Nevada Secretary of State System Is Back Up

According to the Nevada Secretary of State's office, repairs have been completed on their server as of this morning and their computer operations are now 100% restored. The UCC division is also 100% operational.

All expedite orders will be processed first and routine submissions second, in the order received. All documents will receive the submission date as the file date unless rejected.

All expedite fees will apply.

This post is an update to our original post on Tuesday, January 15, 2013.

Nevada Secretary of State System Delays - Update

The servers for the Nevada Secretary of State are still down. They are still not expected to be back up until Thursday, January 17th, at the earliest. We will notify you as soon as we hear more.

If you have any questions, please call your service representative at 1.800.952.5696 or contact Christy McCullough at Christy@clasinfo.com.

This post is an update to our original post on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, which discusses expedited filings and fees.

Nevada Secretary of State System Delays

The servers for the Nevada Secretary of State are currently down. They do not expect the system to be available again until Thursday, January 17th, at the earliest.

When the system is back online all 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedites will be processed first. Then once all expedites are processed they will start working on routine submissions.

Please note: ALL expedite fees WILL be charged as normal. If you place an expedited order, no matter how long it actually takes to process it, you will be charged the expedite fees.

If you have any questions, please let us know. You can call your service representative at 1.800.952.5696, or contact Christy McCullough at Christy@clasinfo.com.

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CLAS Closed for Martin Luther King Day

CLAS will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2013, in recognition of Martin Luther King Day.

We'll return on Tuesday, January 22.

Please contact your CLAS service representative at 800.952.5696 or email Christy McCullough at Christy@clasinfo.com if you have any questions.

We also sent a direct email bulletin concerning this topic on Tuesday, January 15. If you'd like to be added to our bulletin email list, please let us know at Teresa@clasinfo.com. Thank you!

Update to L.A. County Fictitious Business Name Filing Times*

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk has announced that as of February 18, 2013, Fictitious Business Name statements presented for filing at the District Offices will be processed using the same procedure that took effect elsewhere April 4, 2011.

This means that effective February 18, 2013, it will no longer be possible to process same day FBN filings in L.A. County. You can expect these statements to take up to seven business days to be processed.

We will continue to keep you updated regarding any further changes. If you have questions or need assistance filing an L.A. County FBN, please contact us at Christy@clasinfo.com or call us at 1.800.952.5696.

*This post is an update to our original post, Long Wait for L.A. County FBNs, on August 8, 2012.

January 2013 State Holiday Closing Schedules

Please note, states sometimes make last-minute changes to their holiday closing schedules. We will update this list as we become aware of any changes.


Date	State	Holiday
Tuesday, January 1	All	New Year's Day
Friday, January 18	Virginia	Lee-Jackson Day
Monday, January 21	All	Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday* *In Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi, also Robert E. Lee's Birthday; in Idaho, also Idaho Human Rights Day; in Wyoming, also Wyoming Equality Day.

Four Great Reasons to Use a California Service Company

You have the option to work with a service company in California or to deal directly with the state. So why choose a service company?

1. Improved Priority: The California Secretary of State's office works first on requests that are received over the counter. This means that if you mail in your requests, it's going to take longer for the state to get them. Worse, if your request is rejected the state has to take even more time to mail it back to you . A service company can submit your request over the counter and get you nearer to the front of the line.

2. Greater Frequency: A good service company goes to the Secretary of State's office multiple times per day to get your requests as soon as they're completed.

3. Error Checking: A good service company will also review your requests for errors before submitting them, decreasing the risk of rejected filings and saving you the additional filing fees required for resubmittal.

4. Request Tracking: If you mail a request to the state and it gets lost in the process, you don't have a way to track it. A service company can provide you with a tracking system and can act as your advocate if anything goes astray. Even when nothing goes wrong, a service company should be able to provide you with a system for keeping track of your request history.

If you'd like to find out more about the services CLAS offers, please contact us or call us at 800.952.5696. You can also ask questions in the comment section below.

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