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UCC Filing How-To Guides

Need an SOS Portal account? SOS Portal is the hub for all our new agency online services. You will need an SOS Portal account to access the SOS UCC Portal.

You are now be able to:

  • Submit all UCC initial and amendments online.
  • Check the status and retrieve your filings from our My UCC Filing History page for the past 90 days.

Paper filings are no longer accepted as of Aug. 29, 2025.

Review the UCC How to Guide to learn how to file using the new system.

For details on our modernization program, visit our SOS Modernization page.

SOS Portal UCC User Manual

For a detailed step-by-step guide of all functions in the new SOS Portal UCC system, please visit our UCC User Manual | (PDF).

How to Submit an Initial Filing

How to Submit an Amendment Filing

How to Search and Order Records