Bylaws Apostille and Authentication Service
What are bylaws?
According to Rocket Lawyer, bylaws are rules and regulations “adopted by corporations, associations, benefit societies, etcetera, to govern their ongoing activities. Such bylaws must be compatible with the charters of the various organizations and must be in conformity with their aims and goals.” In general, most of our requests for bylaws apostilles come from companies organized in California or Delaware. However, we may be able to retrieve records from other states as well.
How do I get my bylaws apostilled or authenticated?
This process can be confusing, so if you’d like to talk to us live, please give us a call at +1 (415) 655-9455.
1. Email us for a price quote.
Pricing varies depending on what country it’s going to, your location, the turnaround time needed, and the shipping destination. For a quick price quote, send an email to [email protected] with the following information:
- Your name, address, and phone number
- The name, address, phone number, and email address of the recipient (if you’d like us to ship it to a third party)
- The destination country
- The name of the company and the state in which it was incorporated
- A scan of the original bylaws, if you have one
We will respond ASAP with a price quote and payment instructions. If the destination country has signed the Hague Apostille Convention, then we will just need to obtain an apostille from the relevant state governing body. Conversely, if the destination country has not signed the Hague Convention, we will need to obtain an additional legalization from the destination country’s consulate or embassy (and possibly an apostille from the US State Department).
2. We’ll take it from there.
If the corporation was incorporated in California, we will work directly with the California Business Programs Division and the California Secretary of State to retrieve an official, apostilled copy of the bylaws. For corporations incorporated in Delaware, we will retrieve an official, gold-sealed copy of the bylaws from the Delaware Division of Corporations. Was your corporation incorporated in another state? We will follow that state’s procedures for bylaw apostilles.
For non-Hague countries, we can also obtain legalization from the relevant consulate or embassy (and US State Department, if needed). We’ll let you know what’s required when we send you the price quote. We will ship the apostilled bylaws to you or directly to a party in the receiving country via FedEx Priority.
For more information or to place your order, please email [email protected] or call +1 (415) 655-9455.