VerifySOS is a 50-state business-verification tool for credit and underwriting in trucking and commercial finance. One search merges Secretary of State registration, FMCSA/USDOT authority, OFAC sanctions, ownership, and county DBA filings into a single PDF packet.

How do I look up a business across all 50 states?

Enter the company name and its 2-letter state code (or a USDOT number) on verifysos.com. It searches the Secretary of State and FMCSA SAFER side by side, screens OFAC, and generates a verification packet PDF.

How much does VerifySOS cost?

There is a free tier and a Pro plan at $14.99/month with unlimited searches.

Does VerifySOS show business ownership and officers?

Yes. Where a state publishes officers, members, or managers in its free public records, VerifySOS pulls them into the packet, separate from the registered agent, which is not the owner.

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Juneau (City and Borough) DBA search — how to look up a fictitious business name (AK)

A DBA (doing business as) or fictitious business name filed in Juneau is a sole proprietor or partnership operating under a trade name. It is not a registered LLC or corporation. For credit underwriting, you need to see the DBA filing, match it to the actual owner’s name, and then verify that owner separately at the state level. Skipping the DBA step leaves you with a trade name and no entity to lend against.

What a DBA filing shows (and what it doesn’t)

When a sole proprietor or general partnership in Juneau registers a fictitious business name, the filing records the trade name, the legal name of the owner, the owner’s address, and the filing and expiration dates. That is the hard information. What it does not show: the owner’s credit history, whether the owner has other DBAs, whether the owner has a registered LLC or S-corp, or whether the entity is in good standing with the state. A DBA is a name registration only. It is not a business entity.

This matters because if an applicant says “I do business as ABC Logistics” and you find only a DBA, you have confirmed the applicant is a sole proprietor or general partnership, not a corporation. You have not verified the owner’s legal identity beyond the name on the filing. You still need to run the owner through a personal background check, pull their state tax records, and check for other business filings under their legal name.

How to search DBAs in Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau maintains fictitious business name records at the clerk’s office. You can search the records in person or contact the clerk to inquire about a specific name. Some Alaska boroughs and cities publish searchable databases online; check the City and Borough of Juneau’s website or call the clerk’s office directly to confirm what lookup tools are available.

When you do search, provide the exact DBA name or the owner’s legal name. The result will show you the date the name was registered, the expiration date, the owner’s legal name, and the owner’s registered address. Write down all three pieces of information: trade name, legal name, and filing dates. If the filing has expired, the DBA is no longer valid and the business should not be operating under that name.

Why expiration dates matter

A DBA filing is not permanent. In Alaska, fictitious business name registrations typically have a set term (commonly five years, but verify the current term with the Juneau clerk). If the owner does not renew the filing before it expires, the DBA becomes invalid. You should always check the expiration date before approving a credit file. If the DBA expired six months ago, the applicant is either operating illegally under an expired name or has stopped using that name entirely. Either way, it is a risk signal.

The next step: verify the owner

Once you have the DBA filing, you know the legal name of the owner. Your next move is to verify that person or entity in the Alaska Secretary of State database. If the owner is an individual, pull their personal credit report and confirm their address matches the DBA filing. If the DBA was filed by a partnership or an LLC, search the Secretary of State for that entity and pull the full record. Do not assume the DBA owner is creditworthy just because they filed a name.

Combining DBA with entity records

The strongest credit files combine a valid DBA filing with a registered business entity. For example, an applicant might file a DBA “Smith Electric” as the owner of Smith Electrical Services LLC. In that case, you would pull both the DBA record (to confirm the trade name and filing dates) and the LLC record (to confirm the legal entity is in good standing, who the registered members are, and when the entity was formed). If the DBA exists but the LLC does not, or if the names do not match, you have a red flag.

Bottom line

A DBA search in Juneau tells you a trade name is registered and who the owner is on paper. It does not tell you whether the owner is creditworthy or whether the business is real. File a request with the Juneau clerk’s office, get the DBA record, note the expiration date, and then immediately search the Alaska Secretary of State for the owner’s legal business records. Treat the DBA as the first step, not the final answer.