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Due to reduced staffing, the Corporation Division Contact Center hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The Contact Center is closed on Fridays.
Email anytime at
CorporationDivision.SOS@sos.oregon.gov
or visit our office Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
For filings or requests sent to us via mail or fax, please
allow 6-8 weeks for your filing to appear in our
business registry searchbefore contacting us.
Register, Renew, Reinstate
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.