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Texas Business Organizations Code Forms

The secretary of state has promulgated certain Texas Business Organizations Code forms designed to meet statutory requirements and facilitate filings with the office; use of the forms is permissive. Access to the business entity and UCC databases is available via the Internet through the SOSDirect System. For information on SOSDirect or to subscribe for the service, call (512) 475-2755.

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Formation of Business Entities and Nonprofit Corporations Under the Texas Business Organizations Code:

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Form Number
Description
*201
 Certificate of Formation for a For-Profit Corporation. Form to be used to incorporate a for-profit corporation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 6) (Word 139kb, Acrobat 100kb)
*202
 Certificate of Formation for a Nonprofit Corporation. Form to be used to incorporate a nonprofit corporation. Rev. 10-07 (# of pages - 7) (Word 148kb, Acrobat 114kb)
*203
 Certificate of Formation for a Professional Corporation. Form to be used to form a professional corporation. Rev. 09-07 (# of pages - 7) (Word 140kb, Acrobat 112kb)
*204
 Certificate of Formation for a Professional Association. Form to be used to form a professional association. Rev. 09-07 (# of pages - 7) (Word 150kb, Acrobat 102kb)
*205
 Certificate of Formation for a Limited Liability Company. Form to be used to form a limited liability company. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 6) (Word 145kb, Acrobat 180kb)
*206
 Certificate of Formation for a Professional Limited Liability Company. Form to be used to form a professional limited liability company. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 7) (Word 157kb, Acrobat 155kb)
*207
 Certificate of Formation for a Limited Partnership- Form to be completed to form a limited partnership. Rev. 10-07 (# of pages - 6) (Word 153kb, Acrobat 123kb)
208
 Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Summary - Summary of the Texas Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 1) (Word 31kb, Acrobat 21kb)


Registering Out Of State Entities To Transact Business In Texas Under the Business Organizations Code:

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Form Number
Description
*301
 For-Profit Corporation Application for Registration - Application by a foreign for-profit corporation to transact business in Texas. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 7) (Word 141kb, Acrobat 100kb)
*302
 Nonprofit Corporation Application for Registration - Application by a foreign nonprofit corporation to transact business in Texas. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 8) (Word 182kb, Acrobat 128kb)
303
 Professional Corporation Application for Registration - Application by a foreign professional corporation to transact business in Texas. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 8) (Word 142kb, Acrobat 95kb)
*304
 Limited Liability Company Application for Registration - Application by a foreign limited liability company to transact business in Texas. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 7) (Word 161kb , Acrobat 164kb)
*305
 Professional Limited Liability Company Application for Registration - Application by a foreign professional limited liability company to transact business in Texas. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 8) (Word 164, Acrobat 174kb)
*306
 Limited Partnership Application for Registration - Application by a foreign limited partnership to transact business in Texas. Rev. 10-07 (# of pages - 7) (Word 171kb, Acrobat 124kb)
*307
 Limited Liability Partnership Application for Registration - Application by a foreign limited liability partnership or limited liability limited partnership to transact business in Texas. Rev. 11-07 (# of pages - 6) (Word 112kb, Acrobat 71kb)
308
 Renewal of Limited Liability Partnership Application for Registration - Form for renewing the application of a limited liability partnership or a limited liability limited partnership to transact business in Texas. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 96kb, Acrobat 72kb)
*309
 Out-of-State Financial Institution Application for Registration - Application by an out-of-state financial institution to transact business in Texas. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 6) (Word 130kb, Acrobat 352kb)
311
 Professional Association Application for Registration - Application by a foreign professional association to transact business in Texas.Rev. 12-07 (# of pages - 8) (Word 154kb, Acrobat 142kb)
312
 BusinessTrust/Real Estate Investment Trust or other Foreign Entity Application for Registration - Application by business trust, real estate investment trust or other foreign entity with limited liability to transact business in Texas. Rev. 12-07 (# of pages - 8) (Word 175kb, Acrobat 120kb)


Amending or Correcting a Filing Including Changing the Registered Agent or Registered Office or Resigning as Registered Agent:

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Form Number
Description
*401
 Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office - Form for changing the registered agent and/or registered office of any type entity. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 89kb, Acrobat 53kb)
402
 Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent - Form for use by the registered agent of an entity to resign the position. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 2) (Word 62kb, Acrobat 40kb)
403
 Articles/Certificate of Correction - Form for correcting a previous filing by any type entity. Rev. 01-08 (# of pages - 5) (Word 125kb, Acrobat 74kb)
406
 Amendment to Registration - Form for amending the registration of a foreign filing entity. Rev. 02-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 86kb, Acrobat 62kb)
407
 Amendment to Registration - Foreign Limited Liability Partnership - Form for amending the registration of an out of state limited liability partnership. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 100kb, Acrobat 60kb)
408
 Statement of Change of Address by a Registered Agent - Form for a registered agent to change the address at which the registered office will be maintained. Rev. 01-07 (# of pages - 7) (Word 160kb, Acrobat 148kb)
411
 Amended Registration - Out of State Financial Institution - Form for amending the registration of an out of state financial institution. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 84kb, Acrobat 64kb)
414
 Restated Certificate of Formation with New Amendments - Form for filing a restated certificate of formation that is to take the place of the previous certificate of formation and that makes additional amendments to text. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 8) (Word 123kb, Acrobat 113kb)
415
 Restated Certificate of Formation without Further Amendments - Form for filing a restated certificate of formation that is to take the place of the previous certificate of formation as previously amended. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 6) (Word 87kb, Acrobat 70kb)
422
 Amendment to Registration To Disclose a Change Resulting from a Conversion or Merger - Form used to amend the registration of a foreign filing entity to effect a transfer of the registration to a successor entity after a merger or conversion. Rev. 03-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 85kb, Acrobat 54kb)
*424
 Certificate of Amendment - Form for amending the certificate of formation of a domestic entity. (Online filings limited to name changes for for-profit and professional corporation.) Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 8) (Word 126kb, Acrobat 100kb)
425
 Restriction on the Transfer of Shares - Form for filing a statement regarding a bylaw or agreement that restricts the transfer of shares or other securities by a for-profit corporation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 58kb, Acrobat 46kb)
426
 Resolution Relating to a Series of Shares - Form for filing a statement relating to an action with respect to a series of shares by a for-profit corporation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 73kb, Acrobat 50kb)
427
 Certificate of Abandonment - Form for abandoning a filed instrument that has not taken effect. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 3) (Word 68kb, Acrobat 38kb)


Reserving or Registering a Name Under the Texas Business Organizations Code; Filing or Abandoning an Assumed Name:

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Form Number
Description
*501
 Name Reservation - Form for reserving a name for later use. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 106kb , Acrobat 179kb)
*502

Name Registration - Form for registering the name of an out of state entity that is not qualified to transact business in the state. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 81kb, Acrobat 59kb)
*503

Assumed Name - Form for filing an assumed name of an entity. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 98kb, Acrobat 206kb)
504
 Statement of Abandonment of an Assumed Name - Form for abandoning an assumed name certificate before the expiration of its term of registration. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 79kb, Acrobat 53kb)
505
 Renewal of Registration of an Entity Name - Forms for renewal of registration of entity names. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 82kb, Acrobat 58kb)
506
 Notice of Transfer of Reservation of an Entity Name - Form for transferring an effective name reservation from the current applicant to another person. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 3) (Word 74kb, Acrobat 49kb)
507
 Notice of Withdrawal of Reservation of an Entity Name - Form for withdrawing a reserved name before the expiration of the reservation period. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 2) (Word 43kb , Acrobat 31kb)
508
 Notice of Withdrawal of Registration of an Entity Name - Form for withdrawing a current name registration before the expiration of the term of registration. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 2) (Word 58kb, Acrobat 31kb)


Terminating a Domestic Entity or Withdrawing an Out of State Entity:

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Form Number
Description
*608
 Certificate of Withdrawal - Form for surrendering the registration of a foreign filing entity, other than a foreign limited liability partnership, and withdrawing from the state. Rev. 06-01 (# of pages - 5) (Word 62kb, Acrobat 69kb)
*609
 Withdrawal of Foreign Limited Liability Partnership Registration - Form for withdrawing the registration of an out of state limited liability partnership. Rev. 12-07 (# of pages - 4) (Word 84kb, Acrobat 53kb)
612
 Termination of Registration - Form for terminating the registration of a foreign entity that has ceased to exist in its juridiction of formation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 74kb, Acrobat 45kb)
621
 Certificate of Merger—Domestic Entity Divisional Merger - Form used to effect a merger that divides a Texas entity into two or more new Texas entities or other organizations. Rev. 09-07 (# of pages - 7) (Word 137kb, Acrobat 85kb)
622
 Certificate of Merger - Form used to effect a merger that combines one or more Texas entities with one or more organizations. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 8) (Word 182kb, Acrobat 111kb)
623
 Certificate of Merger - Parent-Subsidiary - Form used to effect a merger of a parent organization with a subsidiary organization when the parent is to survive the merger. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 7) (Word 186kb, Acrobat 96kb)
624
 Certificate of Merger for Nonprofit Corporation - Form used to effect a merger when each party to the merger is a nonprofit corporation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 8) (Word 167kb, Acrobat 108kb)
631
 Certificate of Conversion of a Corporation Converting to a General Partnership -Form for converting a Texas for-profit or professional corporation to a domestic or foreign general partnership. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 100kb, Acrobat 69kb)
632
 Certificate of Conversion of a Corporation Converting to a Limited Liability Company - Form for converting a corporation to a limited liability company. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 118kb, Acrobat 77kb)
633
 Certificate of Conversion of a Corporation Converting to a Limited Partnership - Form for converting a corporation to a limited partnership. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 109kb, Acrobat 83kb)
634
 Certificate of Conversion of a Corporation Converting to a Real Estate Investment Trust - Form for converting a Texas for-profit or professional corporation to a domestic or foreign real estate investment trust. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 98kb, Acrobat 62kb)
635
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Liability Company Converting to a General Partnership - Form for converting a Texas limited liability company to a domestic or foreign general partnership. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 98kb, Acrobat 60kb)
636
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Liability Company Converting to a Corporation - Form for converting a limited liability company to a corporation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 108kb, Acrobat 79kb)
637
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Liability Company Converting to a Limited Partnership - Form for converting a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 107kb, Acrobat 73kb)
638
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Liability Company Converting to a Real Estate Investment Trust - Form for converting a Texas limited liability company to a domestic or foreign real estate investment trust. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 98kb, Acrobat 61kb)
641
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Partnership Converting to a General Partnership - Form for converting a Texas limited partnership to a domestic or foreign general partnership. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 58kb, Acrobat 59kb)
642
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Partnership Converting to a Limited Liability Company - Form for converting a limited partnership to a limited liability company. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 100kb, Acrobat 66kb)
643
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Partnership Converting to a Corporation - Form for converting a limited partnership to a corporation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 5) (Word 67kb, Acrobat 72kb)
644
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Partnership Converting to a Real Estate Investment Trust -Form for converting a Texas limited partnership to a domestic or foreign real estate investment trust. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 58kb, Acrobat 59kb)
*651

Certificate of Termination of a Domestic Entity - Form for terminating the existance of a domestic filing entity, other than a nonprofit corporation or cooperative association. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 6) (Word 144kb, Acrobat 154kb)
*652
 Certificate of Termination - Nonprofit Corporation or Cooperative Association - Form for terminating the existence of a nonprofit corporation or cooperative association. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 6) (Word 133kb, Acrobat 121kb)


Domestic Limited Liability Partnerships, Appointment of an Agent by Financial Institutions and Unincorporated Associations:

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Form Number
Description
*701
 Limited Liability Partnership Application - Form for registration of a domestic partnership as a limited liability partnership or limited liability limited partnership. Rev. 11-07 (# of pages - 5) (Word 97kb, Acrobat 60kb)
703

Limited Liability Partnership Renewal - Form for renewing the registration of a domestic limited liability partnership. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 50kb, Acrobat 43kb)
704
 Notice of Withdrawal of Registration of a Texas Limited Liability Partnership - Form for withdrawing the registration of a Texas limited liability partnership before the expiration of its term of registration. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 57kb, Acrobat 43kb)
706

Statement Appointing an Agent - Form for a Texas financial institution, an unincorporated association, or a defense base development authority to appoint an agent for service of process. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 80kb, Acrobat 51kb)
707
 Amendment of Statement Appointing an Agent - Form for amending the statement appointing an agent. Rev. 07-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 79kb, Acrobat 77kb)
708
 Statement of Resignation of Appointed Agent - Form which may be used to resign as the agent for service of process of a Texas financial institution, an unincorporated association, or a defense base development authority. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 2) (Word 44kb, Acrobat 40kb)
709
 Cancellation of Statement Appointing an Agent - Form for canceling the statement appointing an agent of a Texas financial institution, an unincorporated association, or a defense base development authority. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 3) (Word 68kb, Acrobat 41kb)
722

Amendment to Registration of a Limited Liability Partnership - Form for amending a domestic partnership's registration. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 59kb, Acrobat 58kb)


Reinstatement; Reports; Fee Schedule; Other Filing Aids:

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Form Number
Description
*802
 Periodic Report of a Nonprofit Corporation - Form to be used by a corporation in making the report required by law. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 126kb, Acrobat 153kb)
*803
 Annual Statement of a Professional Association - Form to be used by a professional association in making the report required by law. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 164kb, Acrobat 116kb)
*804
 Periodic Report of a Limited Partnership - Form to be used by a limited partnership in making the report required by law. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 110kb, Acrobat 89kb)
805
 Statement of Event or Fact - Form for filing the statement required to effect a filing instrument when the effectiveness of the instrument was delayed on the occurrence of a future event or fact. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 56kb, Acrobat 37kb)
806
 Fee Schedule - Listing of all fees for filing documents with the Corporations Section. Rev. 04-07 (# of pages - 3) (Word 159kb , Acrobat 44kb )
807
 Payment Form - Form for use in transmitting credit card, LegalEase, or client account payment information when filing documents by facsimile. Rev. 09-06 (# of pages - 1) (Word 154kb, Acrobat 59kb)
808

Early Adoption Statement - Domestic Entity - Form for early adoption of the Business Organizations Code by a domestic entity. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 3) (Word 65kb, Acrobat 58kb)
809
 Early Adoption Statement - Foreign Entity - Form for early adoption of the Business Organizations Code by a registered foreign entity. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 2) (Word 69kb, Acrobat 46kb)
*811
 Reinstatement - Form to be used in applying for reinstatement of the certificate of formation or registration of an entity which has had its certificate of formation or registration revoked or forfeited. (Online filings limited to tax forfeiture reinstatements.) Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 6) (Word 108kb , Acrobat 84kb)
812
 Statement of Operation as a Close Corporation - Form for filing statement that corporation is a close corporation that is operating pursuant to a shareholders' agreement. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 2) (Word 49kb, Acrobat 31kb)
813
 Statement Terminating Close Corporation Status - Form for filing statement that terminates the close corporation status of a Texas for-profit or professional corporation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 3) (Word 51kb , Acrobat 38kb)


Trademark Forms and Forms to be Used by a Foreign Corporate Fiduciary to Appoint the Secretary of State as the Agent For Service of Process:

Form Number
Description
901
 Trademark Application - Application for registration of a trademark or service mark. Rev. 09-05 (# of pages - 9) (Word 86kb, Acrobat 45kb)
902
 Trademark Renewal - Application for renewal of registration. Rev. 10-01 (# of pages - 2) (Word 47kb, Acrobat 40kb)
903
 Trademark Assignment - Form to record the assignment of a trademark or service mark. Rev. 06-96 (# of pages - 2) (Word 47kb, Acrobat 19kb)
904
 Transfer of Trademark Ownership/Change of Registrant's Name - Form to be used when ownership of a registered trademark or service mark is transferred, or when a registrant's name is changed during the period of registration. Rev. 08-99 (# of pages - 2) (Word 49kb, Acrobat 27kb)
908
 Foreign Corporate Fiduciary Probate Code Filing - Form to be used by a foreign corporate fiduciary to comply with Section 105A of the Texas Probate Code to appoint the secretary of state as its agent for service of process and file a certificate of designation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 86kb, Acrobat 84kb)