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New Location: The Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions has relocated to the Ballard Center (formerly the Maine General Medical Center) at 6 E Chestnut Street, 5th Floor, Augusta, Maine 04330. For any questions, call 207-624-7752.

We are open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Customer service telephone hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  

Important Information Regarding State Government Closure

In observance of Memorial Day, the Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025.

New: Watch Out for Misleading Corporation and Nonprofit Solicitations
December 13, 2024

Processing Time: Corporate filings processing time is 15-20 business days. To determine if your filing has been processed, please go to Corporate Search to do a corporate name lookup. When you are on the Information Summary page, you can see additional filing information by scrolling to the bottom of the page and selecting "view list of filings."

I am here to: 

Form a Business Make a Change to an Existing Business File a Mark 

Find a Business Form Find Business Resources File an Annual Report

Search Existing Businesses Obtain Good Standing/Legal Existence 

Obtain Copies of Existing Filings Become a Commercial Registered Agent

 

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