Alabama Domestic Business Corporation Certificate of Incorporation - Preparation Worksheet
ALABAMA DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION - PREPARATION WORKSHEET
Use the official filing: Complete the Secretary of State's Domestic Business Corporation Certificate of Incorporation or its online filing. This worksheet gathers information for that filing and is not itself a certificate. The linked paper form is dated 10/2022; compare any optional governance or liability provision against current Ala. Code § 10A-2A-2.02 before filing.
Name and share plan
Proposed corporate name, including a designation required by § 10A-1-5.04: [________________________________]
Secretary of State name-reservation certificate and date: [________________________________]
Total authorized shares of stock: [____________]
Class or series details, if more than one is proposed: [________________________________]
Optional par value or other share terms for legal review: [________________________________]
Corporation, agent, and incorporators
Principal office street address: [________________________________]
Principal office mailing address, if different: [________________________________]
Initial registered agent: [________________________________]
Alabama registered-office street address and county: [________________________________]
Registered-office mailing address, if different: [________________________________]
Incorporator name and address: [________________________________]
Additional incorporator(s), if any: [________________________________]
Business purpose for the official form: [________________________________]
Any nonstandard duration or other proposed provision for legal review: [________________________________]
Transfer and filing check
☐ I checked the current Secretary of State instructions and transferred the information to the current official form or online filing.
☐ I attached the name-reservation certificate required by the paper form, if filing on paper.
☐ The proper incorporator signed the certificate and stated the signer's name and capacity.
☐ I retained the filed certificate and the Secretary of State's acknowledgment.
Prepared by: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Official references
About this template
- Last updated
- October 30, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 30, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- Ala. Code § 10A-2A-2.02
- Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.04
- Ala. Code § 10A-2A-1.20
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 30, 2026.
Ala. Code § 10A-2A-2.02(a)(3) (checked October 30, 2026): "the street and mailing addresses of the corporation’s initial registered office, the county within this state in which the street and mailing address is located"
Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.04(a) (checked October 30, 2026): "The name of a corporation or foreign corporation must contain: (1) the word “corporation” or “incorporated”; or (2) an abbreviation of one of those words."
Ala. Code § 10A-2A-1.20(a)(1) (checked October 30, 2026): "the certificate of incorporation, and any other instrument to be filed before the election of the initial board of directors"
Alabama Secretary of State, Domestic Business Corporation Certificate of Incorporation (checked October 30, 2026): "In order to form a Business Corporation under Sections 10A-1-3.05 and 10A-2A-2.02 of the Code of Alabama 1975, this Certificate of Incorporation and the appropriate filing fee must be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State."
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