Home :: California Secretary of State The California Secretary of State’s office is excited to continue our award-winning Pop-Up Shop event series Throughout the year, we partner with local county offices to bring in-person Apostille and Domestic Partnership services to a location near you
Online Business Services | California Secretary of State First-time users: To file a document or place an order online, click the Account Access Guide button below for instructions on how to create a secure online account, log in and access your entity's online record OR watch our 2-minute instructional video within the Video Resources Library on the Secretary of State’s bizfile webpage
Business Entities - California Secretary of State The Business Entities Section of the Secretary of State’s office processes filings, maintains records and provides information to the public relating to business entities (corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability partnerships and other business filings)
bizfile - California Secretary of State The California Secretary of State’s Business Programs Division has made improvements to the entity numbering system Newly registered Corporations, Limited Liability Companies (LLC), and Limited Partnerships (LP) will now utilize a 12-character ID that starts with the letter “B”
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Statements of Information Filing Tips - California Secretary of State Failure to file the required Statement of Information with the Secretary of State as outlined in statute may result in penalties being assessed by the Franchise Tax Board and suspension or forfeiture In addition, any time there are information changes in between statutory filing periods, an updated statement should be filed Statements of Information, Common Interest Development Statements
Forms, Samples and Fees - California Secretary of State The Secretary of State offers two options for submitting business entity filings depending on your entity and filing type 1 File Online - Fastest Service The business entity filings can be submitted directly online
About - California Secretary of State Secretary of State's biography Shirley N Weber, Ph D , California’s 32 Secretary of State Biography Shirley Nash Weber, Ph D , was nominated to serve as California Secretary of State by Governor Gavin Newsom on December 22, 2020 and sworn into office on January 29, 2021 Voters elected her for a full term on November 8, 2022 Dr Weber is California’s first Black Secretary of State and