CERTIFICATES AND COPIES
How to order certificates and certified copies from the Corporations Division: Note: Certified copies and certificates may be returned by email or mail.
To Order Online:
To order certificates or certified copies of documents:
If you know the ID number:
- Complete the Order Request Form.
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If you do not know the ID number:
- Use Business Entity Search.
- Search by one of the following: entity name, identification number, filing number, or by an individual’s name.
- Click the search button.
- Choose the desired result by clicking the hyperlink of the entity’s name to display a summary screen of the entity’s information.
- To order a certificate, click REQUEST CERTIFICATE button on the top right of the page. Select the type of certificate using the dropdown list provided.
- To order certified copies, scroll to near the bottom of the screen to the box titled: “View filings for this business entity”.
- Highlight a specific type of document or ALL FILINGS.
- Click on VIEW FILINGS.
- Check the box to the left of the document that you want to order or to select all, check the SELECT ALL box.
- Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click ORDER FILINGS.
- Select the method to return the order item(s) and enter quantity.
- After all of the requested items have been added to the order form, complete the billing and shipping address sections, and click the REVIEW REQUEST button.
- Follow the instructions to provide your payment.
- Payment: Visa, MasterCard, or Discover is accepted.
- Fee:
| Certified Copies – | minimum fee is $16.00; seven pages or more $1.00 additional per page. |
| Certificates – | Good Standing (Corporation and LLC) - $10.00 |
| Status (LLC) - $10.00 | |
| Not Cancelled (Limited Partnership) - $10.00 | |
| Certificate of Fact – Listing All Documents Filed - $50.00 | |
| Certificate of Fact stating a particular fact on record - $20.00 |
To Order By Phone:
Call the Corporations Division at (517) 241-6470.
- Payment: After an order is processed, an invoice will be sent with the order. Payment can be made by check or money order made payable to: State of Michigan. Include the invoice number on the check or money order.
- Fee:
| Certified Copies – | minimum fee is $16.00; seven pages or more $1.00 additional per page. |
| Certificates – | Good Standing (Corporation and LLC) - $10.00 |
| Status (LLC) - $10.00 | |
| Not Cancelled (Limited Partnership) - $10.00 | |
| Certificate of Fact – Listing All Documents Filed - $50.00 | |
| Certificate of Fact stating a particular fact on record - $20.00 |
To Order In person:
Visit the Corporations Division at 2501 Woodlake Circle, Okemos, MI 48864. Link to directions. Your request can be made at the counter.
- Payment: Exact cash, check, money order, or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted). Check or money order made payable to the State of Michigan.
- Fee:
| Certified Copies – | minimum fee is $20.00; seven pages or more $1.25 additional per page. |
| Certificates – | Good Standing (Corporation and LLC) - $12.50 |
| Status (LLC) - $12.50 | |
| Not Cancelled (Limited Partnership) - $12.50 | |
| Certificate of Fact – Listing All Documents Filed - $62.50 | |
| Certificate of Fact stating a particular fact on record - $25.00 | |
| Note: An expedited fee of 25% of the total cost for copies or certificates is charged for expedited service at the counter. Expedited orders are completed by the end of the next business day. | |
To Order By Mail:
Complete form CSCL/CD-274. Address your request to: LARA, Corporations Division, P.O. Box 30054, Lansing, MI 48909.
- Payment: Make your check or money order payable to the State of Michigan. The mailing address is LARA, Corporations Division, P.O. Box 30054, Lansing, MI 48909.
- Fee:
| Certified Copies – | minimum fee is $16.00; seven pages or more $1.00 additional per page. |
| Certificates – | Good Standing (Corporation and LLC) - $10.00 |
| Status (LLC) - $10.00 | |
| Not Cancelled (Limited Partnership) - $10.00 | |
| Certificate of Fact – Listing All Documents Filed - $50.00 | |
| Certificate of Fact stating a particular fact on record - $20.00 |
Uncertified Copies
When available, electronic uncertified copies of documents may be viewed and downloaded at no cost through Business Entity Search. Click “View Filings” from the entity summary screen. Click the hyperlink to the right of the document that you want to view.
If a hyperlink for the filed document is not displayed, electronic view and download of the filed document is not currently available. To determine the specific documents that are available to order, contact the Corporations Division by calling (517) 241-6470.
