A New Jersey Certified Copy is a copy of a Business Document which includes an endorsement, with an accompanying Certificate or Seal, of the New Jersey Department of Treasury which states that the document is a true copy of the Business Document originally filed with the New Jersey Department of Treasury.  A Certified Copy of a New Jersey Business Document also includes the date that the Document was Certified by the New Jersey Department of Treasury.  A New Jersey Certified Copy of a Business Document is normally a photocopy.

A New Jersey Certified Copy bears the signature of a representative of the NJ Department of Treasury. 

When the New Jersey Department of Treasury issues a Certified Copy of a Corporate Document, this means that the New Jersey Certified Copy is a true, accurate and valid copy of the NJ Corporate Document that the Department of Treasury has on file.

A Plain Copy of a New Jersey Business Document is just what the name implies.  It is simply a photocopy of a Business Document.  There are no endorsements, stamps or seals on a Plain Copy of a New Jersey Business Document.

Most legal, government and financial institutions require Certified Copies of Business Documents rather than Plain Copies when dealing with official matters.

Some of the reasons why you might need a New Jersey Certified Copy of your Business Documents:

• Bank loans
• Tax filings
• Foreign Business qualification
• Replace original NJ Business Documents
• Provide legal proof of New Jersey Business Registration

If you are responsible for the Business records of a New Jersey Corporation or a New Jersey LLC it is important to retain on file Certified Copies of your Formation Documents - your Articles of Incorporation for Corporations or your Articles of Organization for LLCs; as well as all Amendments to your original Articles.

The New Jersey Department of Treasury issues a Good Standing Certificate ,called a Standing Certificate in NJ, to New Jersey Corporations and LLCs which are up to date with all administrative requirements.

The New Jersey Department of Treasury will Certify any Business Document which has been filed with that office.  On the other hand, the New Jersey Department of Treasury generally does not Certify Documents which are issued by that office.

So, no the New Jersey Department of Treasury will not Certify a Good Standing Certificate or any other document which is issued by that office.

A Corporation or LLC which is registered in one state and wants to do business in another state must first qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" or a "Foreign LLC" in the state in which it wants to do business. 

For example, a Corporation or LLC that is registered in New Jersey wants to do business in California.  The New Jersey Corporation or LLC must qualify as a California Foreign Corporation or LLC. 

Some states require a Certified Copy of the formation documents, called Articles of Incorporation for a Corporation or Articles of Organization for an LLC, from the Foreign Corporation's home state. 

We can get your New Jersey Certified Copies within 3-5 business days for $45.00 plus state Document fees.

If you need your New Jersey Certified Copies quicker we can usually get them from the New Jersey Department of Treasury within 1-2 business days for $94.00 plus state Document fees.  (Our expedited processing fee also includes any additional state fees for the NJ Department of Treasury's expedited process.)

Depending on the Document, the New Jersey Department of Treasury may take longer to Certify Business Documents filed more than around ten years in the past.

We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the New Jersey Department of Treasury.  We get your New Jersey Certified Copies order to the NJ Department of Treasury as soon as possible after we receive your order.  Once it is at the state we have no control over New Jersey Department of Treasury processing times.

The processing times specified on this web page are the times it usually takes the New Jersey Department of Treasury to process orders for Certified Copies of Business Documents. 

The total cost of New Jersey Certified Copies depends on the total number of pages in the Business Documents that are to be Certified.  The NJ Department of Treasury charges $30.50 for up to five (5) pages for Certified Copies of a Business Document.  The additional price per page for each page beyond the fifth page is $0.10 for most New Jersey Business Documents.

We charge a processing fee of $45.00 for our standard processing.  We can usually get your New Jersey Certified Copies in 3-5 business days with our standard processing.  With our expedited processing option we can usually get your New Jersey Certified Copies within 1-2 business days.

No. We cannot get copies of vital records such as New Jersey Birth Certificates or Marriage Licenses. For those kinds of documents you will have to contact the County Clerk in the New Jersey County in which the Documents were issued.

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