2024 Year-End Holiday Schedule for DE Division of Corporations

The Delaware Division of Corporations has announced its 2024 year-end Holiday schedule. When planning your upcoming projects, please take note of the following special business hours and state filing office closures in Delaware - turn around for document filing and retrieval will be affected during these times.

NOVEMBER

Monday, November 11 (Veterans Day)
The Division of Corporations will be CLOSED; CLAS will also be closed
-  No Delaware services will be available

Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29 (Thanksgiving Holiday)
The Division of Corporations will be CLOSED; CLAS will also be closed
-  No Delaware services will be available

DECEMBER

• All 30-Minute and 1-Hour requests must be delivered to CLAS by 4:30 p.m. EST
• All 2-Hour requests must be delivered to CLAS by 3:30 p.m. EST
• Division personnel will not be available between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. EST
• 30-Minute, 1-Hour, and 2-Hour requests will not be processed between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. EST and must be delivered to CLAS before to 9:30 a.m. EST in order to be processed prior to the event

Announced 12/23/24! Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)
The Division of Corporations will CLOSED; CLAS will be open

Because this is an unexpected closing with very minimal notice the Division of Corporations will be declaring an Extraordinary Event for Tuesday, December 24, 2024. This means:

• You will be able to submit documents Thursday and Friday this week and request the December 24, 2024 file date. The state’s Extraordinary Event Affidavit will be attached to and made a part of each filing filed under the Extraordinary Event conditions.

• Global Filing Service is also in effect if you need December 24, 2024 as the actual file date. The Division's fee for this service is $2,500 in addition to all other fees. CLAS's cut-off time for this service is 4:30 p.m., December 23, 2024

Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas Day)
The Delaware Division of Corporations will be CLOSED; CLAS will also be closed
-  No Delaware services will be available

JANUARY

Wednesday, January 1 (New Year's Day Observed)
The Division of Corporations will be CLOSED; CLAS will also be closed
- No Delaware services will be available

Please note:

• Delaware business filings may not be filed when the Division is closed unless prior arrangements are made
• A $2,500 special handling fee will be charged in addition to all customary disbursements
• The filing will be processed the next business day
• Prepositioning is mandatory and at least 24-hours advance notice is requested
• Delaware business filings may be filed prior to any state holiday with the holiday as the effective date

We're here to help! Please fee free to contact CLAS for help in planning your projects to avoid potential service delays.
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