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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Utah Secretary of State business search — the free company lookup guide

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If you need to verify a Utah business, the state’s business entity search is free and returns the core facts an underwriter needs: entity type, formation date, status, registered agent, and principal address. But knowing what to look for · and what to ignore · is the difference between a clean approval and a missed red flag.

The Utah business entity search is genuinely free

Utah’s Division of Business & Professional Licensing (DBPR) publishes a searchable registry of all LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and other business entities filed in the state. You can search by entity name, by UBI number (Utah’s unique business identifier), or by principal officer name. No login required, no paywall. Results return instantly.

The search works best when you have the exact entity name or the UBI. If you’re searching by officer name, results are slower and less precise, because one person may be a principal or registered agent on dozens of entities. Many underwriters bookmark the free lookup tool and run it as their first verification step before ordering a more comprehensive report.

What you see in a free Utah business-entity record

A basic Utah business search returns these fields:

Entity name. The official registered name of the LLC, corporation, or partnership. If the business goes by a DBA (doing-business-as name or assumed name in Utah), it will not appear here; you need to search the county clerk’s UCC and assumed-name filings separately for that.
Entity type. LLC, C-corp, S-corp, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership. This matters for credit decisioning. An LLC with one member is a pass-through entity; a corporation has different tax treatment and liability structure.
UBI. Utah’s unique business identifier. This is the single source of truth for the entity. Use it if you ever need to file a lien or judgment.
Formation date. When the entity was first filed in Utah. Entities less than 12 months old carry higher underwriting friction; entities 5+ years old with no adverse filings are lower risk.
Status. Active, inactive, dissolved, or administratively dissolved. If the status is anything other than active, stop and ask the applicant why. A dissolved entity cannot legally sign a financing contract.
Principal address. The entity’s official mailing and business location on file with the state. Compare this to the address on the credit application. Material mismatches are a red flag.
Registered agent name and address. The person or firm designated to receive legal documents on behalf of the entity. This is often a law firm or a registered-agent service, not the owner. Do not confuse the agent with the principal.

Why the registered agent is not the owner

This is the most common mistake in Utah business verification. The registered agent is a legal mail drop. The agent’s only job is to accept service of process and forward it to the entity’s management. If you pull a Utah business search and write down the registered agent’s name as the principal owner, you have verified nothing about who actually controls the business or signs contracts.

The real owner is listed as the manager (LLC) or officer (corporation). On an LLC search result, look for the manager’s name and address. On a corporation search, look for the president, treasurer, and secretary. These are the people who sign on behalf of the entity and carry personal liability for guarantees. The registered agent is often a registered-agent company that maintains a suite in Salt Lake City and has hundreds of clients.

If the search result shows only the registered agent and no manager or officer detail, the free lookup is incomplete. Request the full articles of organization or formation from the DBPR; the complete document lists all managers or officers.

Utah has no central UCC index · search by county

Utah has no statewide UCC filing index. UCC searches (financing statements, liens, and judgment records) are filed and maintained by individual county clerks. If you need to search for UCC filings against a Utah entity, you must search the county where the entity’s principal address is located, or the county where the collateral (equipment, vehicles, inventory) is located.

This is a material difference from states like Delaware, New York, and California, which have centralized UCC indices. For Utah entities with principal addresses or assets in multiple counties, you may need to run searches in more than one county clerk’s office. Many underwriters skip this step and accept the risk; others treat multi-county asset exposure as friction and require a UCC search before loan approval.

Assumed names and DBA records are filed with the county

If the Utah entity operates under a DBA, assumed name, or fictitious business name, that filing is not in the state business registry. It lives with the county clerk in the county where the business is located. Search the county clerk’s assumed-name or trade-name index separately. This matters because a DBA can hide secondary operations or conflicts of interest; a business that applies for credit under its DBA but has a different principal under the legal entity name is a reason to dig deeper.

Combine the state record with USDOT and OFAC for full coverage

A Utah business search gives you entity formation, status, and management structure · but not compliance or sanctions data. If the entity owns or operates commercial vehicles (trucks, trailers, specialized equipment), pull its USDOT and FMCSA records. If the principals have international ties or large transaction volume, run an OFAC check. These three data sources together give you a 360-degree view of the business risk.

Bottom line

Utah’s free business-entity search is a necessary first step, but it is not a complete verification. Use it to confirm the entity exists, is active, and matches the application. Then cross-check the principal names against the registered agent, search for UCC and assumed-name filings by county, and run USDOT and OFAC screens if the business profile warrants it. Doing this manually across multiple lookups, county clerks, and federal databases is slow and error-prone. VerifySOS consolidates Utah state records, county filings, SAFER data, UCC results, and sanctions checks into a single underwritable report, so you spend your time on credit decisioning instead of data hunting.