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North Dakota SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records + OFAC SDN screening — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official ND SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.
What you get with a North Dakota lookup
- North Dakota 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 North Dakota, 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 North Dakota files business entities
North Dakota's FirstStop portal at firststop.sos.nd.gov runs on the same Bizfile React platform as California, Idaho, and Montana. The state finished digitizing all SOS records relatively late — completing the conversion in 2018, the last state to fully digitize.
Official portal: North Dakota Secretary of State (FirstStop) ↗
How DBAs work in North Dakota
North Dakota files Trade Names at the state SOS only — no county-level DBA filing. The same FirstStop search returns entities and Trade Names. North Dakota law also restricts corporate farming, with carve-outs for family-owned entities, so farm-related entity types are flagged distinctively in the registry.
Credit-underwriting gotchas in North Dakota
North Dakota LLCs owe a $50 annual report due November 15. Missed annual reports trigger 'Not in Good Standing' status, then involuntary dissolution after 1 year delinquent. The oil-boom counties (Williams, Mountrail, McKenzie) saw entity registrations spike between 2008 and 2014, then collapse — many of those entities still sit in 'Inactive' or 'Dissolved' status today.
Practical North Dakota reference
Filing fees: $135 LLC formation fee + $50 annual report (due November 15)
Officer visibility: Officers, managers, and registered agents are visible on the public FirstStop detail page. Filed documents are downloadable as PDFs.
✓ North Dakota is fully automated
VerifySOS pulls the North Dakota SOS record directly in real-time. Most ND lookups complete in seconds — no manual lookup, no PDF upload required. Owners/officers are included wherever North Dakota publishes them on the free public record.
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