Certificates and copies forms and fees

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How to file

Click the form name to file online or download the PDF to file by mail, in person, or to submit a paper filing online.

You will need to create an account or log into Business.CT.gov to file a form online or submit a paper filing online. Fees for online filing and submitting a paper filing online can be paid securely using Mastercard, Visa, Discover, or Amex.

For filings submitted by postal mail or in person, please make checks payable to: Secretary of the State.

Visit the Secretary of the State’s Business Services page to learn more about how to file, get expedited service, or for contact information.

If you need other forms, please visit our Forms and Fees page.

Fax or Email Cover Sheets: As of January 2022, we no longer offer fax or email cover sheets. Businesses can file paper forms by logging into Business.CT.gov and selecting Submit Paper Filing under the Business Center on the left side.

Copies: You can request copies of documents on record: corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and statutory trusts.

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Copies and certificates forms and fees

Form Fee
Plain copy - per document. (file online) > $40
Certified copy - per document. (file online) > $55
Express Certificate of Existence for corporations (file online) > $50
Long-form Certificate of Existence for corporations - domestic only; cannot be expedited. (file online) > $120
Short-form Certificate of Existence for corporations - reflects all name changes. (file online) > $80
Express Certificate of Existence for limited liability companies (file online) > $50
Long-form Certificate of Existence for limited liability companies - domestic only; cannot be expedited. (file online) > $100
Short-form Certificate of Existence for limited liability companies - reflects all name changes.  (file online) > $50
Express Certificate of Existence for limited liability partnerships (file online) > $40
Long-form Certificate of Existence for limited liability partnerships - domestic only; cannot be expedited. (file online) > $120
Short-form Certificate of Existence for limited liability partnerships (file online) > $80
Certificate of Existence for limited partnerships (file online) > $50
Express Certificate of Existence for statutory trusts (file online) > $40
Short-form Certificate of Existence for statutory trusts (file online) > $80
Certificate evidencing - specify type. (file online) > $50
Certificate of no record - cannot be expedited; no form available. $50
Verify a certificate (file online) > $0
View your previously requested certificates (file online) > $0

 

Note: Expedited service is not available for long-form certificates or certificates of no record. 

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