How to Download Articles of Incorporation from the New Hampshire Secretary of State Website

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Navigate to [https://quickstart.sos.nh.gov/online/BusinessInquire](https://quickstart.sos.nh.gov/online/BusinessInquire)

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Select "Contains" as your search option

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Insert your organization's legal entity name into the "Business Name" field

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Fill out the captcha verfication

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Click "Search"

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Click on your organization's name

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Scroll to the bottom and click "Filing History"

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Click "Business Formation" to download your Articles of Incorporation

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NOTE: if your organization's current name is different than the one listed on your Articles of Incorporation (e.g., Business Formation) you'll also need to order any Articles of Amendment or DBA/Trade Name documentation showing the connection between your original and your current entity name

To download documentation related to a Trade Name:

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Return to your "Business Information" page by clicking "Back"

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Click on your trade name in the "Trade Name Information" section

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Click "Filing History"

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Click "Trade Name Registration"

If you are unable to order the necessary documents using this method:

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You'll need to email your Secretary of State requesting these documents directly. To do so, send an email like this to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]): "To whom it may concern, My name is {{insert name}}, and I am the {{insert job title}} for {{insert organization's legal entity name}} ({{insert business entity ID}}). I am reaching out because our organization is enrolling in Apple's developer program to publish an app, and they have requested that we provide them our Articles of Incorporation and any subsequent Articles of Amendment/DBA documentation. Could you please send me electronic and/or physical copies of these documents so that we may move forward with our enrollment in Apple's developer program? Let me know if you require anything else in order to send me these documents. Thank you, {{insert name}}"