Since reserving a corporate name in the State of Maine is for future use only, the Division of Corporations permits the filing of name reservations that contain the word or words "savings", "savings bank", "bank", "banker", "banking", "trust", "trust company", "trust and banking company", "credit union", the plural of any of these words or words or any derivatives of these terms.
The Maine Secretary of State will only accept for filing the UCC forms that were most recently adopted by the International Association of Commercial Administrators. These forms are provided below in Acrobat (.PDF) format. If you wish to complete the forms on-screen, you need to download a version of the Adobe Reader by visiting the Adobe website. To use one of these fillable forms, simply complete on-screen, print and mail to our office together with the proper filing fee.
The portal administrator for Maine.gov, the Information Resource of Maine (InforME), provides database downloads on behalf of the Department of the Secretary of State. For further information on obtaining bulk data/images, please email InforME at info@informe.org or call 207-621-2600.
We are open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Customer service telephone hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Division of Corporations files nonprofit and business corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and marks. There is no provision under Maine law for filing trade names of sole proprietorships or general partnerships at the state level.
Welcome to the Secretary of State's Small Business Resources page. As you take important first steps on the road to entrepreneurship, there is a vast network of services available to you here in Maine. The Office of the Secretary of State wants you to know how to take advantage of these services, all of which are aimed at helping you work smarter, not just harder.
The quickest and easiest way to do a UCC search is to visit our UCC Interactive Search services page. This service also allows you to do an “unofficial” debtor name search to find name variations of active or lapsed UCC filings, within 1 year past lapsed date free of charge.
The processing time for Notary Applications is 15 - 20 business days.
Frequently Asked Maine Notary Public Questions (PDF) - Printable
How do I find a Notary Public or Dedimus Justice in Maine?
Please visit the Notary Public & Dedimus Justice Search for a list of Maine notaries public. You may search by town/city, county or name of the notary public or dedimus justice.
We are temporarily changing our telephone customer service hours to 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for our division. The processing time for New and Renewing Notary Applications is 15-20 business days.
In observance of Labor Day, the Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions will be closed Monday, September 1, 2025.
