Methodology
Last reviewed:How we produce and maintain the data on StayOnFile, in brief.
Sources
Every fact on a state page traces back to an official source — the state Secretary of State (or its equivalent), the state Department of Revenue, Comptroller, Franchise Tax Board, or the state’s own statutes. Sources are cited at the bottom of each state page with the date we last retrieved them.
We don’t derive facts from third-party legal blogs or registered-agent marketing pages. If a claim can’t be sourced to an official state page or statute, it doesn’t go on the page.
Review cadence
We aim to re-check every state page against its official sources on a quarterly cadence and to push corrections quickly when a state changes a fee, deadline, or portal URL. Each state page shows its own Last reviewed date at the top and bottom.
How content is drafted
Drafts are produced with LLM assistance, then reviewed by a human editor against the cited official sources before publication. The review checks that every numeric fact, every URL, and every claim of consequence matches the source. See the Editorial Policy for more on how this works.
Reporting an error
If you find a fact on StayOnFile that contradicts what your state’s official source says, email info@stayonfile.com with the page URL, the claim you think is wrong, and the source you’re comparing it against. The official source wins; we’ll update the page and log the correction in the changelog.
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