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 North Carolina?

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

Does VerifySOS show North Carolina business owners and officers?

Where North Carolina 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 North Carolina Secretary of State business search free?

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

NC · Secretary of State

Verify any North Carolina business in seconds.

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

What you get with a North Carolina lookup

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

How North Carolina files business entities

North Carolina's SOS portal at sosnc.gov is one of the more modern in the Southeast. The site sits behind a Cloudflare managed challenge that fingerprints the browser, making programmatic access difficult without residential routing.

Official portal: North Carolina Secretary of State (Corporations Division) ↗

How DBAs work in North Carolina

North Carolina files Assumed Business Names at the county Register of Deeds — not the county clerk. NC also created a statewide Assumed Business Name Database in 2017 that aggregates county filings into a single searchable registry maintained by the SOS, which makes NC unusually friendly for DBA discovery despite the county-level filing model.

Credit-underwriting gotchas in North Carolina

North Carolina LLC annual reports cost $200 — among the higher Southeast fees — and are due April 15, the same day as federal taxes (a common mix-up). Missing the annual report triggers 'Suspended' status after 60 days past due, and 'Administratively Dissolved' status after a year. NC's Cloudflare gate also means status data from third-party scrapers may lag the SOS by hours or days.

Practical North Carolina reference

Filing fees: $125 LLC formation fee + $200 annual report (due April 15)

Officer visibility: Officers, members, and registered agents are visible on the public detail page. The statewide Assumed Business Name Database is queryable alongside the entity search.

North Carolina DBA / assumed-name search

We've indexed 15 North Carolina county clerk DBA portals. Paste any North Carolina address and we'll tell you exactly which county clerk to search, and whether that search is free — Pro deep-links straight to each one's search form, no landing pages, no clicking around.

Open the North Carolina DBA search →

✓ North Carolina is covered

VerifySOS pulls the North Carolina SOS record for you in real time. Owners/officers are included wherever North Carolina 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 North Carolina business now

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

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