How To File An Alabama Corporation Amendment
Step-By-Step Guide To Alabama Corporation Amendments
What you need to make a corporate amendment in Alabama:
- Filing fee: $50 Secretary of State fee.
- Recording fee (approximately $30); each Alabama Probate Judge has a different fee schedule, so you’ll need to contact the Probate Judge’s office in the county where your AL corporation was formed for the appropriate fee.
- Domestic Corporation Amendment to Formation/Articles Form (can be found on the Alabama Secretary of State’s website).
- The filer’s original signature.
- Alabama Entity ID Number (you can find this six-digit number by performing an Alabama name search)
How to file an Alabama corporation amendment:
Provide an original and two copies of Domestic Business Corporation Amendment to Formation/Articles form, to the Judge of Probate in the county where the original Certificate of Formation is filed, by mail or in person, with both the filing fee and recording fee. An original signature is required.
Can you restate the initial certificate instead of filing an amendment?
No, Alabama does not furnish a form for restated Certificate of Formation.
Are there any specifics you can or can’t include with an Alabama corporation amendment?
No. If the changing your Alabama registered agent, it is cheaper to file the Change of Registered Agent form.
How much does an Alabama corporation amendment cost?
The filing fee to amend articles in Alabama is $50. You will need to call the Judge of Probate Office where your original certificate is recorded to learn what the recording fee is. If Northwest Registered Agent is your original registered agent, then your certificate is in Shelby County and the recording fee is $30.
How long does it take the state to process an Alabama corporation amendment?
The Judge of Probate must record, certify and transmit the amendment and filing fee to the Alabama Secretary of State within ten days. The Secretary of State will index the certified amendment into their database within one to two weeks after they receive it.
How will the corporation amendment be returned?
You will receive a certified copy of the filed amendment by mail from the Office of Judge of Probate.
What state agency do you file an amendment with?
The Judge of Probate in the county your business resides in. You can find your county’s Judge from the list of County Probate Judges on the Alabama Secretary of State website.
If we are your original agent in Alabama you would send your amendment to:
Shelby County Judge of Probate
P.O. Box 825
Columbiana, AL 35051-0825
Can you change the Alabama corporation members or managers on an amendment?
Yes, you can change the members or managers of your Alabama corporation on an amendment.
Can you change the Alabama registered agent on the amendment?
You can unless that is the only change, in which case use the Statement of Change of Registered Agent form to change your registered agent.
Can you change the principal office address and/or the mailing address on a corporation amendment?
Yes.