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 "id": "US-AL-NR",
 "title": "Alabama Name Reservation Request (Domestic Entities)",
 "jurisdiction": "US-AL",
 "state": "Alabama",
 "category": "name-reservations",
 "category_label": "Business name reservations",
 "document_type": "official_government_form",
 "official_status": "Official form issued by Alabama Secretary of State. ALL AI FORMS is an independent fill-in service, not the issuer.",
 "issuing_agency": "Alabama Secretary of State",
 "official_source_url": "https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/domesticEntityNameReservation.pdf",
 "legal_basis": null,
 "summary": "This reserves a domestic Alabama entity name before formation.",
 "price": {
  "amount": 4.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "billing": "one-time"
 },
 "government_fee_note": "The Alabama Secretary of State filing fee ($25) is not included. You pay it yourself, directly to the State, when you file. We never collect or pay it.",
 "pay_url": "https://buy.stripe.com/fZu7sEbME31ebIrbFu0VQ04",
 "page_url": "https://allaiforms.com/forms/alabama-name-reservation-request-domestic-entities/",
 "json_url": "https://allaiforms.com/api/forms/US-AL-NR.json",
 "free_alternative": true,
 "last_verified": "2026-11-11",
 "listing_updated": "2026-11-13",
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How do I get the Alabama Name Reservation Request (Domestic Entities)?",
   "a": "The blank Name Reservation Request Form for Domestic Entities is free from the Alabama Secretary of State, and you can fill it in and file it yourself directly with the State (by mail or online) without paying us. Or fill it in online here: pay $4.99 one-time with Stripe, answer the guided questions, and download your filled-in PDF."
  },
  {
   "q": "Where do I file it?",
   "a": "Mail the signed form yourself to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Services, P.O. Box 5616, Montgomery, AL 36103, with the $25 fee payable to the Alabama Secretary of State by check or money order. Only the form pages are filed; keep the instructions PDF. We don't file or sign anything for you."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much does it cost?",
   "a": "Our fee is $4.99. The Alabama Secretary of State filing fee ($25) is not included. You pay it yourself, directly to the State, when you file. We never collect or pay it. Our $4.99 is a one-time charge with no subscription."
  },
  {
   "q": "Can I fill it out online?",
   "a": "Yes. After you pay $4.99 with Stripe, our guided questionnaire places your answers on the form and you get: The Name Reservation Request Form for Domestic Entities PDF, filled in from your answers. You check every entry, sign and file it yourself."
  }
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}