STATE OF ALABAMA
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF EXISTENCE
OF REGISTERED ENTITIES
PURPOSE: To request a Certificate of Existence for an entity indexed or registered by the Office of the Alabama
Secretary of State. Only one entity’s certificate can be ordered on this form. Use a separate form for each separate Entity
Identification (ID) Number.
This is not a Certificate of Compliance (Good Standing) request. That document is issued by the Alabama Department of
Revenue and can be ordered on their website at https://www.alabamainteractive.org/ador_tax_compliance/welcome.action.
INSTRUCTIONS: Mail 2 copies of this completed form along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
This form must be typed and will not be accepted via email.
1. Alabama Entity ID Number (Format: 000-000-000): TO OBTAIN ID NUMBER,
go to our website at www.sos.alabama.gov, click on Business Services (below picture), click on Business Entity and
Name Search, click on
Entity Name, enter the name of the entity in the appropriate box, and enter. Click on the
number and verify that this is the correct entity. This step is strongly recommended.
2. The name of the entity as registered with the Secretary of State of Alabama:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. The certificate of existence is to be forwarded to:
(Name)
*Secretary of State, Business Services, P.O. Box 5616, Montgomery, Alabama 36103.
*Include a check, money order, or credit card payment for the $25.00 processing fee.
*Your filing will not be indexed if the credit/debit card does not authorize and will be removed from the index if the check is
dishonored ($30 fee).
(For SOS Use Only)
Mailing Address/Standard USPS (If the certificate is to be held for pick-up, type HOLD FOR PICK-UP.)
Certificates will not be returned via email since they are available online.
All documents are mailed standard USPS unless envelopes with special postage or overnight courier envelopes
are included with the request. Any overnight courier envelopes must have a completed air bill with the billing
information
completed
with no reference to the Secretary of State’s Office address and clearly marked “bill
recipient.” Air bills showing SOS address will be discarded and regular USPS will be used.
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