Arizona Corporation Business Entity Publishing Requirements
In Arizona, the statute that requires the publication of legal notices for Domestic and Foreign Corporations is A.R.S. § 10-203(D). This statute mandates that after the formation of a Domestic or Foreign Corporation, a legal notice of the filing of the articles shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the statutory agent’s street address.
The publication must occur within 60 days of filing the Articles of Incorporation (for corporations) with the Arizona Corporation Commission, and the notice must run for 3 consecutive publications.
However, if the business is based in Maricopa or Pima counties the requirement is waived because this Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) automatically publishes the formation in the Public Notice database at no charge.
If this legal notice is NOT published, then you are NOT in compliance with the State of Arizona Statute.
Penalty for Not Publishing your Arizona Corporation Business Entity
In Arizona, if a corporation fails to comply with the publication requirement, the corporation may face a penalty. Specifically:
• The Arizona Corporation Commission may administratively dissolve the corporation or revoke its authority to do business in Arizona until the publication requirement is met.
• The corporation could also face fines or other penalties as determined by the Commission or the court.
It’s important for corporations to ensure they comply with all statutory requirements to avoid these potential penalties.
By having us publish your Arizona Corporation Business Entity this can be avoided.
Our Arizona Corporation Business Entity Publishing Process
• We generate a legal notice that meets all the requirements for publishing a Corporation in the State of Arizona.
• We submit the legal notice to the newspaper in the Arizona county where your statutory agent’s street address is located.
• We obtain an affidavit from the newspaper that your legal notice has been published.
• The affidavit of publication is emailed to you for your business records and proof of publication is filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Timeline to Complete Arizona Corporation Business Entity Publishing
Completion is approximately 4-6 weeks. During this time, we will generate your legal notice, arrange and publish your legal notice in a newspaper in the county where your statutory agent’s street address is located, obtain the affidavit from the newspaper, email you the affidavit of publication for your business records, and file the affidavit of publication with the Arizona Corporation Commission.