Incorporation Records
County Clerks and the Secretary of State were responsible for recording incorporation records in the state until 1962, when the law changed and the state became solely responsible for recording incorporation records. Current incorporation records are recorded by the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code which is in the Department of Commerce. Researchers seeking incorporation records for businesses active after 1974 will need to contact the Division of Corporations. Also see Municipal Incorporation Records.
The incorporation records are kept in record books and also in case files. The incorporation records include:
- articles of incorporation
- notices to pay licensing fees and taxes
- oaths of office for corporate officers
- annual reports, correspondence
- other miscellaneous documents.
Case files are created during the length of a corporation's existence.
Articles of incorporation constitute a contract between the state and corporation, between corporation and stockholders, and between the stockholders and state. The articles of incorporation record the following:
- names of the incorporators and their places of residence
- length of the corporation's existence
- the pursuit of business agreed upon
- amount of stock each shareholder receives
- description of stock classes
- number and kind of corporate officers
- number of directors necessary to transact corporate business.
The Division of Corporations and Utah State Archives has indexes and card files for incorporations recorded by the state. The Archives also has indexes for many of the County Clerks' incorporation records.
Recorded by the State
| Division of Corporations and Commercial Code | |
| Incorporation Case Files, 1871-ongoing | Series 7184 |
| Inactive Corporation Cards, ca. 1871-1988 | Series 16658 |
| Active Corporation Cards, ca. 1871-1988 | Series 16659 |
| Incorporation Case Files Index, 1987 | Series 21944 |
| Incorporation Case Files Index, 1910 | Series 21989 |
| Incorporation Document Cards (alphabetical), ca. 1871-1986 | Series 22075 |
| Incorporation Case Files Index, 1981 | Series 23346 |
| Secretary of State | |
| Incorporation Index Registers, 1880-1919 | Series 378 |
| Private Companies Incorporation Record Books, 1884-1919 | Series 384 |
| Religious Organizations Incorporation Records Book, 1901-1918 | Series 385 |
| Foreign Companies Incorporation Record Books, 1905-1918 | Series 386 |
| Articles of Incorporation Amendment Record Books, 1896-1968 | Series 387 |
| Corporation License Registers, 1907-1920 | Series 406 |
| Incorporation Document Cards (alphabetical), ca. 1871-1974 | Series 6189 |
| Building and Loan Association Incorporation Certificate Record Book, 1890-1892 | Series 6218 |
| Incorporation Document Cards (numerical), 1871-1932 | Series 21946 |
| Incorporation License Tax Notices, 1910-1913 | Series 312 |
| Incorporation Correspondence, 1909-1913 | Series 325 |
| Incorporation Annual Reports, 1962-1966 | Series 376 |
| Incorporation Correspondence, 1960-1971 | Series 380 |
| Incorporation Annual Reports, 1928-1931 | Series 22044 |
Recorded by a County
Beaver | Box Elder | Cache | Carbon | Daggett | Davis | Duchesne | Emery | Garfield | Grand | Iron | Juab | Kane | Millard | Morgan | Piute | Rich | Salt Lake | San Juan | Sanpete | Sevier | Summit | Tooele | Uintah | Utah | Wasatch | Washington | Wayne | Weber| Beaver County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1874-1963 | Index | Series
83770 |
| Beaver County Probate Court | ||
| Record books, 1870-1885 | Series 14893 | |
| Box Elder County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Records Index, 1900-1961 | Series 14945 | |
| Incorporation Case Files of LDS Church Wards, 1886-1901 | Series 14947 | |
| Incorporation Case Files, 1873-1961 | Index | Series 17890 |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1870-1961 | Series 84091 | |
| Cache County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1873-1961 | Series 3692 | |
| Incorporation Index, 1873-1961 | Series 6192 | |
| Carbon County Clerk | ||
| Articles of Incorporation Records Books, 1881-1961 | Series 15310 | |
| Daggett County Clerk- No archives holdings | ||
| Davis County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Oaths of Office, 1880-1983 | Series 11622 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1882-1961 | Series 11801 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Alphabetical Index, 1882-1961 | Series 17568 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Numerical Index, 1882-1961 | Series 17569 | |
| Incorporation Oaths of Office Index, 1935-1963 | Series 17898 | |
| Duchesne County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1906-1961 | Series 3745 | |
| Incorporation Case Files Numerical Index, 1906-1961 | Series 15110 | |
| Emery County Clerk | ||
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1889-1961 | Series 17823 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Alphabetical Index, 1886-1961 | Series 17840 | |
| Incorporation Case Files, 1886-1961 | Series 17852 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books of LDS Church Wards, 1887 | Series 84033 | |
| Garfield County Clerk- No archives holdings | ||
| Grand County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1903-1961 | Series 14932 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1899-1953 | Series 17858 | |
| Iron County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1884-1895 | Series 17574 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1870-1948 | Series 83748 | |
| Juab County Clerk | ||
| Articles of Incorporation Alphabetical Index, 1917-1961 | Series 6180 | |
| Incorporation Assumed Name Index, 1917-1961 | Series 17778 | |
| Incorporation Document Index, 1917-1961 | Series 17779 | |
| Kane County Clerk- No archives holdings | ||
| Millard County Clerk | ||
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1871-1961 | Series 83441 | |
| Morgan County Clerk- No archives holdings | ||
| Piute County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1891-1961 | Index | Series 3761 |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1891-1961 | Series 17421 | |
| Rich County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1870-1961 | Index | Series 3764 |
| Salt Lake County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Alphabetical Indexes, 1869-1961 | Series 3866 | |
| Incorporation Case Files, 1869-1961 | Series 3888 | |
| San Juan County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1886-1961 | Index | Series 17504 |
| Sanpete County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1870-1963 | Index | Series 4952 |
| Articles of Incorporation Alphabetical Index, 1871-1963 | Series 15846 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1871-1963 | Series 17579 | |
| Sevier County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Index, 1873-1961 | Series 17543 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1873-1948 | Series 17544 | |
| Incorporation Case Files, 1873-1961 | Series 84195 | |
| Summit County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1882-1961 | Index | Series 17892 |
| Tooele County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1901-1961 | Series 14878 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books of LDS Church Wards, 1882-1883 | Series 15691 | |
| Uintah County Clerk | ||
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1907-1960 | Series 5012 | |
| Incorporation Case Files, 1891-1961 | Index | Series 5015 |
| Utah County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1872-1961 | Index | Series 5026 |
| Wasatch County Clerk- No archives holdings | ||
| Washington County Clerk | ||
| Articles of Incorporation Record Book, 1896-1908 | Series 3177 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Book of Ecclesiastical Incorporations, 1882-1887 | Series 23602 | |
| Incorporation Case Files, 1891-1961 | Index | Series 17893 |
| Washington County Probate Court | ||
| United Order Incorporation Records, 1874-1878 | Series 3190 | |
| Wayne County Clerk | ||
| Incorporation Case Files, 1953-1961 | Series 17861 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1892-1945 | Series 84076 | |
| Weber County Clerk | ||
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1871-1961 | Series 5079 | |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books for LDS Church Wards, 1882-1884 | Series 5094 | |
| Incorporation Index, 1871-1961 | Series 5098 | |
| Incorporation Case Files of LDS Church Wards, 1882-1903 | Series 5288 | |
| Incorporation Case Files, 1871-1961 | Series 5297 | |
| District Court (First District) | ||
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1888-1890 | Series 17798 | |
| District Court (Third District) | ||
| Incorportion Case Files, 1887-1896 | Index | Series 3845 |
| Articles of Incorporation Record Books, 1887-1896 | Series 19481 | |
Page Last Updated August 26, 2020.