USA, State of Ohio

Name of Company registration office: Companies can be organized under the laws of any state of the United States. We normally organize companies by making filings with the office of the Secretary of State of either the State of Ohio or the State of Delaware, depending on the needs of the company.
Web address: Ohio: www.sos.state.oh.us
Delaware: www.corp.delaware.gov
Summary of company information freely accessible through this website:

State of Ohio:

  • Name
  • Charter/registration number
  • Type of entity (e.g., corporation)
  • Original filing date
  • Status (e.g., active)
  • Expiration date, if any
  • Location of principal place of business
  • Statutory agent (name, address, effective date and status)
  • Business filing history (type, date and, for filings beginning in 1997, scanned copies)
  • Prior name of entity
  • Availability of names under which an entity may be organized
  • Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) lien filings

State of Delaware:

  • Name
  • File number
  • Date of organization
  • Kind of entity (e.g., corporation)
  • Type of entity (e.g., statutory close corporation)
  • Residency (i.e., domestic or foreign)
  • Registered agent (name, address and telephone number)
  • Availability of names under which an entity may be organized
Summary of additional information that can be obtained by local member of Mackrell International:

The State of Ohio charges a fee for good standing certificates and full force and effect certificates.

The State of Delaware charges a fee for such information as legal status, current franchise tax assessment and current filing history, and also charges a fee for good standing certificates and certificates of status.
Information is available in the following language(s): English.
Person to contact at local member of Mackrell International:

Terrence Link, Roetzel & Andress, tlink@ralaw.com