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Maine’s certificate of good standing is called a Certificate of Existence. The Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, issues it for corporations, LLCs, LPs and LLPs. Order it online through the InforME Corporate Search service and download it as a PDF right after payment, or request it by mail. The state fee is $30. Paper requests follow the Secretary of State’s 10 to 15 business day processing time.

A Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing is issued by the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division, for corporations and LLCs. Order it through the Secretary of State’s document and certificate ordering service online, or by mail, fax or in person. The fee is $25 per certificate. The state fee schedule lists a $35 expedite for processing within 24 hours and $60 for priority, while-you-wait service. Requests received after 4:30 p.m. are processed the next business day.

Kentucky’s good standing document is the Certificate of Existence, issued by the Kentucky Secretary of State, Business Filings / Records Branch. Anyone can buy one online by searching the business in the Secretary of State’s business search and paying the $10.00 fee online. You can also request it by mail or fax with the request form on the Business Records page. The Secretary of State does not publish a processing time.

Ohio issues a Certificate of Good Standing through the Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The official fee is $5.00 for LLCs and corporations. Order it at cogs.ohiosos.gov in four steps: business search, confirm business, your information and payment. You download the certificate directly after payment. Other certificate types are ordered by mail with the Certificate Request form (Form 500) for $5.00 and returned by mail.

North Dakota issues a Certificate of Good Standing through the Secretary of State, Business Division. Submit a Request Certificate form in the FirstStop Portal, select your LLC or corporation and pay the $20 fee. North Dakota does not issue electronic certifications, so the certificate is a paper original. The Secretary of State does not publish a processing time. Your entity must be current on its Annual Report to qualify.

North Carolina’s certificate of good standing is the Certificate of Existence for domestic entities, or the Certificate of Authorization for foreign entities, issued by the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division. It costs $15 for LLCs and business corporations. Order online with a free Secretary of State account: search your business, order the certificate and save the electronic certified document. No processing time is published.

New Mexico issues a Certificate of Good Standing through the Secretary of State’s Business Services Division. Orders are online only at enterprise.sos.nm.gov: search the entity, select Request Certificate, choose the certificate and pay the fee shown at checkout. The certificate appears in your My Copies and Certificates Request work queue, ready to download for 90 days. Expedite service costs $100 for two business days or $150 for the same business day.

New Hampshire issues a Certificate of Good Standing through the Department of State’s Corporation Division. Log in to QuickStart, the Secretary of State’s online filing system, choose Order Certificate of Good Standing, select your LLC or corporation and pay $2.00: a $0.00 filing fee plus a $2.00 handling charge. The state does not publish a processing time. Only entities current on their Annual Report qualify.