A Utah Certified Copy is a copy of a Business Document which includes an endorsement, with an accompanying Certificate or Seal, of the Utah Department of Commerce which states that the document is a true copy of the Business Document originally filed with the Utah Department of Commerce.  A Certified Copy of a Utah Business Document also includes the date that the Document was Certified by the Utah Department of Commerce.  A Utah Certified Copy of a Business Document is normally a photocopy.

A Utah Certified Copy bears the signature of a representative of the UT Department of Commerce. 

When the Utah Department of Commerce issues a Certified Copy of a Corporate Document, this means that the Utah Certified Copy is a true, accurate and valid copy of the UT Corporate Document that the Department of Commerce has on file.

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

Most legal, government and financial institutions require Certified Copies of Business Documents rather than Plain Copies when dealing with official matters.

Some of the reasons why you might need a Utah Certified Copy of your Business Documents:

• Bank loans
• Tax filings
• Foreign Business qualification
• Replace original UT Business Documents
• Provide legal proof of Utah Business Registration

If you are responsible for the Business records of a Utah Corporation or a Utah LLC it is important to retain on file Certified Copies of your Formation Documents - your Articles of Incorporation for Corporations or your Articles of Organization for LLCs; as well as all Amendments to your original Articles.

The Utah Department of Commerce issues a Good Standing Certificate ,called a Certificate of Existence in UT, to Utah Corporations and LLCs which are up to date with all administrative requirements.

The Utah Department of Commerce will Certify any Business Document which has been filed with that office.  On the other hand, the Utah Department of Commerce generally does not Certify Documents which are issued by that office.

So, no the Utah Department of Commerce will not Certify a Good Standing Certificate or any other document which is issued by that office.

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" or a "Foreign LLC" in the state in which it wants to do business. 

For example, a Corporation or LLC that is registered in Utah wants to do business in California.  The Utah Corporation or LLC must qualify as a California Foreign Corporation or LLC. 

Some states require a Certified Copy of the formation documents, called Articles of Incorporation for a Corporation or Articles of Organization for an LLC, from the Foreign Corporation's home state. 

We can get your Utah Certified Copies within 12-15 business days for $45.00 plus state Document fees.

If you need your Utah Certified Copies quicker we can usually get them from the Utah Department of Commerce within 7-10 business days for $75.00 plus state Document fees.  (Our expedited processing fee also includes any additional state fees for the UT Department of Commerce's expedited process.)

Depending on the Document, the Utah Department of Commerce may take longer to Certify Business Documents filed more than around ten years in the past.
We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Utah Department of Commerce.  We get your Utah Certified Copies order to the UT Department of Commerce as soon as possible after we receive your order.  Once it is at the state we have no control over Utah Department of Commerce processing times.
The processing times specified on this web page are the times it usually takes the Utah Department of Commerce to process orders for Certified Copies of Business Documents. 

The total cost of Utah Certified Copies depends on the total number of pages in the Business Documents that are to be Certified.  The UT Department of Commerce charges $13.50 for up to five (5) pages for Certified Copies of a Business Document.  The additional price per page for each page beyond the fifth page is $0.30 for most Utah Business Documents.

We charge a processing fee of $45.00 for our standard processing.  We can usually get your Utah Certified Copies in 12-15 business days with our standard processing.  With our expedited processing option we can usually get your Utah Certified Copies within 7-10 business days.

No. We cannot get copies of vital records such as Utah Birth Certificates or Marriage Licenses. For those kinds of documents you will have to contact the County Clerk in the Utah County in which the Documents were issued.

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