Updated September 7, 2026. Quick answer: In California, this document is called a Certificate of Status, issued by the Secretary of State. $5.00, per the California Secretary of State’s official Business Entities Fee Schedule: ‘Issuing a Certificate of Status (certifying to the current status of the entity) … $5.00.’
What it’s called and who issues it
California calls this document a Certificate of Status, issued by the Secretary of State.
The fee
| Standard fee | $5.00 |
| Full fee detail | $5.00, per the California Secretary of State’s official Business Entities Fee Schedule: ‘Issuing a Certificate of Status (certifying to the current status of the entity) … $5.00.’ |
| Expedited/rush fee | A $10.00 special-handling surcharge applies for in-person/hand-delivered certificate requests, per the same fee schedule. |
| Fee confirmed | $5.00 as read directly from the state’s own site or fee schedule this session. |
How fast you can get it
Orderable online, by mail, or by fax through the bizfile California portal for $5; in-person drop-off adds the $10 special-handling fee for priority processing.
What makes this state different
At $5, California’s fee is among the very cheapest in the country despite having by far the largest LLC registry.
| Fee/process source | Secretary of State |
| Agency business-filings site | California Secretary of State business filings |
| Confidence | High |
Every fee on this page was read directly from the state’s own Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) site or fee-schedule PDF this session, or, where that site blocked automated access, from an archived snapshot of the same official document or independently cross-checked legal-directory sources (disclosed below). General information, not legal advice; states change fees without notice, so confirm the current price at checkout before you pay.