Corporate seal maker for the United States

No US state requires a corporate seal to form or run a company, but banks, title companies and registries ask for one often enough that most companies keep one anyway.

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The legal answer and the practical answer diverge here more than almost anywhere. Every state dropped the seal requirement decades ago, and no filing you make will be rejected for lacking one. What has not changed is the counter at the bank, the title company closing a property deal, or the registrar processing a share transfer, all of whom may still ask.

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Is a corporate seal required in the US?

No. No state requires one to incorporate or to operate, and the Model Business Corporation Act treats it as optional. It remains common because third parties ask: banks opening accounts, title companies at closing, and transfer agents on share certificates.

What is the difference between a corporate seal and an LLC stamp?

Only the wording. A corporation seal carries the Inc or Corp name and usually "Corporate Seal"; an LLC seal carries the LLC name and often a Member or Manager line. The legal standing of both is the same, which is to say evidentiary rather than binding.

Does it have to be embossed?

No. An embossed seal is traditional and is felt as much as seen, which is why it was hard to forge before photocopiers. An inked or digital seal is what actually survives being scanned and emailed, which is how documents move now.

This describes common commercial practice rather than giving legal advice, and practice changes. Where a specific document matters, check the requirement with the body receiving it.

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