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Our office is currently experiencing a high volume of filings with limited staff. To reduce wait times for processing filings,
our Contact Center hours have changed temporarily to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, closed Wednesday through Friday. Email anytime at
CorporationDivision.SOS@sos.oregon.gov
or
visit our office for same day service, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Visit our
delivery options page for more information on the fastest ways to have your documents processed.
For filings or requests sent to us via mail or fax, please
allow 4-6 weeks for your filing to appear in our
business registry searchbefore contacting us.
WARNING:
The Secretary of State’s Office urges the business community, especially LLCs, to be cautious of a misleading mailer sent by a private entity, the company offers to prepare 2023 annual reports for a $95.00 fee. The mailer may appear to be official government correspondence, but the fine print makes it clear it is not.
Click here to read more.
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Register a new business, renew an existing business by filing an annual report, or reinstate a business that was administratively dissolved.
Corporation Division Services
Find a business name, look up a uniform commercial code or find a business form. Get notary training online morning, noon or night. Certify a public document with an authentication or apostille. Need help cutting red tape for your small business or nonprofit? Get help from an ombudsman.
- Find a BusinessConsult the Oregon Business Registry database.
- Business Information CenterLearn about opening or closing a business in Oregon, find forms, locate resources, review laws and rules.
- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)Submit a UCC filing, find the names of business entities who are debtors, and more.
- FormsBusiness registration, UCC and notary public forms, plus ordering Business Registry copies and certificates.
- NotaryBecome an Oregon notary public, renew your commission.
- Authentication (Apostille)Certify a document for internationally recognized legal acceptance in another country.
- Public RecordsCheck Oregon business registrations, search for notaries, find UCC records.
- Nonprofit ServicesResearch Oregon nonprofit organizations, review the law, register with the state, study tax laws.
- License DirectoryAccess information on all known Oregon state licenses.
- Office of Small Business AssistanceAn independent voice for small business within government.