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Certification of South Carolina Articles of Incorporation

CERTIFICATION SERVICES

In the State of South Carolina, Articles of Incorporation for For-Profit Corporations and Beneficial Corporations must be signed by an attorney licensed to practice law in the state. The attorney must certify that all of the requirements of Section 33-2-102 of the South Carolina Business Corporation Act of 1988, as amended, have been complied with. Section 33-2-102 establishes what information must be included in articles of incorporation by statute and what information may be include. This does not apply to Non-profit Corporations.

To have the attorney with this firm certify South Carolina Articles of Incorporation using your online South Carolina Secretary of State business filing account, fill-in the blanks and check boxes below with the appropriate information. After you electronically sign and submit your information, we will each receive a copy of your request by email and you will be brought to the Lawyer Payment page to make payment. Payment is required before certification services will be provided.

    • The attorney fee for statutorily required certification of Articles of Incorporation using an online South Carolina Secretary of State business filing account or a standard South Carolina Secretary of State Articles of Incorporation hard copy form is $175.00.
    • The attorney fee for certifying Articles of Incorporation that do not use standard Secretary of State formats, because custom-drafted or using customized addenda, is $225.00.

This fee is for attorney services only and does not include South Carolina Secretary of State filing fees or the submission of your Articles, which are your responsibility. Hard copy forms for certification should be emailed to me. If you have any questions or concerns, contact me through the Contact Page or at any of the telephone numbers shown on the homepage.

Certification is for articles that have BEEN ALREADY CREATED. I do not fill out the online or hard copy forms for you. If you are not familiar with how to complete such forms prior to certification and wish to do so on your own, I have created the following brief visual guide to help you:

Guide to Incorporation Filing in South Carolina

OTHER SERVICES

For those who would like help creating their corporate bylaws and other governance documents based on their corporate articles, initial annual report (CL-1 form), corporate structure, and expected tax elections, I provide you with the following governance and record book forms specifically drafted for South Carolina corporations:

    • Corporate Bylaws
    • Bill of Sale & Assignment Agreement
    • Stock Register
    • Stock Subscription Agreement
    • Organizational Meeting Consent Form
    • Annual & Special Meeting Consent Forms
    • Uncertificated Stock Share Documents
    • Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Forms
    • Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Minutes Forms

These are not stationary store quality documents. The fee for this optional service is $500.00. Your election of this service will be included in your email confirmation and the additional fee should be added to the certification fee when you make payment. After payment is made, I will schedule an telephone consultation time with you. Allow 3 to 5 days for delivery.

I provide new clients with a 1-hour initial telephone consultation for $45.00 to discuss use of the above documentation or other corporate formation or startup related concerns. Appointment times are set by mutual agreement based on time and dates available.

EMAIL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This request form is provided online for your convenience. Information submitted through this form will be sent and copied to you by email. If you do not want this information sent by email, then please contact the Firm directly. 

Name

Authority

Authorized party’s or agent’s title(s):(Required)

Name of Corporation

I/We have performed all necessary due diligence to confirm the availability of the corporation’s proposed name inputted below. Please including its limited liability designation ("corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.").

Requested Services

I/We represent that applicable South Carolina Secretary of State online forms have been completed and are ready for certification review by the attorney. A licensed attorney with the Small Business Law Firm of Brian Payne, LLC (“Firm”) is hereby retained for the limited purpose(s) of (choose as applicable):(Required)

True and Accurate Information

I/We represent and warrant that the information provided by Me/Us in My/Our South Carolina Secretary of State business filing account, hard copy form, or custom drafted documents, is true and accurate and that the Firm and attorney may rely on such truth and accuracy when certifying the Articles of Incorporation.

Strictly Limited Engagement

I/We acknowledge that the certifying attorney has not reviewed or advised Me/Us or My/Our Authorized Agent on any other documentary, legal, tax, or regulatory aspects of the formation or operation of the Corporation. I am/We are not relying on the performance of any such review or advice by the certifying attorney, unless otherwise mutually agreed to in writing, and I am/We are solely responsible for the selection, due diligence, and use of the corporate name.

Login Credentials

I/We or My/Our Authorized Agent shall provide the certifying attorney with login credentials to My/Our South Carolina Secretary of State business filing account so that he may directly review the Articles and upload a signed Signature Page PDF if and when he is able to certify them. Such credentials may be provided to the certifying attorney by voicemail or direct telephone conversation using any of the Firm's telephone numbers, or simply inputted below and included in this emailed request:

Fee Policy

By submitting this request for flat fee certification services, you further agree that the terms and conditions of the Firm's Fee Policy shall be incorporated into this request. Any direct conflicts between this request and the Firm's Fee Policy shall be resolved in favor of this request. By submitting this request, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to its provisions and understand that no services shall be performed until applicable fees have been paid.

Disclaimer

I/We understand that neither the attorney nor the Firm guarantee that the Articles of Incorporation will ultimately be approved by the South Carolina Secretary of State and that no refunds are given in the event that I am/We are unable to timely provide documents or information as required or reasonably requested or in the event the filing is rejected by the Secretary of State or abandoned by you.

Additional Services

In the event that services other than those requested above turn out to be needed and the certifying attorney agrees to provide such services after approval by you, any such alternative or additional service shall be billed pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Firm's Fee Policy or other applicable Fee Schedule, such as creation of corporate bylaws, record book, trademark application, or other services.

Electronic Signature

This request is executed by electronic signature, delivered and confirmed by email, and shall be deemed as legally binding as a signed original document.
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