Alabama LLC Application For Certificate of Existence of Registered Entities Form

A person who wants to verify the existence of an LLC in the State of Alabama should complete this form and mail it to the Secretary of State’s office. A filing fee of $10.00 is collected from the requesting individuals.

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STATE OF ALABAMA 
 
APPLICATION  FOR  CERTIFICATE  OF  EXISTENCE 
OF  REGISTERED  ENTITIES 
Application for  COE   –  6/2011    Page 1  of  2  
   
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 Good Standing.  That document is issued by 
the Alabama Department of Reve nue and can be ordered on that 
website at  www.ador.alabama.gov	
 under E-Services. 	
 under the Government 
Records tab.  Click on Business Entity Records, click on En tity Name, type the registered name of the entity in the 
appropriate box, and enter.  The six (6) digit number containi ng a dash to the left of the name is the entity ID number 
(item 1 below).  If you click on that number, you can view th e Business Entity Details page to determine that you have 
located the correct entity.   TIP:	
 Print out the BE Details for your records, you will need this information for any request 
of the Secretary of State’s Office, and to file Business Privilege Tax Returns. 	
          	(For SOS Office Use Onl	y)	
 
Fees & Delivery Instructions are on page two (2) of this form.  Mail two (2) copies of this form if you wish to 
receive a receipt with your certificate and are paying by ch eck or money order.  Credit card processing provides a 
separate receipt so the additional copy is not  necessary.  Please do not send cash in the mail. 
 
 	
This form must be typed or laser printed	 
and will not be accepte d via fax or email.

APPLICATION  FOR  CERTIFICATE  OF  EXISTENCE OF  REGISTERED  ENTITIES 
Application  for  COE    –  6/2011           Page 2  of  2  
 
 
 
Credit Card Payment Option:       
 
Card Type:   	(Visa, MC, Discover & AmEx) 
 
Card Number:        	
  Expiration Mo/Yr:     	/  	 
 
Card Holder Name:              
 
  
Complete Billing Address:             
 
        Street or PO                 City    State    Zip    
 
 
Signature of Card Holder:             
 	
 
 
Prepaid Account Option: 
 
Name of Account:      	 Acct. Number:      	 
 
 
Authorized Signature:              
 
 	
     
FEES & DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS 
 
Standard Processing:  The fee is $10.00 for all entity types.   All applicati ons will be processed in the order in which they are 
received unless expedited processing is spec ifically requested.  Fees for expedited processing must accompany the initial request.  
Processing time is dependent on the  volume of applications received and cannot be estimated or guaranteed. 
 
Expedited Processing Fee:  The $25.00 expedited processing fee ensures that  the application will be processed and mailed within 
approximately three business days (24 business hours) after  the date of receipt of  the application.   
 
Immediate Processing:   You may acquire a Certificate of Existence online at  www.sos.alabama.gov	
 under the Business Services tab 
and either the Online Services link under Business Entities or the Certificate of Existence link in the Quick Links box.  The o nline 
service must be paid by credit card and is $28.00 for non-subscribers	
, offering immediate processing (printed on your computer i n your 	
office – the ce	

rtificate bears the seal and  an authentication number on the face of the  document and prints with gold accents on a color 
printer). 
 
Mailing Address: 
You may mail your request to the Office of the Alabama Secretary  of State, Business Services Division/ Business Entities at PO Box 
5616, Montgomery, Alabama 36 103-5616.  You may use this form  to use your Credit Card or prepaid account, or enclose a check or 
money order for payment of the fees.  Due to volume, we are unable to receipt for standard mail.   If you need a receipt that your 	
Application was received you will n eed to use a courier service or certified/ registered mail, requiring a signature. 
 
The overnight courier address is Office of the Alabama Secretary  of State, Business Services Division/ Business Entities, RSA Union 
Building, 100 North Union Street, Suite 770, Montgomery, Alabama, 36130.  Please use this address only for courier, the PO Box 
address is a more secure method of delivery for regular mail.   
 
Telephone/Fax/Email Request:  Applications for Certificate of Existence are on ly accepted via mail, courier, or electronic online 
processing.   Telephone, fax or email applicat ions will not be processed.