The Secretary of State's Office has become aware that an entity, "Compliance Services," has mailed solicitations titled "Annual Minutes Requirement Statement" to business entities in North Carolina . These solicitations offer to process corporate meeting minutes on behalf of the corporation for a fee of $125.00. Despite the implications contained in the solicitations, North Carolina business entities are not required by law to file corporate minutes with the North Carolina Secretary of State's Office. This document is not affiliated with our office or any other governmental Set agency.

• Click here to view an example (PDF) of a North Carolina Compliance Service solicitation.
• Click here to view the Complaint filed on by the NC Secretary of State’s Office and Attorney General’s Office
• Click here to view the Temporary Restraining Order
• Click here to view the Consent Order-Hearing Continued
• Click here to view the Compliance Services PI Order
• Signed Judgment in Compliance Services Case