Unless provided otherwise in a chapter of this title governing an entity:

(a) The Secretary of State, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, shall furnish to any person a certificate of existence for a filing entity if the filing instruments filed with the Secretary of State show that the filing entity has been formed under the laws of this state. A certificate of existence shall reflect only the information on file with the Secretary of State. A certificate of existence must state:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-1-3.07

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) the filing entity’s name;
(2) that the filing entity was formed under the laws of this state and the date of formation;
(3) whether the filing entity has delivered to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of dissolution;
(4) whether the filing entity has delivered to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of reinstatement;
(5) the unique identifying number or other designation of the filing entity as assigned by the Secretary of State; and
(6) other facts of record in the office of the Secretary of State that are specified by the person requesting the certificate.
(b) The Secretary of State, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, shall furnish to any person a certificate of registration for a foreign entity if the filing instruments of that foreign entity filed with the Secretary of State show that the Secretary of State has filed an application for registration for authority to transact business in this state and the registration has not been revoked, withdrawn, or terminated. A certificate of registration must state:

(1) the foreign entity’s name and any alternate name adopted for use in this state;
(2) that the foreign entity is authorized to transact business in this state;
(3) that the Secretary of State has not revoked the foreign entity’s registration;
(4) that the foreign entity has not filed with the Secretary of State a certificate of withdrawal or otherwise terminated its registration;
(5) the unique identifying number or other designation of the foreign entity as assigned by the Secretary of State; and
(6) other facts of record in the office of the Secretary of State that are specified by the person requesting the certificate.
(c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or certificate of registration issued by the Secretary of State is conclusive evidence that the filing entity is in existence or the foreign filing entity is authorized to transact business in this state.
(d) The Secretary of State shall not be required to issue a certificate of existence for a filing entity if the records of the Secretary of State do not show that the filing entity has been formed under the laws of this state. The Secretary of State shall furnish a certificate of existence upon the filing entity delivering to the Secretary of State a certificate of information which must list and attach certified copies of all filing instruments as to the entity which (i) were previously filed with a filing officer other than the Secretary of State, (ii) are not in the records of the Secretary of State, and (iii) prove that the filing entity was formed under the laws of this state.
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