificate of Dissolution - Stock To terminate (dissolve) a California stock corporation, complete the Certificate of Dissolution. For fastest processing, terminations may be filed online through bizfile Online. Basic/Full Access to your entity is required to file online. If you do not currently have Basic/Full Access, you must establish Basic/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
24.	Short Form Dissolution Certificate - Stock If a California stock corporation incorporated within the last twelve (12) months, and the corporation meets all applicable requirements. For fastest processing, terminations may be filed online through bizfile Online. Basic/Full Access to your entity is required to file online. If you do not currently have Basic/Full Access, you must establish Basic/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
25.	Nonprofit Certificate of Election For fastest processing, terminations may be filed online through bizfile Online. Basic/Full Access to your entity is required to file online. If you do not currently have Basic/Full Access, you must establish Basic/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
26.	Nonprofit Certificate of Dissolution For fastest processing, terminations may be filed online through bizfile Online. Basic/Full Access to your entity is required to file online. If you do not currently have Basic/Full Access, you must establish Basic/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
27.	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. For fastest processing, terminations may be filed online through bizfile Online. Basic/Full Access to your entity is required to file online. If you do not currently have Basic/Full Access, you must establish Basic/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
28.	Corporate Mergers Mergers between corporations only.		Corporate Mergers Samples (PDF)	$100.00
29.	Interspecies Mergers Merger between corporations & other business entities.		Form OBE MERGER-1 (PDF)	$150.00
30.	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
31.	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
32.	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
33.	Certificate of Correction	--	Form CORR-CORP (PDF)	$30.00
34.	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
35.	California Insurer Statement of Redomestication To redomesticate a California insurance corporation to another state, complete Form RDOM-1.	--	Form RDOM-1 (PDF)	$30.00
36.	Substituted Service of Process On a corporation, for each corporation named.	--	--	$50.00
37.	Name Reservations Name reservations information.		--	$10.00
38.	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
39.	Special Handling & Preclearance and Expedited Filing Services Information about service options and associated fees.	--	--	--

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