VerifySOS is a business-verification tool for credit and underwriting in trucking and commercial finance, with real-time lookups across all 50 states. One search merges Secretary of State registration, FMCSA/USDOT authority and ownership (where the state publishes it) into a single PDF packet, with an optional OFAC sanctions screen.

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, can add an OFAC sanctions screen, and generates a verification packet PDF. USDOT/FMCSA data covers all 50 states; Secretary of State lookups are live in most states, and elsewhere the results give you a direct link to the official state business search.

How much does VerifySOS cost?

You get 3 free searches with no signup and no card, each with its PDF. A free account adds unlimited searches, 3 verification reports (PDF packets) a day and 3 API lookups a day. Pro is $14.99/month for unlimited verification reports and API lookups, with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Does VerifySOS show business ownership and officers?

Yes, on every plan. 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.

How do I look up a business in Delaware?

Enter the company name on verifysos.com with the DE state code (or a USDOT number). VerifySOS searches the Delaware Secretary of State and FMCSA SAFER together, can add an OFAC sanctions screen, and builds a verification packet PDF.

Does VerifySOS show Delaware business owners and officers?

Where Delaware publishes officers, members, or managers in its free public records, VerifySOS pulls them into the packet on every plan — separate from the registered agent, who is not an owner.

Is a Delaware Secretary of State business search free?

Searching is free. VerifySOS aggregates the free Delaware public records and merges them with USDOT/FMCSA and an optional OFAC screen into one credit-file PDF.

DE · Secretary of State

Verify any Delaware business in seconds.

Delaware SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records, with an optional OFAC SDN screen — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official DE SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.

What you get with a Delaware lookup

Delaware 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 Delaware.
One merged PDF — cover sheet + SOS record + USDOT snapshot + supporting docs, all in a credit-file-ready packet.

How Delaware files business entities

Delaware is the corporate home of more than half of US public companies and the majority of Fortune 500s. The Division of Corporations earns the state over a billion dollars annually in franchise taxes and filing fees — a substantial share of the state budget.

Official portal: Delaware Division of Corporations ↗

How DBAs work in Delaware

Delaware files Trade Names (DBAs) at the Prothonotary's office of the Superior Court in the county where the business operates — one of the few states routing DBAs through a court rather than a clerk. With only three counties (New Castle, Kent, Sussex), full statewide DBA coverage is more tractable than in most states.

Credit-underwriting gotchas in Delaware

Delaware does NOT require LLC members or managers to be listed on the public formation document — the single biggest reason the state is popular with privacy seekers and the single biggest gap for owner-verification workflows. Annual franchise tax for corporations can range from $175 to $250,000 depending on authorized shares; LLCs owe a flat $300 annually. Missing franchise tax for 2+ years triggers 'Void' status.

Practical Delaware reference

Filing fees: $110 LLC formation fee + $300 flat annual LLC franchise tax (corporations vary widely by share structure)

Officer visibility: Officer/director data for corporations is NOT included in the free name search — accessing it requires ordering a paid Certificate ($50+). LLC member/manager data is generally NOT publicly filed at all.

Delaware DBA / assumed-name search

Delaware 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 Delaware DBA search →

✓ Delaware is covered

VerifySOS pulls the Delaware SOS record for you in real time. Owners/officers are included wherever Delaware publishes them on the free public record, on every plan. USDOT/FMCSA carrier records run alongside it, and you can add an OFAC screen.

Verify a Delaware business now

Paste a company name above — your first 3 searches are free. No signup, no card. Real Delaware SOS data, pulled in real time.

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