CO · Secretary of State

Verify any Colorado business in seconds.

Colorado SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records + OFAC SDN screening — 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, MCS-150 history, and BASIC scores. Auto-matched to the SOS legal name when applicable.
  • OFAC SDN screening — every search runs the company name against the Treasury sanctions list. Clear-result PDFs are signed.
  • DBA / Fictitious Name registries — surfaces the county/town clerk where this entity would file a DBA in Colorado, plus the statewide registry when one exists.
  • 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 is fully automated

VerifySOS pulls the Colorado SOS record directly in real-time. Most CO lookups complete in seconds — no manual lookup, no PDF upload required. Owners/officers are included wherever Colorado publishes them on the free public record.

Verify a Colorado business now

Paste a company name above — your first three lookups are free. No card, no signup, just real Colorado SOS data in seconds.

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