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CORPORATE GLOSSARY
 
Administrative Dissolution
Agent for Service of Process
Apostille
Apportionment
Articles of Incorporation
Articles of Organization
Assumed Name
At Will LLC
Authorized Shares
B Corporation
Benefit Corporation
Board of Directors
Business Dissolution
Business Entity
Bylaws
Certificate of Existence
Certificate of Status
Certified Copy
Close Corporation
Common Stock
Conversion
Corporate Bylaws
Corporate Name Reservation
Corporate Stock
DBA
Disregarded Entity
Dividends
ESOP
Excise Tax
Federal Tax ID
Ficticious Name
Foreign Qualification
Franchise Tax
General Partnership
Good Standing Certificate
Incorporator
Involuntary Dissolution
IRS Form 966
ITIN
Limited Liability Company
Limited Partnership
Liquidation
LLC
LP
Majority Shareholder
Meetings
Merger
Nexus
Non-Stock Corporation
Nonprofit Corporation
Obligated Member LLC
Organizer
Paid-in Capital
Paid-in Surplus
Par Value
Personal Service Corporation
Preferred Stock
Privilege Tax
Professional Corporation
Professional Service
Proxy
Registered Agent
Registered Office
Reporting Requirements
Revocation
S Corporation
Series LLC
Service Mark
Shareholder
Sole Proprietor
Stated Capital
Statutory Agent
Stock Certificate
Term LLC
Trade Name
Trademark
Trust
Trustee
Winding Up

What is a Certified Copy?

A Certified Copy is a copy of a primary document which includes an endorsement or certificate that states it is a true copy of the primary document.  A Certified Copy is normally a photocopy. 

A Certified Copy bears the signature of a representative of the issuing agency.  In the case of Corporate Documents this is usually the Secretary of State. 

When the Secretary of State issues a Certified Copy of a Corporate Document, this means that the Certified Copy is a true, accurate and valid copy of the Corporate Document that the Secretary of State has on file.

What is a Plain Copy?

A Plain Copy of a Business Document is just what the name implies.  It is simply a photocopy of a Document.  There are no stamps or seals on a Plain Copy of a Business Document

Why do I need a Certified Copy?

Businesses often need a Certified Copy of a Corporate Document for bank loans, tax purposes, foreign qualification, or to replace original Corporate Documents that were lost or destroyed.  If you are responsible for the corporate records of a Corporation or LLC it is important to retain on file Certified Copies of Business Documents which bear the stamp or seal of the Secretary of State or other state department respnsible for maintaing business records in a state.

A Certified Copy of a Business Document is legal proof that the Document is authentic.

Certified Copies for Foreign Qualification

A Corporation or LLC which is registered in one state and wants to do business in another state must first qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" in the state in which it wants to do business.  For example a Corporation that is registered in California wants to do business in Florida.  The California Corporation must qualify as a Florida Foreign Corporation.  Some states require a Certified Copy of the formation documents, usually called Articles of Incorporation for a Corporation or Articles of Organization for an LLC, from the Foreign Corporation. 

We offer full Foreign Qualification services in all 50 states.  Click here if you would like more information on our Foreign Qualification Services.

Can I get a Certified Copy of a Good Standing Certificate?

The Secretary of State issues a Good Standing Certificate, sometimes called a Certificate of Existence, to Corporations and LLCs which are up to date with all administrative requirements.

The Secretary of State will Certify any Business Document which has been filed with the Secretary's office.  On the other hand, the Secetary of State generally does not Certify Documents which are issued by the Secretary's office.

So, no the Secretary of State will not Certify a Good Standing Certificate or any other document which is issued by the Secretary's office.

We can get a Good Standing Certificate in any state, in 2-3 hours from most states.  Click here if you would like more information on getting a Good Standing Certificate.

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