Verify any Arizona business in seconds.
Arizona SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records, with an optional OFAC SDN screen — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official AZ SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.
What you get with an Arizona lookup
- Arizona SOS entity record — name, status, entity type, formation date, registered agent + address, principal office, and officers/managers where the state exposes them.
- USDOT / FMCSA carrier verification — for trucking deals, we pull the carrier's authority status, MC#, fleet size and MCS-150 history, plus the FMCSA SAFER snapshot. Auto-matched to the SOS legal name when applicable.
- OFAC SDN screening — optional: add it to your search to check the company name against the Treasury sanctions list.
- DBA / Fictitious Name finder — a separate tool that points you to the county/town clerk's own search (or the statewide registry) where a DBA is filed in Arizona.
- One merged PDF — cover sheet + SOS record + USDOT snapshot + supporting docs, all in a credit-file-ready packet.
How Arizona files business entities
Arizona is one of only a handful of states where corporations and LLCs file with the Corporation Commission rather than the Secretary of State. The Commission is an elected body, dating to the 1912 state constitution.
Official portal: Arizona Corporation Commission ↗
How DBAs work in Arizona
Arizona files Trade Names (DBAs) at the Secretary of State separately from the Corporation Commission — a confusing two-agency split. Trade Name registration is OPTIONAL in Arizona; an entity can operate under any DBA without filing, which limits the value of trade-name lookups for verification purposes.
Credit-underwriting gotchas in Arizona
Arizona requires LLC formation to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of formation within 60 days of approval, EXCEPT in Maricopa and Pima counties (which are exempt). Missed publication makes the LLC subject to administrative dissolution. Corporations also owe annual reports; LLCs do NOT — a rare carve-out among the 50 states.
Practical Arizona reference
Filing fees: $50 LLC formation fee, no annual report for LLCs (corporations pay a $45 annual report)
Officer visibility: Officer/member data IS visible on the public Corporation Commission detail page, including 'Former Name' history — useful for catching renamed shell entities. The search portal uses an image CAPTCHA on every submit.
Arizona DBA / assumed-name search
We've indexed 9 Arizona county clerk DBA portals. Paste any Arizona address and we'll tell you exactly which county clerk to search, and whether that search is free — Pro deep-links straight to each one's search form, no landing pages, no clicking around.
Open the Arizona DBA search →✓ Arizona is covered
VerifySOS pulls the Arizona SOS record for you in real time. Owners/officers are included wherever Arizona publishes them on the free public record, on every plan. USDOT/FMCSA carrier records run alongside it, and you can add an OFAC screen.
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Paste a company name above — your first 3 searches are free. No signup, no card. Real Arizona SOS data, pulled in real time.
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