Verify any Maryland business in seconds.
Maryland SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records + OFAC SDN screening — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official MD SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.
What you get with a Maryland lookup
- Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 Maryland files business entities
Maryland files corporations and LLCs through SDAT — the State Department of Assessments and Taxation — not the Secretary of State, which is unusual. SDAT also assesses personal property tax on businesses, so entity registration and tax assessment live with the same agency.
Official portal: Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) ↗
How DBAs work in Maryland
Maryland files Trade Name Applications statewide through SDAT — there is no county-level DBA filing. The Trade Name registration is OPTIONAL in Maryland, which means many small businesses operate under unregistered names, limiting search coverage for thin-file applicants.
Credit-underwriting gotchas in Maryland
Maryland LLCs pay a $300 annual filing fee — among the highest mandatory annual fees in the country — and must ALSO file a Personal Property Return alongside the annual report (a relic of the state's old tax structure). Missing either filing triggers 'Forfeited' status; a forfeited entity cannot legally do business or maintain accounts. SDAT's portal feels frozen in 2008 and largely is.
Practical Maryland reference
Filing fees: $100 LLC formation fee + $300 annual report (with Personal Property Return)
Officer visibility: Officer and resident-agent data is visible on the SDAT Business Express detail page. The portal is Cloudflare Turnstile-gated, which slows scripted access.
Maryland county DBA registries
We've indexed 12 Maryland county clerk DBA portals with deep-links straight to each one's search form — no landing pages, no clicking around. Members can paste any Maryland address and we'll tell them exactly which county clerk to search.
Open the Maryland county registry →✓ Maryland is covered
VerifySOS pulls the Maryland SOS record for you automatically — no manual lookup, no PDF upload. MD sits behind a slower portal (or a captcha we solve on your behalf), so results typically land in under a minute rather than instantly. USDOT, OFAC, and county DBA lookups run automatically alongside it.
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Paste a company name above — your first three lookups are free. No card, no signup, just real Maryland SOS data in seconds.
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