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Phone Number:
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City:
Address:
(If necessary)
To the attention of:
(Individual or Business Name)
Name:
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being created or updated by filing this form. This is a free service provided to notify you via e-mail when
any document is filed on your business record.
Expedite Service 3: By including an Expedite fee of $300.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 4 hours after it is received by our office, if received by 1:00
p.m.
This service is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.
Expedite Service 2: By including an Expedite fee of $200.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 1 business day after it is received by our office.
This service
is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.
Expedite Service 1: By including an Expedite fee of $100.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 2 business days after it is received by our office.
Regular Service: Only the filing fee listed on page one of the form is required and the filing will be
processed in approximately 3-7 business days. The processing time may vary based on the volume of
filings received by our office.
Preclearance Filing: A filing form, to be submitted at a later date for processing, may be submitted to be
examined for the purpose of advising as to the acceptability of the proposed filing for a fee of $50.00. The
Preclearance will be complete within 1-2 business days.
Last Revised: 5/14/2014
Initial Articles of Incorporation
(Nonprofit, Domestic Corporation)
Filing Fee: $99
(114-ARN)
Form Must Be Typed
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 532B Page 1 of 3
First:
Second: Location of Principal office
in Ohio
Effective Date (The legal existence of the corporation begins upon
(Optional) the filing of the articles or on a later date specified
that is not more than ninety days after filing)
Third: Purpose for which corporation is formed
**Note for Nonprofit Corporations: The Secretary of State does not grant tax exempt status. Filing with our office is not
sufficient to obtain state or federal tax exemptions. Contact the Ohio Department of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service to
ensure that the nonprofit corporation secures the proper state and federal tax exemptions. These agencies may require that a
purpose clause be provided.
**Note: ORC Chapter 1702 allows for additional provisions to be included in the Articles of Incorporation that are filed with this
office. If including any of these additional provisions, please do so by including them in an attachment to this form.
Name of Corporation
State
mm/dd/yyyy
County
City
Form 532B Prescribed by:
ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AGENT
The undersigned, being at least a majority of the incorporators of
hereby appoint the following to be statutory agent upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by
statute to be served upon the corporation may be served. The complete address of the agent is
Must be signed by the
Incorporators or a
majority of the
incorporators
ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT
The Undersigned, , named herein as the
Statutory agent for
hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment of statutory agent for said corporation.
Statutory Agent Signature
Individual Agent's Signature / Signature on behalf of Business Serving as Agent
Corporation Name
Statutory Agent Name
Signature
Signature
Signature
Zip Code
State
City
Mailing Address
Name
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Page 2 of 3Form 532B
By signing and submitting this form to the Ohio Secretary of State, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she
has the requisite authority to execute this document.
Required
Articles and original
appointment of agent must
be signed by the incorporator(s).
If the incorporator is an individual,
then they must sign in
the "signature" box and
print his/her name
in the "Print Name" box.
If the incorporator
is a business entity, not an
individual, then please print
the entitiy name in the
"signature" box, an
authorized representative
of the entity must sign in
the "By" box and print his/her
name and title/authority in the
"Print Name" box.
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Page 3 of 3Form 532B
Print Name
By
Signature
Print Name
By
Signature
Print Name
By
Signature
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 532B
This form should be used if you wish to file articles of incorporation for a domestic nonprofit corporation.
Name of Corporation
As set forth in Ohio Revised Code §1702.05, the name must be distinguishable on the records in the
office of the secretary of state.
Ohio Principal Office Location
Please provide the address in Ohio where the principal office of the corporation is to be located.
Effective Date
An effective date may be provided but is not required. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1702.04(D), the
legal existence of the corporation begins upon the filing of the articles or on a later date specified in the
articles. The effective date cannot (1) precede the date of filing with our office or (2) be more than ninety
(90) days after the date of filing. If an effective date is given that precedes the date of filing, the effective
date of the corporation will be the date of filing. If an effective date is given that exceeds the date of filing
by more than ninety (90) days, our office will return the filing to you and request that a proper effective
date be provided.
Purpose
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1702.03, a nonprofit corporation must provide a purpose in the articles.
A nonprofit corporation may be formed for any purpose or purposes for which natural persons lawfully
may associate themselves. Note: The Secretary of State does not grant tax exempt status. Filing with
our office is not sufficient to obtain state or federal tax exemptions. Contact the Ohio Department of
Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that the nonprofit corporation secures the proper
state and federal tax exemptions. These agencies may require that a purpose clause be provided.
Additional Provisions
If the information you wish to provide for the record does not fit on the form, please attach additional
provisions on a single-sided, 8 ½ x 11 sheet(s) of paper.
Original Appointment of Statutory Agent and Acceptance of Appointment
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1702.06, an Ohio Corporation must appoint and maintain a statutory
agent to accept service of process on behalf of the corporation. We cannot accept articles of
incorporation unless the statutory agent information is provided. The statutory agent must be one of the
following: (1) A natural person who is a resident of this state; or (2) A domestic or foreign corporation,
nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
partnership, limited partnership association, professional association, business trust, or unincorporated
nonprofit association that has a business address in this state. If the agent is a business entity then the
agent must meet the requirements of Title XVII of the Revised Code to transact business or exercise
privileges in Ohio. The statutory agent must also sign the Acceptance of Appointment at the bottom of
page 2.
Instructions for Initial Articles of Incorporation
(For Domestic Nonprofit Corporation)
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 532B
Signature(s)
After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that page 3 is signed by the
incorporator(s).
**Note: Our office cannot file or record a document which contains a social security number or
tax identification number. Please do not enter a social security number or tax identification
number, in any format, on this form.