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

A Texas Certified Copy bears the signature of a representative of the TX Secretary of State. 

When the Texas Secretary of State issues a Certified Copy of a Corporate Document, this means that the Texas Certified Copy is a true, accurate and valid copy of the TX Corporate Document that the Secretary of State has on file.

A Plain Copy of a Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas Certified Copy of your Business Documents:

• Bank loans
• Tax filings
• Foreign Business qualification
• Replace original TX Business Documents
• Provide legal proof of Texas Business Registration

If you are responsible for the Business records of a Texas Corporation or a Texas 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 Texas Secretary of State issues a Good Standing Certificate ,called a Certificate of Fact in TX, to Texas Corporations and LLCs which are up to date with all administrative requirements.

The Texas Secretary of State will Certify any Business Document which has been filed with that office.  On the other hand, the Texas Secretary of State generally does not Certify Documents which are issued by that office.

So, no the Texas Secretary of State 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 Texas wants to do business in California.  The Texas 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 Texas Certified Copies within 10 Business Days for $45.00 plus state Document fees.

If you need your Texas Certified Copies quicker we can usually get them from the Texas Secretary of State on the next business day for $75.00 plus state Document fees if we get your order before noon Texas time.  (Our expedited processing fee also includes any additional state fees for the TX Secretary of State's expedited process.)

Depending on the Document, the Texas Secretary of State 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 Texas Secretary of State.  We get your Texas Certified Copies order to the TX Secretary of State as soon as possible after we receive your order.  Once it is at the state we have no control over Texas Secretary of State processing times.

The processing times specified on this web page are the times it usually takes the Texas Secretary of State to process orders for Certified Copies of Business Documents. 

The total cost of Texas Certified Copies depends on the total number of pages in the Business Documents that are to be Certified.  The TX Secretary of State charges $20.00 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 $1.00 for most Texas Business Documents.

We charge a processing fee of $45.00 for our standard processing.  We can usually get your Texas Certified Copies in 10 Business Days with our standard processing.  With our expedited processing option we can usually get your Texas Certified Copies within Next Business Day.

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

If you are ready to order Texas Certified Copies online now just fill in the form below and click Place Order.  As soon as we receive your order for Texas Certified Copies we will start processing it immediately.