• $10 filing fee
• Payment can be made by cash, check, money order or card (additional fees apply for card)
• Application for Co-Partnership may be made by mail or in person. 
• Have your signature(s) notarized (sign in front of a notary)
  • Notary service is available for no charge at the Eaton County Clerk’s Office, a government-issued identification is required
  • All partners must sign the form, but the signature of only one partner is required to be notarized.
• To complete the form online, click the appropriate form below
• Certificate of Co-Partnership is valid for 5 years.
• Forms can be completed in the office, or to obtain and fill out the form click below:
  Certificate of Co-Partnership
• Consent to Service of Process (PDF) - Required for out of State Residents' Filing

Search Filings

• Search Filings by Date
• Search Filings by Name

Getting Additional Copies

The fee is $2 per copy and it will be a certified copy

• You can submit your renewal up to 90 days in advance of the expiration date. 
• Owners on the renewal filing must match the last previous registration to be accepted. If the certificate has already expired, for filing purposes, it would be treated as a new registration.
• Have your signature(s) notarized (sign in front of a notary)
  • Notary service is available for no charge at the Eaton County Clerk’s Office, a government-issued identification is required

(Our office will send out a renewal notice between 30 and 60 days prior to expiration.)

• $10 filing fee
• Payment can be made by cash, check, money order or card (additional fees apply with card)
• Dissolution for DBA, Assumed Name MUST be signed by all owners listed.
• Dissolution for Co-Partnership only ONE of the partners is needed to dissolve.

Forms can be completed in the office, or to obtain and fill out the form click below:
Notice of Dissolution

If you wish to register a Corporation, LLC or LLP, Limited Partnerships and Non-Profit Organization, you would file at the State level at the Corporations Division. If you have questions call our office, at 517-543-2494.

Veteran's Peddler's License (PDF)

Zoning

There is a Zoning Ordinance in Eaton County. You may need a Conditional Use Permit to do business in your home. 

If you have questions regarding a conditional use permit please contact the Community Development Department by phone at 517-543-3689 or 517-485-3417, ext. 3689.