Alabama LLC Duplicate Name Reservation Form

To apply for a duplicate name of a company, a representative should mail a filled out copy of this form to the office of Alabama’s Secretary of State. Prior to the submission, the appropriate processing fee must be attached to the form.

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STATE OF ALABAMA 
 
DUPLICATE  NAME   RESERVATION / REGISTRATION 
CERTIFICATE REQUEST  FORM     
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PURPOSE:  To request a duplicate certificate for an existing Name 
Reservation or Registration.  No changes can be requested through this 
form. 	
          	(For SOS Office Use Onl	y)

DUPLICATE  NAME  RESERVATION  CERTIFICATE  REQUEST  FOR  DOMESTIC  ENTITIES      
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Mailing Address     (If the certificate is to be held for pick-up,  Hold For Pickup must be typed in this line.) 
 
 
   	
            	 	
Date       Typed Name & Signature of Requester 
 
 
 
If the requester is, a Service Pr ovider using a prepaid account: 
 
Acct Name:         	
Acct Number:      	 
 
  	
$10.00 Standard Processing        or	    	$25.00 Expedited Processing 
 
 
 
 
Credit Card Payment Option (must be completed and signed): 
 
 	
$10.00 standard processing option (processing timeframe depends on volume and staffing – no 
  timeframe can be guaranteed or estimated) 
 
 
$25.00 expedited processing option   (p rocessed within approximately 3 business days after date of 
 receipt) 
 
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:	
 
      MUST be signed in order to process.

DUPLICATE  NAME  RESERVATION  CERTIFICATE  REQUEST  FOR  DOMESTIC  ENTITIES      
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Informational Only/Do Not Send With Request   
 
 	
Online Service Available:	 
 	
The duplicate certificate request may be full y processed in real-time online.  Go to www.sos.alabama.gov	 and click on the 
Business Services tab.  Scroll down to the Online Services link beneath the Business Entities subheading.  Click on the 
Domestic Name Reservation or the Foreign Name Registra tion link, depending on the type of certificate you need 
duplicated.  You can then click the Duplicate Name Certificate link for that type.  Non-subscribers pay a $28 fee with a 
credit card and receive the certificate by printing it immediately at the end of the process. 	
 
 
 
Mailing of Certifications  of Name Registration:	
 
 	
All documents are mailed standard USPS unless preaddressed e nvelopes with special postage or overnight courier 
envelopes are included with the request.  Any overnight courier envelopes must have a  completed	
 airbill showing no 
reference to the Office of the Secretary of State, with  the billing information completed and clearly marked “bill 
recipient.”  Airbills not completed in this manner will be  discarded and the certificate will be returned standard USPS. 
 
Certificates will not be faxed or emailed (see Online Service Available above). 	
 
 
 
Status of Request:	
 
   	
If a status of the request is needed, please go to  www.sos.alabama.gov	 and click on the Government Records tab.  Under 
that tab, there is a link for Business En tity Records, select it.  The screen that  appears will offer a variety of ways to 
search.  Click on the Entity Name search - that screen will list  the “filings completed through” date to show the date 
through which processing has been completed.  If you do not have  evidence of receipt (courier or registered mail) and the 
request was sent prior to “through date,”  (allowing for mailing  time round trip)  we have to assume that the request never 
got into the office – the only way to obtain a receipt is through registered mail or courier service.  If there is an issue abo ut 
the status of a request, email the details and a copy of the receipt of delivery to  [email protected]	
  and a 
supervisor will research the problem and respond in the orde r in which the email was received.   Please do not call the 
office or come in with a question about status as research  time is required and every call slows processing procedures.  If 
processing time is an issue the Online Service is  the fastest method of processing available.