In July 2022, the Arizona Corporation Commission was awarded grant funding through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (“NHPRC”). With the funding, assistance, and support of the NHPRC, the Arizona Corporation Commission has begun digitizing its massive collection of microfiche records, which is estimated to contain around 9 million images. 

The Arizona Corporation Commission’s microfiche collection contains records from the approximate years of 1900 – 1980. In fact, the collection contains records that predate the statehood of Arizona.

Once the microfiche digitization project is fully completed, consumers will be able to access these digital microfiche images through the eCorp portal. Consumers will simply need to search for the business name they are interested in, and if that business contains digitized microfiche records, they can be accessed under the business’ document history tab.

Consumers will no longer need to pay a fee, submit a records request, or spend time waiting for their microfiche records. Digitized images will be available free of charge through the ACC’s online eCorp portal. The ACC thanks the NHPRC for making this possible. 

Most documents filed with the A.C.C. are already publicly available on the eCorp website. However, if you need to obtain a certified copy or a record that is preserved on microfilm or microfiche, you may submit a Records Request Form. 

Completed Records Requests forms may be delivered in person, via fax (602-542-3414), or via mail to the following address: 

Arizona Corporation Commission - Records Section

1300 W. Washington St.

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Copies of records are charged at fifty cents per page. Many times staff cannot determine the number of pages until the work order is completed. We require payment up front, and if staff cannot determine the number of pages before the work order is completed, then they may request payment by a check with an amount “not to exceed” a certain dollar amount. This type of check is commonly used by this agency, and has never presented a problem for our customers or their banks.

Unfortunately, we have had issues with customers who request documents but then refuse to pay for them after the work order is completed. The only way to prevent this situation is for us to request that everyone pay up front.

Complete a Records Request form and deliver it to the Corporations Division Records Section by mail or in person at 1300 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007. Be sure and attach a copy of the stock certificate. Please note that staff can only tell you whether we have documents on file for that entity – staff cannot tell you whether or not the stock certificate has any value.

A Certificate of Good Standing can be requested online through our eCorp system. Once logged in, simply navigate to the Online Services link and select Service Requests. Once there, you will find the option to request a Certificate of Good Standing. If you choose to process your request via "expedited" processing time, you will receive the Certificate of Good Standing immediately through your eCorp dashboard. If you choose to process your request via "regular" processing time, you will receive the Certificate of Good Standing within 15 business days, on average. 

As an alternative, you can fax or mail your request and payment for a Certificate of Good Standing. Please find our Records Request Form here. 

Please note, pursuant to law, the A.C.C. is only authorized to accept Service of Process on behalf of Corporations who have failed to appoint or maintain a statutory agent. The A.C.C. is not authorized to accept Service of Process on behalf of LLCs or PLLCs. 

To serve a Corporation through the A.C.C., you must deliver to the Corporations Division Records Section, by mail or in person, the following:

• 2 copies of the document or documents being served;
• A check for $25.00 (MOD account holders may charge to the account); and
• A written statement, affidavit, or declaration, certifying under the penalty of perjury that, upon the signer's information, knowledge, and belief, the entity has either failed to appoint a statutory agent or failed to maintain a statutory agent at the statutory agent address shown on the records of the A.C.C. A form is available here, or you can use your own form. Read the Notice to Process Servers for more information.

The Records Section is located at 1300 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, 85007.

Pursuant to its statutory obligation, the A.C.C. will mail a copy of the documents being served to the entity via regular U.S. Mail, and a Certificate of Mailing will be prepared by staff. The A.C.C. Certificate of Mailing, along with the other copy of the documents being served, is sent for microfilming into the entity's record. An uncertified (plain) or certified copy of the A.C.C. Certificate may be obtained by paying the applicable copying/certification fees as listed on the Records Request Form. IMPORTANT: By receiving service, the A.C.C does not represent or guarantee that the service is legally valid. The legal validity of service of process in connection with a lawsuit or for legal purposes is determined by the court, not by the A.C.C.

The A.C.C. accepts deposits of monies to be used for paying filing fees of documents submitted to the A.C.C. The monies are deposited into money-on-deposit (“MOD”) accounts in the name of the holder of the account. Fees are deducted when documents are filed and the cover sheet instructs that the MOD account be charged. Each account has a monthly statement issued showing the monthly transactions.

Anyone can establish a MOD account, although typically it is only done by persons who frequently file documents with this agency. There is no minimum balance. If the account does not have an adequate balance when documents are filed, those documents will be rejected for nonpayment of filing fees. It is up to the MOD account holder to determine whether adequate funds exist in the account – the A.C.C. does not monitor accounts for that purpose and no notices will be sent.

To establish a MOD account, complete a MOD Account Application using the SERVICE feature.