California Secretary Of State Office
We provide information for the California SOS office below. If you need assistance, then use the information listed on this page to contact the California Secretary of State Office. If you are looking to start a business and want to see if the business name is available, then view how to use the California business entity and corporation search page.
Entity Formation Fees For California
Below we list the fees to file articles of organization to form a business entity in California.
| LLC | Business Corporation | Nonprofit |
|---|---|---|
| $70 by mail or $85 in-person + optional $250-$500 preclearance service + optional $350-$500 expedited filing service | $100 by mail or $115 in-person + optional $250-$500 preclearance service + optional $350-$500 expedited filing service | $30 by mail or $45 in-person + optional $250-$500 preclearance service + optional $350-$500 expedited filing service |
California State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within California that a business should check for business license requirements.
| Licensing Agency | Contact Information |
|---|---|
| Architects Board | Physical address: 2420 Del Paso Road, Suite 105 Sacramento, CA 95834 Phone: 916-574-7220 Web: Home Name search Email: cab@dca.ca.gov |
| Attorney General - Registry of Charitable Trusts | Mailing address: Attn: Registry of Charitable Trusts, P.O. Box 903447 Sacramento, CA 94203-4470 Phone: (916) 210-6400 Web: Home Name search |
| Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors | Physical address: 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95833-2944 Phone: 1-866-780-5370 or (916) 263-2222 Fax: (916) 263-2246 Web: Home Name search Forms |
| Board of Accountancy | Physical address: 2000 Evergreen Street, Suite 250 Sacramento, CA 95815 Phone: 916-263-3680 Fax: 916-263-3674 Web: Home Name search Forms Email: pbowers@cba.ca.gov |
| Bureau of Security and Investigative Services | Phone: (916) 322-4000 Fax: (916) 575-7290 Web: Home Email: bsis@dca.ca.gov |
| Contractors State License Board | Physical address: 9821 Business Park Dr. Sacramento, California 95827 Mailing address: P.O. Box 26000 Sacramento, California 95826 Phone: 916-255-3900 Web: Home Name search |
| Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control | Physical address: 3927 Lennane Drive, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95834 Phone: (916) 419-2500 Web: Home |
| Department of Consumer Affairs - Bureau of Real Estate | Physical address: 1651 Exposition Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95815 Phone: (877-373-4542) Fax: (916) 263-8943 Web: Home |
| Department of Consumer Affairs - Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) | Physical address: 1102 Q Street, Suite 4100 Sacramento, CA 95811 Phone: (916) 552-9000 Web: Name search Forms File online |
| Department of Consumer Affairs - Contractors State License Board (CSLB) | Web: Home |
| Department of Industrial Relations - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement | Physical address: 1515 Clay Street, Room 401 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 285-2118 Web: Home Email: DLSE2@dir.ca.gov |
| Department of Industrial Relations - Division of Workers' Compensation | Phone: (661) 395-2723 Web: Home Email: dwc@dir.ca.gov |
| Department of Insurance | Physical address: 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (800) 967-9331 Web: Home |
| Department of Tax and Fee Administration | Mailing address: P.O. Box 942879 Sacramento, CA 94279 Phone: 1-800-400-7115 Web: Home |
| Employment Development Department | Mailing address: P.O. BOX 826880, MIC 83 Sacramento, CA 94280 Phone: 1-866-333-4606 Web: Home |
| Franchise Tax Board | Phone: 800-852-5711 or 916-845-6500 (outside US) Web: Home |
| Landscape Architects Technical Committee | Phone: (916) 575-7230 Fax: (916) 575-7283 Web: Home Email: latc@dca.ca.gov |
| Office of the Attorney General - Bureau of Gambling Control | Mailing address: Department of Justice Bureau of Gambling Control, 2450 Del Paso Road Sacramento, CA 95834 Phone: (916) 830-1700 Web: Home Email: gamblingcontrol@doj.ca.gov |
| Public Utilities Commission | Physical address: 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: 415-703-2782 Fax: 415-703-2536 Web: Home Email: licensing@cpuc.ca.gov |
| Secretary of State - Business Programs Division | Physical address: 1500 11th Street, 2nd and 3rd Floors (expedite to 3rd floor) Sacramento, CA 95814 Mailing address: See http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/contact.htm , Phone: 916-657-5448 Web: Home Name search Forms |
| State Board of Equalization | Mailing address: State Board of Equalization, P.O. Box 942879 Sacramento, CA 94279 Phone: 1-800-400-7115 Web: Home |
| State Board of Pharmacy | Physical address: 1625 N Market Blvd, N219 Sacramento, CA 95834 Phone: 916-574-7900 Fax: 916-574-8618 Web: Home Name search Forms Email: virginia.herold@dca.ca.gov |
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SOS Office Location
California Secretary of State - Business Programs Division
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814 -
SOS Office Phone Number
The California SOS office phone number is 916-657-5448.
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SOS State Website
To view the California SOS website, please click here.