North Carolina Secretary of States Office 1 22 2025 North Carolina Secretary of State NC Department of the Secretary of State, Securities Division and CFTC Secure Final Judgment Against Precious Metals Firm that Defrauded Elderly Adults (PDF) Read the rest of the article More than $1 1 Million in Counterfeit Merchandise Seized in Homecoming, Flea Market, and State Fair Sweeps (PDF)
Site Search - North Carolina Secretary of State The Secretary of State's office will be closed on Monday May 25th in observance of Memorial Day The office will reopen at 8:00 on May 26 null This site uses cookies
Business Registration - North Carolina Secretary of State The duty of the Secretary of State is to ensure uniform compliance with the statutes governing the creation of business entities, record the information required to be kept as a public record, and provide that information to the public The Business Registration Division acts in an administrative capacity only and cannot give legal advice
File An Annual Report - North Carolina Secretary of State Seasonally, we also provide a quick link from the Main Secretary of State's Home Page If your entity doesn’t have a monitor icon, open the profile by clicking on the underlined company name and view annual report filings by clicking “File an Annual Report Amend an Annual Report at the top of the page
Notary Notaries are public officers of the State of North Carolina charged with protecting the public from fraud and forgery The primary tools notaries use are requiring personal appearance, positively identifying signers and recording evidence of the notarization in a journal of notary acts
Assumed Business Names - North Carolina Secretary of State Establishes a statewide, online, searchable database at the North Carolina Secretary of State's office containing assumed business name filings made on or after December 1, 2017 Allows filers to designate multiple counties for conducting business on one filing Simplifies completion of certificates by removing the notarization requirement Requires that filers update the information contained in
Advance Healthcare Directives - North Carolina Secretary of State After the documents are filed, a Registry Card containing a unique file number and password will be issued to the applicant The applicant can use the file number and password to access the directive (s) online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year If paying by check, make checks payable to: "North Carolina Secretary of State"
Uniform Commercial Code - North Carolina Secretary of State The Uniform Commercial Code Section operates under Chapter 25, Article 9 of the North Carolina General Statutes to provide a method of giving notice of a security interest in personal property to interested third parties The method adopted is a "notice" filing system