N.Y. Partnership Law Arts. 8, 8-A (§§ 121-101 to 121-1300) and 8-B (§§ 121-1500 to 121-1507) - no limited liability limited partnership provisions anywhere in the Partnership Law; § 121-1300 fee schedule lists no LLLP filing · source↗ (opens the official source)
47 of 49 fee datums on this page are verified against the agency's own published schedule or statute (2026-09-04); the rest are marked pending review in the Status column - portal-surcharge components no official page states, values the official source contradicts (held for a correction package), or sources that could not be reached.
Values were first corroborated across independent internal records; verified cells now also carry the agency's own published schedule or statute as their authority, which is what promotion to verified requires.
Cost position
Ranked 37 of 54 on first-year state
filing cost, at $219.00 against a national median
of $185.00.
Recurring annual cost $9.
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Registered-agent statutes, quoted verbatim
The one section on this page that clears the publication gate in full. 13 citations, verified, quoted from the official code with every elision marked.
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 304
◎Verified
N.Y. Business Corporation Law · applies to
corporations
Statutory designation of secretary of state as agent for service of process.(a) The secretary of state shall be the agent of every domestic corporation and every authorized foreign corporation upon whom process against the corporation may be served. (b) No domestic or foreign corporation may be formed or authorized to do business in this state under this chapter unless in its certificate of incorporation or application for authority it designates the secretary of state as such agent.
N.Y. Business Corporation Law · applies to
corporations
Registered agent for service of process.(a) In addition to such designation of the secretary of state, every domestic corporation or authorized foreign corporation may designate a registered agent in this state upon whom process against such corporation may be served. The agent shall be a natural person who is a resident of or has a business address in this state or a domestic corporation or foreign corporation of any type or kind formed, or authorized to do business in this state, under this chapter or under any other statute of this state.
N.Y. Limited Liability Company Law · applies to
LLCs
Statutory designation of secretary of state as agent for service of process.(b) No domestic or foreign limited liability company may be formed or authorized to do business in this state under this chapter unless its articles of organization or application for authority designates the secretary of state as such agent.
N.Y. Limited Liability Company Law · applies to
LLCs
Registered agent for service of process.(a) In addition to the designation of the secretary of state, each domestic limited liability company or authorized foreign limited liability company may designate a registered agent upon whom process against the limited liability company may be served. (b) The agent must be either: (1) a natural person who is a resident of this state or has a business address in this state; (2) a domestic limited liability company or an authorized foreign limited liability company; or (3) a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to do business in this state.
Certificate of incorporation; contents.(a) A certificate, entitled "Certificate of incorporation of ...... (name of corporation) under section 402 of the Business Corporation Law", shall be signed by each incorporator, with his name and address included in such certificate and delivered to the department of state. It shall set forth: (1) The name of the corporation. [...] (3) The county within this state in which the office of the corporation is to be located. [...]
N.Y. Limited Liability Company Law · applies to
LLCs
Formation.(a) One or more persons may act as an organizer or organizers to form a limited liability company by (i) preparing the articles of organization of such limited liability company in accordance with subdivision (e) of this section, (ii) executing such articles of organization in accordance with section two hundred seven of this article and (iii) filing such articles, entitled "Articles of organization of... (name of limited liability company) under section two hundred three of the Limited Liability Company Law," in accordance with section two hundred nine of this article. [...] (d) A limited liability company is formed at the time of the filing of the initial articles of organization with the department of state [...]
Statement; filing.1. Except as provided in paragraph eight of this section, each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to do business in this state, shall, during the applicable filing period as determined by subdivision three of this section, file a statement setting forth: (a) The name and business address of its chief executive officer. [...] The applicable filing period shall only occur: (a) annually, during the period starting on April 1, 1992 and ending on March 31, 1994; and (b) biennially, during a period starting on April 1 and ending on March 31 thereafter.
N.Y. Limited Liability Company Law · applies to
LLCs
Statutory designation of secretary of state as agent for service of process.(e) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, every limited liability company to which this chapter applies, shall biennially in the calendar month during which its articles of organization or application for authority were filed, or effective date thereof if stated, file on forms prescribed by the secretary of state, a statement setting forth the post office address within or without this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process accepted against it served upon him or her. Such address shall supersede any previous address on file with the department of state for this purpose.
Penalty for failure to file; cure.1. Each corporation which has failed to file its statement within the time required by this chapter after thirty days shall be shown to be past due on the records of the department of state. 2. Each corporation which has failed to file its statement for two years shall be shown to be delinquent on the records of the department of state sixty days after a notice of delinquency has been mailed to the last known address of such corporation. [...]
N.Y. Limited Liability Company Law · applies to
LLCs
Affidavits of publication.If within one hundred twenty days after its formation, proof of such publication, consisting of the certificate of publication of the limited liability company with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers annexed thereto has not been filed with the department of state, the authority of such limited liability company to carry on, conduct or transact any business in this state shall be suspended, effective as of the expiration of such one hundred twenty day period. [...]
Corporate name; general.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the name of a domestic or foreign corporation: (1) Shall contain the word "corporation", "incorporated" or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of such words; or, in the case of a foreign corporation, it shall, for use in this state, add at the end of its name one of such words or an abbreviation thereof. (2) (i) Shall be such as to distinguish it from the names of corporations of any type or kind, or a fictitious name of an authorized foreign corporation filed pursuant to article thirteen of this chapter, [...]
N.Y. Limited Liability Company Law · applies to
LLCs
Limited liability company name.The name of each limited liability company as set forth in its articles of organization: (a) shall contain without abbreviation the words "Limited Liability Company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC"; (b) (1) shall be such as to distinguish it from the name of (i) any domestic limited liability company, (ii) any authorized foreign limited liability company or (iii) a fictitious name of an authorized foreign limited liability company filed pursuant to section eight hundred two of this chapter, [...]
N.Y. Tax Law (Chapter 60, Article 9) · applies to
corp
Dissolution of delinquent business corporations.1. On or before the last day of March, June, September or December in each calendar year, the tax commission may certify and transmit to the department of state a list containing the names of any or all such stock corporations and corporations formed for profit, other than corporations formed by or under special acts and other than banking, insurance and railroad corporations, as have not filed reports required under this article during the period of two consecutive years next preceding the date of such certification or as have been delinquent in the payment of taxes for any two years duly assessed pursuant to this article. [...] 3. The secretary of state shall make a proclamation under his hand and seal of office, as to the corporations whose names are included in such list as finally corrected, declaring such corporations dissolved and their charters forfeited pursuant to the provisions of this section. [...] 4. Upon the publication of such proclamation in the manner aforesaid, each corporation named therein shall be deemed dissolved without further legal proceedings.
Not a fallback in NY - the Secretary of State is the statutorily designated agent of EVERY domestic and authorized foreign corporation and LLC from formation; entities cannot form or qualify without designating the SoS. Service is made by delivering duplicate copies (or electronic submission) to the SoS with the statutory fee; the SoS mails a copy to the entity's address on file. If a corporation suspended under § 306-A is sued, process may still be served on the SoS.
What happens if there is no agent
○Pending review
Other. Suspension of authority to do business: if the party whose address is on file for receipt of process resigns and the corporation fails to file a certificate designating a new address, its authority to do business in New York is suspended (unless a current biennial statement supplies the address). Filing the new address annuls the suspension.
Civil Penalty. A corporation that fails to file its biennial statement (which maintains its address for process) is shown as past due after 30 days, and as delinquent after two years plus 60 days notice; the delinquency is removed only on filing the current statement and paying a $250 fine.
Dollar amounts named in the registered-agent statutes
Fee for service of process on the Secretary of State (LLCs)
$40
○Pending review
Filing fee for resignation of a registered agent or resignation for receipt of process (corporations)
$60
○Pending review
Filing fee for resignation of a registered agent (LLCs); change of a registered agent's address is also $20
$20
○Pending review
Fine to remove delinquency for two-year failure to file the biennial statement
$250
○Pending review
10 statutory citations and their supporting verbatim quotations sit behind this section in the record and are withheld from public display until the review pass lands, because a citation presented as authority is a verification claimed. Statutory references appearing inside the summaries above are part of the recorded text rather than an authority claim, and they are not rendered as citations, linked, or emitted in this page's structured data. How the gate works.
Governance rules
7 governance rules are recorded for New York - the organizational and annual meetings, action by written consent, and whether bylaws or an operating agreement are mandatory. Each verified rule links to the statutory text it was verified against, quoted verbatim below.
Organizational meeting required · applies to
corporations ·
yes
After the corporate existence has begun, an organization meeting of the incorporator or incorporators shall be held... for the purpose of adopting by-laws, electing directors...
Annual meeting required · applies to
corporations ·
yes
A meeting of shareholders shall be held annually for the election of directors... A failure to hold the annual meeting... shall not work a forfeiture or give cause for dissolution...
Action by written consent allowed · applies to
corporations ·
yes
such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent... signed by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon or, if the certificate of incorporation so permits...
Operating agreement required · applies to
LLCs ·
yes
the members of a limited liability company shall adopt a written operating agreement... An operating agreement may be entered into before, at the time of or within ninety days after the filing of the articles of organization.
Action by written consent allowed · applies to
LLCs ·
yes
such action may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing... signed by the members who hold the voting interests having not less than the minimum number of votes...
New York prohibits carrying on business under any name other than the person's real name unless a certificate of assumed name is filed. Individuals and partnerships file in the office of the clerk of each county where the business is conducted; corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies file with the secretary of state (Department of State).
Where it is filed
Split by entity type: persons other than corporations, LPs, and LLCs file with the clerk of each county where business is conducted; corporations, LPs, and LLCs file with the secretary of state (Department of State), which transmits county copies and fees to the affected county clerks.
Term and renewal
Section 130 states no expiration date or renewal period for an assumed name certificate. An amended certificate must be filed within 30 days after a change in the stated facts, and a certificate of discontinuance may be filed when the business is discontinued.
Name restrictions
Individuals, partnerships, and unincorporated associations may not use or file a certificate for a name that consists of or appears to be another person's full name or initials-plus-family-name (or colorable simulation) unless it is the true name of a person conducting the business, has a signified secondary, historic, or geographic meaning, or the filers are successors in interest. Entities may not use words prohibited or restricted by the Business Corporation Law, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, Partnership Law, or LLC Law name statutes without required consents. Separately, § 133 prohibits assumed or trade names used with intent to deceive or mislead the public.
Assumed names for registered entities
Entities adopting assumed names file under GBL § 130(1)(b) with the Department of State. Separately, a foreign corporation whose true corporate name is not acceptable for authorization may submit a fictitious name in its application for authority under BCL § 1301(d), and must then use that fictitious name in all dealings with the secretary of state and in conducting business in New York; GBL § 130 does not apply to such a fictitious name.
Penalties
Knowing failure to comply with § 130, or knowingly making a false statement in a certificate filed under it, is a misdemeanor: 'Any person or persons carrying on, conducting or transacting business as aforesaid, who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this section or who knowingly makes a false statement in a certificate filed thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.' A non-complying person is 'prohibited from maintaining any action or proceeding in any court in this state on any contract, account or transaction made in a name other than its real name until the certificate required by this section has been executed and filed.' Failure to comply 'shall in no way affect the rights of third persons' and does not limit partner liability under the partnership law.
Assumed name certificate filed with the secretary of state (corporation, LP, or LLC) - indexing and filing fee
$25.00
N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 130(5)(b)(1) ('the secretary of state shall receive a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)')
◎Verified
Filing fee (published by the filing office)
$25 filed with the Department of State. Corporations also pay a county fee for each county where they do business: $25 per county, or $100 for each New York City county (New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond). LLCs and LPs pay only the $25. Expedited handling: +$25 (24 hours), +$75 (same day), +$150 (2 hours).
Publication: no newspaper-publication requirement appears in GBL Article 9-B as captured; absence not separately citeable
Term: § 130 contains no expiration or renewal provision; the no-expiration statement rests on the absence of such language in the captured full text
County filing offices and fees
62 county records held for New York
County
Fee
Detail
Status
Albany County
25
Cash only. Certify prepared copy $0.65/page (min $5.20); prepare and certify $1.25/page (min $5); no fee to discontinue. Schedule of Fees effective March 1, 201
◎Verified
Allegany County
25
Amended certificate $25; discontinuance no fee; certify prepared copy min $5.00 (8019(f)(2)).
Counter total $30.20 = $25 filing + $5.20 one certified copy; same for partnership and amended certificates; discontinuance no fee; pre-printed form $1 at count
◎Verified
Cattaraugus County
25
Amend $25; discontinue no cost; certified copy $5.
◎Verified
Cayuga County
35
$35 in-office (cash, check or credit card; $3.99 minimum credit-card vendor fee) or by mail; amendments $35; bundle = statutory $25 filing + two $5 certified co
◎Verified
Chautauqua County
25
Certified copy $1 each at time of filing, $4 each afterwards; notarization free in office.
◎Verified
Chemung County
26.65
$26.65 flat recording fee (schedule revised 6/4/26); 2.25% surcharge (min $1) for debit/credit card; prepare & certify copy $5.00 (1-4 pages); no fee to dis
◎Verified
Chenango County
25
Amended $25; discontinuance no fee; certified copies $1.25/page ($5 minimum); counter form $4 (free download).
◎Verified
Clinton County
25
Form $2; certified copy $5 each; typical total $32; discontinuance no fee ($2 form).
◎Verified
Columbia County
25
○Pending review
Cortland County
25
Amendment $25; certified copy $5; dissolution no fee; notary free in office.
◎Verified
Delaware County
30
$30 flat for original, partnership and amendment; discontinuance no fee. Page does not itemize whether a certified copy is bundled.
◎Verified
Dutchess County
25
Individual DBA counter total $35 (= $25 filing + 2 certified copies); partners and amended certificates $25 + $5 per certified copy; discontinuance free ($5 per
$35 (the county's archived business-forms page states this 'includes an $10.00 fee for two certified copies', i.e. $25 filing + 2 x $5); amended
◎Verified
New York County
fee stands at 100 (statutory); the cited county source URL is dead
$121.00 total for filing plus 2 certified copies; amended certificate $100; discontinuance no filing fee; cash, certified/attorney/bank check, money order or cr
◎Verified
Niagara County
36
$36 in person; $35 by mail (check or money order); certified copies returned with SASE; 2% credit-card convenience fee.
◎Verified
Oneida County
25
Cash only; certified copy $5 each (two recommended); amended certificate $25; discontinuance no fee; 3 copies of the form needed for filing.
◎Verified
Onondaga County
30 (county-published in-person filing fee; $35 by mail incl. 1 certified copy)
In person $30 + $5 per certified copy; by mail $35 (includes one certified copy; $3 credit-card convenience fee); amendment $30 + $5; discontinuance no fee; no
$41 includes two certified copies (county business-certificates page: 'the name and address of the business you would like to open, and $41. We will provid
◎Verified
Otsego County
25
Certified copy $5; amendment $25; form $1; discontinuance no fee.
◎Verified
Putnam County
25
Certified copy $4 each; discontinuance no fee ($4 per certified copy); office by appointment only.
◎Verified
Queens County
100
One certified copy total $110.50; two certified copies $121.00; payable in cash, U.S. postal money order, certified check or NYS attorney's check.
◎Verified
Rensselaer County
25
○Pending review
Richmond County
100
Certified copies $10 per document + $0.25/page.
◎Verified
Rockland County
25
Two certified copies $10 (total $35); amended certificate $35 + $5 search fee; discontinuance $5 + $5 search fee; cash or money order only (no personal checks).
◎Verified
Saratoga County
25
Certified copy $5; form $1 (free on website); amended $25; discontinuance no fee; no credit/debit cards. Schedule dated 3/3/2026.
◎Verified
Schenectady County
25
Certified copy $5; form $1; discontinue no fee.
◎Verified
Schoharie County
25
Certified copies extra (amount not stated on the form); county Schedule of Fees PDF (ScheduleOfFees.pdf) also lists Doing Business As (DBA) $25.00.
◎Verified
Schuyler County
25.65
$25.65 per submitted DBA form (includes a record copy, presumably the $0.65 statutory copy charge); same charge applies to each business form submitted.
◎Verified
Seneca County
25
Amended certificate $25; discontinuance no fee (dash on schedule).
◎Verified
St. Lawrence County
25
Amended $25; discontinuance no charge; no e-filing, original notarized paper required (free notary in office).
◎Verified
Steuben County
25
Certified copies $5 each.
◎Verified
Suffolk County
35
$35 includes two certified copies (statutory $25 + 2 x $5); additional certified copies $5; discontinuance no fee; certified bank check, money order or attorney
◎Verified
Sullivan County
31.7
$31.70 for business certificate or amended business certificate; form $1; certification of document on file $5.20 + $0.65/page after 8 pages.
◎Verified
Tioga County
25
Discontinuance no fee; certified copies per schedule (max $40 per record).
◎Verified
Tompkins County
25
Amend $25; discontinue no fee; certified copy $5.00 per document.
◎Verified
Ulster County
25
Certified copy $5; forms $1 at counter (free download); amendment $25; discontinuance no fee.
◎Verified
Warren County
25
Amendment $25; discontinuance no fee; certified copies $1.25/page ($5 minimum).
◎Verified
Washington County
27
$27 by mail for the notarized DBA form (page does not itemize; presumably $25 filing plus copy charges).
◎Verified
Wayne County
25
Certified copy $5; preprinted form $1; by mail $25 + $5 per certified copy.
◎Verified
Westchester County
25 statutory filing; counter price 35 total (25 filing + 10 for two certified copies)
$35 total = $25 filing + $10 for two certified copies (same for partners); no personal checks; cards accepted in office.
◎Verified
Wyoming County
25
○Pending review
Yates County
25
Form $1; first plain copy free; certified copy $5; discontinuance no fee. County Fee Schedule PDF also lists 'ASSUMED BUSINESS NAMES & PARTNERSHIP AGRE
◎Verified
Common questions
Where do I file an assumed name (DBA) certificate in New York?
It depends on the business form. Under N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 130(1)(a), a person other than a corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company files a certificate 'in the office of the clerk of each county in which such business is conducted or transacted.' Under § 130(1)(b), corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies file with the office of the secretary of state (Department of State).
Does filing a New York assumed name certificate give me exclusive rights to the name?
No. Section 130(8-a) provides that acceptance of a certificate for filing 'shall not be construed to confer any right to or interest in any trade name,' and the statute preserves common-law trade name rights unchanged.
What happens if a business operates under an assumed name in New York without filing?
Under § 130(9), a person who knowingly fails to comply, or knowingly makes a false statement in a filed certificate, is guilty of a misdemeanor. A non-complying person is also prohibited from maintaining any action or proceeding in any New York court on any contract, account, or transaction made in the assumed name until the required certificate is executed and filed.
Does a New York assumed name certificate expire or need renewal?
Section 130 states no expiration or renewal period. An amended certificate must be filed within 30 days after any change in the facts stated in the certificate (§ 130(3)), and a certificate of discontinuance may be filed when the business under the name is discontinued (§ 130(10)). A certified copy of the current certificate must be conspicuously displayed at each business location (§ 130(4)).
Recurring entity-level tax
Article 9-A corporation franchise tax (plus mandatory LLC/LLP annual filing fee, which is a fee not a franchise tax)
tax.ny.gov Article 9-A pages (NOT the Department of State, which only takes the $9 biennial statement) · source↗ (opens the official source)
Basis of the tax
income-based - tax is the HIGHEST of three bases: business income base, capital base, or fixed dollar minimum by NY receipts
N.Y. Tax Law § 210 ('six and one-half percent of the taxpayer's business income base'; capital base .1875%; FDM table) · source↗ (opens the official source)
Minimum
$25
Fixed dollar minimum, NY receipts not more than $100,000: $25 (general business taxpayers and S corps) · source↗ (opens the official source)
Due date
Calendar-year filers: on or before April 15; fiscal-year: within 3.5 months after end of reporting period (Form CT-3 / CT-3-S). LLC/LLP filing fee (IT-204-LL): 15th day of the third month after year close (March 15 calendar), no extension to pay
'On or before April 15' / 'Within 3 1/2 months after end of reporting period' (article9a.htm); Tax Law § 658(c)(3) · source↗ (opens the official source)
Corporations
True
LLCs
False
The tax does not reach LLCs - a positive finding in the record.
Stored as a delta against the federal baseline:
0 days this state closes that the
federal government does not, and 1 federal
holiday its filing office works through.
New York 2026 closure delta
Date
Day
Filing office
2026-07-03
Independence Day
OPEN - federal holiday not observed
Provenance - New York 2026 closures◎Verified
Citation withheld: this record did not clear the publication gate.
58 restricted entity-name word entries
are recorded for New York - 8 prohibited outright,
the rest requiring an agency's consent or licensure before the word may appear in a name.
Governing law: N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301 (corporations); N.Y. Ltd. Liab. Co. Law § 204 (LLCs).
New York restricted entity-name words
Treatment
Word or phrase
Authority
Citation
Status
Consent required
Academy
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Acceptance
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Annuity
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Arboretum
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Assurance
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Attorney
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Ltd. Liab. Co. Law § 204(f)
◎Verified
Consent required
Bank
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Benefit
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Blind
State Department of Social Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(7) (also LLC Law § 204(g))
◎Verified
Consent required
Bond
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Casualty
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
College
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i); Education Law § 224)
◎Verified
Consent required
Conservatory
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Council
State Board of Standards and Appeals
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(6)
◎Verified
Consent required
Doctor
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Education
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i); Education Law § 224)
◎Verified
Consent required
Elementary
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Endowment
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Exchange
Attorney General
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(10) (also LLC Law § 204(h))
◎Verified
Consent required
Fidelity
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Finance
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Guaranty
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Handicapped
State Department of Social Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(7) (also LLC Law § 204(g))
◎Verified
Consent required
Historical
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
historical society
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
History
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Indemnity
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
industrial organization
State Board of Standards and Appeals
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(6)
◎Verified
Consent required
Institute
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Insurance
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Investment
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Kindergarten
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Labor
State Board of Standards and Appeals
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(6)
◎Verified
Consent required
Lawyer
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Library
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Loan
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Mortgage
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Museum
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
nursery school
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Prekindergarten
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Preschool
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Savings
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
School
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i); Education Law § 224)
◎Verified
Consent required
Secondary
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i))
◎Verified
Consent required
Surety
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Title
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Trust
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Underwriter
Superintendent of Financial Services
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(B) (also LLC Law § 204(f))
◎Verified
Consent required
Union
State Board of Standards and Appeals
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(6)
◎Verified
Consent required
University
Commissioner of Education
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(11) (also LLC Law § 204(i); Education Law § 224)
◎Verified
Prohibited
board of trade
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(A) (also LLC Law § 204(e))
◎Verified
Prohibited
chamber of commerce
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(A) (also LLC Law § 204(e))
◎Verified
Prohibited
community renewal
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(A) (also LLC Law § 204(e))
◎Verified
Prohibited
state police
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(A) (also LLC Law § 204(e))
◎Verified
Prohibited
state trooper
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(A) (also LLC Law § 204(e))
◎Verified
Prohibited
tenant relocation
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(A) (also LLC Law § 204(e))
◎Verified
Prohibited
urban development
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(A) (also LLC Law § 204(e))
◎Verified
Prohibited
urban relocation
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 301(a)(5)(A) (also LLC Law § 204(e))
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Contact the filing office
Verified against the agency's own contact page
2026-08-13.
Source links render on verified rows only.
NYS Department of State, Division of Corporations, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231
Courier / walk-in
NYS Department of State, Division of Corporations, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231-0001 (same street address; not a PO box)
The Division of Corporations direct line and its own street address; for expedited work, fax (518) 474-1418 with the Credit Card/Debit Card Authorization Form marked with the expedite level is the fastest paper channel
New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231-0001
Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
Where to search New York's UCC (Article 9) financing statements, on what terms, and what the office charges to file one. Verified against the filing office's own pages 2026-09-11. UCC division contacts are listed with the other filing-office contacts above.
UCC records - New York○Pending review
The search entry for this jurisdiction has not yet cleared independent verification; the values shown are the research pass's, pending review.
Filing office
New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
Filing-office statute
NY UCC 9-501(a)(2) - filing office is "the office of the secretary of state" in all cases other than as-extracted collateral, timber, fixture filings or cooperative interests (read at https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/UCC/9-501)
FAQ (legacy wording): search results are "printable reports and viewable images of filed records". Separately, the "UCC Image Retrieval System" is a subscription at "$300 per month" (TIFF images available 5 business days after filing, downloadable for 30 days). The FAQ still points to the retired ap
$20 when filed electronically; $40 when filed on paper or by fax; no page or debtor surcharge
Filing channels
online or paper; Online: DOS UCC e-filing portal at ucc-efiling.dos.ny.gov (File a UCC Financing Statement / Amendment links on the DOS UCC page); paper by mail to NYS Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washi
Filing expedite
Expedited Handling Service, $75 additional fee: completion of the request on the day it is received by the UCC Unit, provided the request is received at least two hours before close of business. Standard processing is 24 to 48 hours.
UCC-3 amendments, as the office states the fees
Same table as the UCC-1: $20 electronic, $40 paper or fax, for any UCC-3 (amendment, continuation, termination, assignment); terminations are not free
Effective for
5 years from filing - NY UCC 9-515(a)
Bulk data
no bulk-data product - no bulk DATA product at any price; retail only (UCC-11 search $25/name, plain copy $5, certified $10, free public inquiry system)
State business license
Whether New York requires a general state-level business license, and on what terms. A "None" is a verified finding cited to the agency's own pages, not a gap. Which of the state's filings ask for an industry code is in the next section.
State business license - New York◎Verified
General state license
None - the state issues no general business license; licensing is occupation-specific and local
required - New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (Form DTF-17 Certificate of Authority via New York Business Express); NYS Department of Labor (Form NYS 100) for employers register↗ (opens the official source)
county and city licenses - Starting a business in New York requires working with both State and local government. ... Many counties, cities, towns, and villages also require local permits and licenses. Check with the local authorities where your business is located and where you will be conducting business.
Which of New York's business filings ask the filer for an industry classification, and in what form. "No industry information" is a positive finding cited to the form. Where the state uses its own category list and the list was captured, it is expandable below. The NAICS and SIC reference lists are on their own page.
Industry code on New York filings, 7 of 7 rows verified
Filing
Entity scope
Asks for
Required
Where on the form
Source
Formation
domestic business corporation
no industry information
not asked
DOS-1239-f Article SECOND (pre-printed general purpose clause)
New York has 62 county-equivalents: 62 countyies. Names and codes are the U.S. Census Bureau's (2020 national county codes); county seats and official sites are not yet published here.
LLC (LLC Law 206), PLLC (LLCL 1203/206), LP (PL 121-201(c)) and LLP (PL 121-1500(a)): publish the formation document or notice once weekly for six successive weeks in two county-clerk-designated newspapers (one daily, one weekly) of the office county; file Certificate of Publication with DOS within 120 days ($50). Fail
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