State Offices of Incorporation



Each state has different guidelines and regulations for incorporating your business. To learn what you need to do, you will need to contact the department that handles incorporation in your state. Click on your state below to get the correct contact information.

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Business Formation Information & Licensing Forms

ALABAMA HAWAII MASSACHUSETTS NEW MEXICO SOUTH DAKOTA
ALASKA IDAHO MICHIGAN NEW YORK TENNESSEE
ARIZONA ILLINOIS MINNESOTA NORTH CAROLINA TEXAS
ARKANSAS INDIANA MISSISSIPPI NORTH DAKOTA UTAH
CALIFORNIA IOWA MISSOURI OHIO VERMONT
COLORADO KANSAS MONTANA OKLAHOMA VIRGINIA
CONNECTICUT KENTUCKY NEBRASKA OREGON WASHINGTON
DELAWARE LOUISIANA NEVADA PENNSYLVANIA WEST VIRGINIA
FLORIDA MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE RHODE ISLAND WISCONSIN
GEORGIA MARYLAND NEW JERSEY SOUTH CAROLINA WYOMING

AL Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 5616
Montgomery, AL 36103-5616
http://www.sos.state.al.us/business/corporat.htm

AK Department of Commerce
Corporations Section
PO Box 110808
Juneau, AK 99811
(907) 465-2530
http://www.commerce.state.ak.us

Arizona Corporation Commission
Corporate Filing
1300 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3135
http://www.cc.state.az.us

AR Secretary of State
State Capitol Bldg.
Corporations Division
Little Rock, AR 72201-1094
(501) 682-3409
http://sos.state.ar.us

CA Secretary of State
Corporations Dept.
24 St.
Sacramento, CA 95814-5701
(916) 657-5448
http://www.ss.ca.gov

CO Secretary of State
Corporate Division
1560 Broadway
Room 200
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 894-2251
http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/sos/

CT Secretary of State
Corporate Division
30 Trinity St.
PO Box 150470
Hartford, CT 06115-0470
(860) 509-6000
http://www.state.ct.us

DE Secretary of State
Delaware Division of Corporations
John G. Townsend Bldg.
401 Federal St. Suite 4
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-3077
http://www.state.de.us

DC Depart. of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
614 H. St. NW Rm. 407
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 727-7278
http://www.ci.washington.dc.us

FL Florida Department of State
Division of Corporation
PO Box 6327
Tallahassee, FL 32314
(904) 488-9000
http://www.dos.state.fl.us

GA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
West Tower Suite 315
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-2817
http://www.sos.state.ga.us

HA Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Business Registration Division
PO Box 40
Honolulu, HA 96810
(808) 586-2727
http://www.state.hi.us/dbedt/bac/business.html

ID Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0080
(208) 334-2301
http://www.idsos.state.id.us/

IL Secretary of State
2nd & Edwards St.
Howlett Building
Business Services
Springfield, IL 62756
(217) 782-6961
http://www.sos.state.il.us

IN Secretary of State
Corporations Division
302 W. Washington St. Rm. E018
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6576
http://www.state.in.us/sos

IA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
Capitol Complex - Hoover Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515) 281-8365
http://www.sos.state.ia.us

KS Secretary of State
Corporations Division
300 SW 10th St.
State Capitol 24nd Fl.
Topeka, KS 66612-1594
(785) 296-7456
http://www.kssos.org/corpwelc.html

KY Secretary of State
Corporations Division
700 Capitol Ave.
Capitol Bldg. Rm. 154
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-2848
http://www.sos.state.ky.us

LA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
(504) 925-4704
http://www.sec.state.la.us

ME Secretary of State
Corporate Examining Section
101 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0101
(207) 287-3676
http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/corp/corp.htm

MD Assessment and Taxation
Corporate Charter
301 W. Preston St. Rm. 809
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-1340
http://www.dat.state.md.us

MA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
1 Ashburton Pl.
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-9640
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/cor

MI Consumer & Industry Services
Corporation Division
PO Box 30054
Lansing, MI 48909-7554
(517) 334-7561
http://www.cis.state.mi.us/corp/

MN Secretary of State
Corporations Division
180 State Office Bldg.
100 Constitution Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 296-2803
http://www.sos.state.mn.us

MS Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 359-1333
http://www.sos.state.ms.us

MO Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-3827
http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us

MT Secretary of State
Business Services
PO Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620-2801
(406) 444-3665
http://www.mt.gov/sos/

NE Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 94608
Lincoln, NE 68509-4608
(402) 471-4079
http://www.nol.org/home/SOS/

NH Secretary of State
Corporate Division
State House Rm. 204
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3244
http://www.state.nh.us/sos/

NY Department of State
Corporate Division
41 State St. 2nd Fl.
Albany, NY 12231
(518) 473-2492
http://www.dos.state.ny.us

NJ Secretary of State
Division of Commercial Recording
PO Box 308
Trenton, NJ 08625
820 Bear Tavern Rd. (Fed Ex only)
West Trenton, NJ 08628
(609) 530-6400
http://www.state.nj.us/state/dcr/geninfo/corpman.html

NV Secretary of State
Corporate Division
101 North Carson Suite 3
Carson City, NV 89701-4786
(702) 687-5203
http://sos.state.nv.us/

NC Secretary of State
Corporations Division
300 North Salisbury
Raleigh, NC 27603-5909
(888) 246-7636
http://www.state.nc.us/secstate

NM State Corporation Commission
Corporation Department
PO Drawer 1269
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 827-4511
http://www.state.nm.us/scc/sccfind.html

ND Secretary of State
600 East Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0500
(701) 328-4284
http://www.state.nd.us/sec

OH Secretary of State
30 East Broad St. 14th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43266-0418
(614) 466-3910

OK Secretary of State
State of Oklahoma
2300 North Lincoln Blvd. Rm. 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4897
(405) 521-3911
http://www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/~sos/

OR Secretary of State
Corporation Division
255 Capitol St. NE Suite 151
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 986-2200
http://www.sos.state.or.us

PA Department of State
Corporation Bureau
North Office Bldg. Rm. 308
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-1057
http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corp.htm

RI Secretary of State
Corporate Division
100 North Main St.
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-3040
http://www.state.ri.us/manual/data/queries/gen_.idc?EmployeeID=4

SC Secretary of State
Corporate Division
PO Box 11350
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-2158

SD Secretary of State
Corporation Division
500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-4845
http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/sos/sos.htm

TN Secretary of State
Corporations Section
James K. Polk Bldg. 18
Nashville, TN 37243-0306
(615) 741-0537
http://www.state.tn.us/sos

TX Secretary of State
Corporate Section
PO Box 13697
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5555
http://www.sos.state.tx.us

UT State of Utah
Division of Corporations & Commercial Codes
160 East 300 South Box 146705
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6705
(801) 530-4849
http://www.commerce.state.ut.us

VT Secretary of State
Corporations Division
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609-1104
(802) 828-2386
http://www.sec.state.vt.us

VA State Corporation Commission
Clerks Office
PO Box 1197
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 371-9733
http://www.state.va.us/scc

WA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 40234
Olympia, WA 98504-0234
(360) 753-7115
http://www.wa.gov/sec/corps.htm

WV Secretary of State
Corporate Division
Bldg. 1 Rm. 139W
1900 Kanawha Blvd East
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-6000
http://www.state.wv.us/sos/

WI Department of Financial Institutions
Corporations Section
PO Box 7846
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-3590
http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/dfi

WY Secretary of State
Corporations Division
Capitol Bldg.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7311
http://soswy.state.wy.us