Mailing Address and Agency Location
- California Secretary of State
- [Include division or program name]
- 1500 11th Street
- Sacramento, CA 95814
Public Contact Information
General Information: (916) 653-6814
Office hours are Monday through Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding state holidays.
- Business Programs
- Business Entities
- Notary Public
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Authentications: Apostille
- Special Filings
- Trademarks & Service Marks
- Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund
- Elections Division
- Administration Office
- California State Archives
- Management Services Division
- Political Reform Division
- Registries
- Safe at Home, confidential address program
- Domestic Partners Registry
- Advance Health Care Directive Registry
Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinator
If you have difficulty accessing any material on this site because of a disability, please contact the ADA Coordinator or write to us at 1500 11th Street, Suite 475, Sacramento, CA 95814, ATTN: ADA Coordinator or email: ADA Coordinator.
Webmaster
For answers to technical questions related to this website, please email the Webmaster. (webmaster@sos.ca.gov)
Public Records Requests
Visit our Public Records Act Requests webpage to submit a request.
Business Programs
Business Entities
Forms, samples and fees, name availability information, information requests (certificates, copies and status reports)
Mailing Addresses
- Multiple
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Phone Number
- (916) 657–5448
- Business Entities Office Hours/Location
- Email Name Reservations
- Email Business Entities Records
- Email Statement of Information
- Email Corporations
- Email Limited Liability Companies
- Email Partnerships (Limited Partnerships, General Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships)
- Email Other Business Filings
- Business Entities Homepage
Notary Public
Notary public commissions, education, handbook, disciplinary guidelines, seal manufacturers
Mailing Address
- Notary Public Section
- P.O. Box 942877
Sacramento, CA 94277–0001
Phone Number
- (916) 653-3595
Uniform Commercial Code
Forms and fees, information requests, liens, bulk orders
Mailing Address
- Uniform Commercial Code
- P.O. Box 942835
Sacramento, CA 94235–0001
Phone Number
- (916) 653–3516
Apostille
Authentication of public official signatures on documents to be used outside the United States
Mailing Address
- Notary Public Section
- P.O. Box 942877
Sacramento, CA 94277–0001
Phone Number
- (916) 653–3595
Special Filings
Immigration consultant and various other bonds, joint powers, successor-in-interest, statement of facts - roster of public agencies, athlete agents
Mailing Address
- Special Filings
- P.O. Box 942870
Sacramento, CA 94277-2870
Phone Number
- (916) 653–3984
Trademarks & Service Marks
Registration of trademarks and service marks, container brands, laundry marks and the names of farms, ranches, estates or villas
Mailing Address
- Trademarks and Service Marks
- P.O. Box 942870
Sacramento, CA 94277-2870
Phone Number
- (916) 653–3984
Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund
Restitution to victims of corporate fraud
Mailing Address
- Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund
- P.O. Box 15659
Sacramento, CA 95852
Phone Number
- (916) 651–9070
Elections Division
Voter registration, ballot measure updates, county elections officials, election results, voter registration statistics, election calendars, candidate information, voter information guides, voting systems
Mailing Address
- Elections Division
- 1500 11th Street, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone Numbers
- Number: (916) 657-2166
- TTY/TDD: 711 -English
- Voter Hotline: (800) 345-VOTE (8683) (800) 232-VOTA (8682) - español / Spanish
- (800) 339-2857 - 中文 / Chinese
- (888) 345-2692 - हिन्दी / Hindi
- (800) 339-2865 - 日本語 / Japanese
- (888) 345-4917 - ខ្មែរ / Khmer
- (866) 575-1558 - 한국어 / Korean
- (800) 339-2957 - Tagalog
- (855) 345-3933 - ภาษาไทย / Thai
- (800) 339-8163 - Việt ngữ / Vietnamese
- 711 - TTY/TDD
- Elections Division Fax: (916) 653-3214
Administration Office
Legislative and constituent services, media inquiries
Phone Numbers
- Number: (916) 653-7244
- Legislative Affairs Office: (916) 653-6774 or legislative-affairs@sos.ca.gov
- Communications Office - Media Only: (916) 653-6575
- Administration Office Fax: (916) 653-4795
California State Archives (a division of the California Secretary of State)
State historical records and materials
Mailing Addresses
- California State Archives
- 1020 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone Number
- General Information: (916) 653-7715
- Reference Desk: (916) 653-2246
Management Services Division
Fiscal services, human resources/personnel office
Phone Numbers
- Number: (916) 653-9314
- Fiscal Services: (916) 653-9165
- Human Resources/Personnel Office: (916) 653-6974
Political Reform Division
Campaign financing, lobbyist activities, electronic filing for candidates, committees and donors
Phone Numbers
- (916) 653-6224
Registries
Domestic Partners Registry
Register a domestic partnership, terminate a registry, change your address
Mailing Address
- Domestic Partners Registry
- P.O. Box 942877
Sacramento, CA 94277–0001
Phone Number
- (916) 653-3984
Advance Health Care Directive Registry
Register an Advance Health Care Directive
Mailing Address
- Advance Health Care Directive Registry
- P.O. Box 942877
Sacramento, CA 94277–0001
Phone Number
- (916) 653–3984
Safe at Home Program
California's Address Confidentiality Program
Mailing Address
- Safe at Home
- P.O. Box 846
Sacramento, CA 95812
Phone Number
- Phone: (877) 322-5227
