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How to Get a Certificate of Good Standing in Arizona

Arizona calls it the Certificate of Good Standing and charges $10. Here is how to order it and what must be current first.

At a glance

Document name
Certificate of Good Standing
State fee
$10
Online ordering
Yes
Typical turnaround
Online at the $10 regular fee: typically 7-10 business days. Online with the $35 expedite, $45 in total: produced instantly
Issuing office
Arizona Corporation Commission ↗

How to order it

  1. Clear any past-due filings first. The Arizona Corporation Commission will not issue a certificate while you have unpaid tax or an unfiled report. The state-specific requirements are in the points below.
  2. Order it online. Search your LLC in the Arizona portal, request the certificate, and download it. Link in the table above.
  3. Pay the $10 fee. Pay by card at checkout. A small card surcharge usually applies.
  4. Use it inside the recipient's window. The certificate has no state expiration, but banks and other states usually want one dated within the last 30 to 90 days. Order it close to when you need it.

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Full ordering details for Arizona

Issued by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), Corporations Division, not by the Secretary of State. Order online through the Arizona Business Center (ABC) portal or submit Form M048 Records Request Form by post or fax. The base fee is $10 and takes 7-10 business days; paying the $35 expedite, $45 in total, produces the certificate instantly. WHAT IT ACTUALLY CERTIFIES IS NARROWER THAN THE NAME SUGGESTS: under A.R.S. 29-3211 it states that the articles are filed and effective, that no dissolution or termination is on record, and that all fees, taxes, interest and penalties owed TO THE COMMISSION have been paid. It says nothing about Department of Revenue tax standing. A lender or agency wanting proof of tax compliance is asking for the separate Certificate of Compliance, which ADOR issues, not the ACC. Fee set by A.R.S. sections 10-122, 10-3122, and 29-3213.

Processing and expedited tiers: Online at the $10 regular fee: typically 7-10 business days. Online with the $35 expedite, $45 in total: produced instantly

Important to know about Arizona

  • Arizona LLCs do NOT file annual reports (only corporations and nonprofits do), so LLC good standing depends on keeping the statutory agent current and not being administratively dissolved. Do not pay any third party that invoices an LLC for an Arizona annual report.
  • Arizona Business Center (ABC) replaced the prior eCorp portal on January 12, 2026. eCorp was fully decommissioned on January 2, 2026 and its URL no longer works. Any older guide or third-party checklist still referencing ecorp.azcc.gov is out of date. ABC adds QR-code verification to Certificates of Good Standing, which the old eCorp certificates did not carry.
  • LLCs formed outside Maricopa and Pima counties must complete the LLC publication requirement within 60 days of approval. An LLC that has not published is still in good standing with the ACC but may fail third-party due diligence checks.
  • Fraudulent Certificate of Good Standing solicitations circulate by mail in Arizona. A Certificate of Good Standing is never required to form an LLC and is always $10 direct from the ACC.
  • Arizona's accelerated service tiers do not apply here. The ACC excludes records requests, which is what a certificate order is, from its $400 two-hour, $200 same-day and $100 next-day services. The only expedite that reaches a Certificate of Good Standing is the $35 that brings the total to $45 and issues it instantly. Form M048 confusingly still prints the other tiers as options.

Ordering this to register in another state?

A certificate of good standing from Arizona is what the new state asks for when your Arizona LLC registers to do business there. Pick the state you are expanding into to see its exact filing, fee, and process.

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This page provides general information based on publicly available Arizona Corporation Commission requirements. It is not legal advice. Names, fees, and procedures can change. Verify with the Arizona Corporation Commission before ordering.