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NOTICE Filing fees are verified prior to issuing a certificate. If filing fees are made by cash, money order, bank check, or credit/debit card before 7pm, certificates may issue the following business day. If made by electronic check before 7pm, certificates may issue in three business days. If made by paper check, certificates may issue in 10 business days.

A limited number of certificates are available through email. Check our current list with the link below to determine whether a certificate is available via email. LLC good standing certificates are not available electronically.
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William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Boston, MA   02108

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