NJ · Secretary of State

Verify any New Jersey business in seconds.

New Jersey SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records + OFAC SDN screening — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official NJ SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.

What you get with a New Jersey lookup

  • New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 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 New Jersey files business entities

New Jersey files entities through the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services — not the Secretary of State, which is unusual. NJ was the original 'incorporation haven' state in the 1880s, until Delaware overtook it in 1899 by halving the franchise tax.

Official portal: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services ↗

How DBAs work in New Jersey

New Jersey calls DBAs 'Alternate Names,' filed alongside entity registration through the Division of Revenue's njportal.com Business Name Search. The same portal covers entities and alternate-name filings statewide — no county-level filing layer.

Credit-underwriting gotchas in New Jersey

New Jersey LLCs owe a $75 annual report fee PLUS a separate $50 Business Registration Certificate maintained by the Division of Taxation — two filings, two agencies, easy to confuse. Missed annual reports lead to 'Revoked' status after 2 years; revoked NJ entities cannot legally contract or sue. The Alternate Name field is publicly searchable, which is a useful trade-name signal.

Practical New Jersey reference

Filing fees: $125 LLC formation fee + $75 annual report + $50 Business Registration Certificate

Officer visibility: Officers, members, and registered agents are visible on the public detail page. Alternate-name (DBA) data is searchable in the same query.

✓ New Jersey is fully automated

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

Verify a New Jersey business now

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

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