Verify any Colorado business in seconds.
Colorado SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records, with an optional OFAC SDN screen — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official CO SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.
What you get with a Colorado lookup
- Colorado 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 Colorado.
- One merged PDF — cover sheet + SOS record + USDOT snapshot + supporting docs, all in a credit-file-ready packet.
How Colorado files business entities
Colorado runs one of the most modern state SOS portals in the country, with a publicly documented Socrata API at data.colorado.gov for bulk and programmatic access. Online LLC formation is same-day and the filing fee is among the lowest in the West.
Official portal: Colorado Secretary of State ↗
How DBAs work in Colorado
Colorado files Trade Names (DBAs) at the state SOS only — no county-level DBA registry exists. The same business-entity search covers Trade Names alongside corporations and LLCs, which makes Colorado one of the cleanest states for DBA verification.
Credit-underwriting gotchas in Colorado
Colorado requires a Periodic Report annually with a $25 filing fee — late reports incur a $50 penalty and 'Noncompliant' status. There is no franchise tax, which makes the Periodic Report itself the only ongoing compliance trap. Reinstating a 'Delinquent' entity is straightforward but requires paying all back fees plus a reinstatement filing.
Practical Colorado reference
Filing fees: $50 LLC formation fee + $25 annual Periodic Report
Officer visibility: Officer and registered-agent data is visible on the public detail page. Filed documents (Articles of Organization, Periodic Reports) are downloadable as PDFs for free.
Colorado DBA / assumed-name search
Colorado keeps its assumed-name filings in a statewide registry rather than at the county clerk. A DBA is only a trade name — it carries no owner and no status, which is why it belongs next to the entity record above, not instead of it.
Open the Colorado DBA search →✓ Colorado is covered
VerifySOS pulls the Colorado SOS record for you in real time. Owners/officers are included wherever Colorado 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 Colorado SOS data, pulled in real time.
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