Forms Articles of Incorporation of a Close Corporation Articles of Incorporation of A Close Corporation (ARTS CL) To form a close corporation in California, you must file Articles of Incorporation with the California Secretary of State. · A "close corporation" means a corporation, including a close social purpose corporation, whose Articles of Incorporation include a provision that all of the corporation's issued shares of all classes will be held of record by not more than a specified number of persons, not exceeding 35. Form ARTS-CL has been created for ease in filing, however, you can compose your own document, provided it meets statutory requirements. Once filed, all information contained within this form (including addresses) is a public record and is accessible by the general public. CorpNameStreet Address CorpAddress CorpCity AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific CorpState CorpZip Is the corporation mailing address different than above?YesNoMailing Address CorpMailing CorpMailingCity AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific CorpMailingState CorpMailingZip Service of Process Agent AgentFirstName AgentMiddleName AgentLastName AgentSuffix Service of Process Address AgentAddress AgentCity AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State AgentZip RegCorpAgentNameNumSharesNumShareholdersIncorporatorName Δ