Verify any North Dakota business in seconds.
North Dakota SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records, with an optional OFAC SDN screen — 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 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 Dakota.
- 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 DBA / assumed-name search
North Dakota 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 North Dakota DBA search →✓ North Dakota is covered
VerifySOS pulls the North Dakota SOS record for you in real time. Owners/officers are included wherever North Dakota publishes them on the free public record, on every plan. USDOT/FMCSA carrier records run alongside it, and you can add an OFAC screen.
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