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On-Line Filing Disclaimer
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Data inserted by the filer onto the "Filing Information" screens will be reviewed for compliance with statutory requirements. If all statutory requirements are met for the entity type in question, the data will then be submitted to create Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Organization, or a Certificate of Limited Partnership. There is no immediate written confirmation of filing. No response will be sent back by fax or email confirming that a document has been "received". A certified copy of filed documents will be sent via email if one is ordered and paid for at the time of filing. Typically, an image of the filed document will be available for viewing on our Web site the day after the filing has been completed. Letters of acknowledgement, certified copies, certificates of status, and/or reject letters will all be sent via email from [email protected] to the name and email address shown in the "Correspondence Name and Email Address" field of the "Filing Information" page. Do not mistakenly delete this email. For instructions regarding the viewing of email attachments, go directly to the Email Viewing and Printing Attachments Procedure. Filers can check our web site by doing a 'search' for the entity to determine whether a document has been filed. Questions regarding rejected documents should be directed to the appropriate filing area: Profit, NonProfit Filings (850)245-6052, and Limited Liability and Limited Partnership Filings (850)245-6051. It is very important to make sure all data entered is correct before submitting the data for filing. Once a document is submitted to the Division of Corporations, it cannot be changed or altered by our office or the remitter. No phone calls can be made to the filing section to ask for changes or to request that a document be flagged to "not file". Pursuant to applicable Florida Statutes, corporations and limited liability companies may submit (with an additional fee, and within 30 business days of filing) Articles of Correction to correct a filed document. Corrections and/or changes to a filed document may also be made by filing an amendment - refer to pertinent Florida Statutes for details. For the purpose of filing documents on-line, the "typed" name of the individual "signing" the document is sufficient under s.15.16, Florida Statutes. Electronic signatures have the same legal effect as original signatures. Typing in someone's name/signature without their permission constitutes forgery. Once a document is received, it is reviewed for statutory compliance. If the document must be rejected, a letter stating the deficiencies will be emailed back to the remitter for correction. To make corrections, the filer will gain access from our web site to the original data submitted by using the "confirmation number" and the "pin number" supplied in the reject letter. The user can then "enter" the correct data and resubmit the document at no additional fee. Documents received in our office before the close of business each working day will receive that day's date as its file date. Documents received after 5:00 p.m. will receive the next working day's date as its file date. Documents will be filed in the order they are received. Documents cannot be "pulled" out of line or filed out of order. Payment options include credit card (Master Card, Visa, Discover, or American Express), or a pre-established Sunbiz E-file Account. Once a credit card is charged with the filing fee, no stop payment can be made. The filed document becomes a permanent record and cannot be "un filed". If you need assistance filing electronically from our web site, call 850-245-6939. "Online web filing" allows you to create your document online and submit it to the Division of Corporations for filing. Your document will generally get filed (or returned for corrections if it does not meet the filing requirements) within 2 to 3 days, once the credit card payment is confirmed. Acknowledgment will be sent via email from [email protected] to the email address you provide at the time of filing. Any information you submit will be made part of the public record. All information will be available on the Division of Corporation's web site for public view. Please verify the information you submit for accuracy. The filing information will be added exactly as you enter it. Once you submit the information, it cannot be changed, removed, or cancelled. In order to properly address your needs please direct your questions to the following sections: For specific Profit / Non Profit Filing, or Limited Liability Company Filing questions, please call the New Filing Section at 850-245-6052. To speak to an examiner press 2. For specific Limited Partnership Filing questions, please call the Registration Section at 850-245-6051. For technical questions concerning the online application process or payment problems, please call the Internet Support Section at 850-245-6939. Please note: Due to the current extreme, heavy workload, processing your online document may take 2-3 days. |