Corporation Records

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Enter Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial when searching by an individual’s name. Partial names, such as Doe, J for John A. Doe, are acceptable. Punctuation is optional.
The entire name is not necessary. For example, you could use the keywords Little Red Sch instead of Little Red School House, Inc.
Our records are indexed in alphabetical order.
The filings/registrations that come closest to your search criteria are listed first.
If an exact match does not appear, you can scroll forward or backward using Previous List and Next List to view the names indexed before and after the current page.
Click on the name to view detailed information about the business or registration.
Search by document number: the error message Record Not Found means the document number does not exist in our records.
- Try again or search by name.
- Be sure to use the number zero (“0”) for all document numbers. The letter “o” is not acceptable.

You can search our database by:

Entity Name – lists business entities and registrations by name. Results include the document number and status of each record.
Officer/Registered Agent Name – lists officers, directors, managers, and registered agents by name. Results include the business entity or registration related to each name.
Registered Agent Name – lists all registered agents by name. Results include the business entity or registration related to each name.
Trademark Name – lists trademark and service mark registrations by name. Results include the document number and status of each record.
Trademark Owner Name – lists trademark and service mark owners by name. Results include trademark and service marks by name and the document number related to the name.
FEI Number – lists the Federal Employer Identification numbers and the business entities associated with those numbers. Results include the business entity’s name and document number. Multiple entities may be listed under a single FEI number.
Document Number – lists detailed information about the specific business entity or registration associated with the assigned Department of State identification number.

Once you have searched and selected an entity or registration from the list of returns, you will be redirected to the entity or registration detail page.
Select the document from the list provided on the entity’s or registration’s detail page.
The document will open as a PDF, which you can view, save, or print.

Review the following chart to understand the information displayed on the Corporate Detail page:

Type	Definition
Document Number	6- or 12-digit number assigned by the Division of Corporations when a business entity or registration is filed.
FEIN	Federal Employer Identification (FEI) Number assigned by the IRS.
Date Filed	The date a document was filed with the Division of Corporations.
State	State of domicile of an entity.
Status	The status of filing: active, inactive, etc. (See term definitions.)
Effective Date	The date that the entity's existence became effective, if other than the date filed.
Last Event	Owner's name, address, FEI number (if applicable), and corporate charter/document number.
Event Date Filed	The date the entity's most recent event was filed.
Event Effective Date	The date that the entity's most recent event became effective, if other than the date filed.
Registered Agent	Name and address of the entity's current registered agent.
Officer/Director Detail	Names, addresses, and titles of the current officers/directors/managers, etc.
Title	Capacity of current officers, directors, managers, etc. (See abbreviations.)
Annual Reports	Year and date of filing for the last three Annual Reports, if any.

Document Number

6- or 12-digit number assigned by the Division of Corporations when a business entity or registration is filed.

FEIN

Federal Employer Identification (FEI) Number assigned by the IRS.

Date Filed

The date a document was filed with the Division of Corporations.

State

State of domicile of an entity.

Status

The status of filing: active, inactive, etc. (See term definitions.)

Effective Date

The date that the entity's existence became effective, if other than the date filed.

Last Event

Owner's name, address, FEI number (if applicable), and corporate charter/document number.

Event Date Filed

The date the entity's most recent event was filed.

Event Effective Date

The date that the entity's most recent event became effective, if other than the date filed.

Registered Agent

Name and address of the entity's current registered agent.

Officer/Director Detail

Names, addresses, and titles of the current officers/directors/managers, etc.

Title

Capacity of current officers, directors, managers, etc. (See abbreviations.)

Annual Reports

Year and date of filing for the last three Annual Reports, if any.