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Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Francis Galvin


Corporate Certificates

The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth issues all certificates concerning business entities registered with our office. A majority of these certificates can be printed at certain Registries of Deeds for pickup.

Order Online

(Credit card, debit card, or checking account required for payment)

To order online:

  1. Go to the Corporate Database Search Page
  2. Enter the name of the corporation
  3. Select the correct entry from the resulting names
  4. At the Business Entity Summary, click "Request certificate" and complete that form
  5. In "Special Instructions" type PRINT AT [REGISTRY NAME]

This service is available at the following Registries of Deeds:

  • Barnstable (Barnstable)
  • Berkshire North (Adams)
  • Berkshire Middle (Pittsfield)
  • Berkshire South (Great Barrington)
  • Dukes (Edgartown)
  • Essex North (Lawrence)
  • Essex South (Beverly)
  • Hampden (Springfield)
  • Hampshire (Northampton)
  • Middlesex North (Lowell)
  • Middlesex South (Cambridge)
  • Nantucket (Nantucket)
  • Worcester (Worcester)

Find your register's office here.