Verify any Ohio business in seconds.
Ohio SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records + OFAC SDN screening — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official OH SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.
What you get with a Ohio lookup
- Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 Ohio files business entities
Ohio's SOS Business Search has held the same URL since 2008 — among the longest-lived SOS URLs in the country. The site sits behind a Cloudflare managed challenge similar to North Carolina, requiring residential routing for any programmatic access.
Official portal: Ohio Secretary of State (Business Search) ↗
How DBAs work in Ohio
Ohio files Trade Names and Fictitious Name Registrations at the state SOS exclusively — no county-level DBA filing layer in Ohio. The same Business Search covers entities and Trade Name records together. Note that Ohio distinguishes Trade Names (which provide exclusive use) from Fictitious Names (which do not).
Credit-underwriting gotchas in Ohio
Ohio LLCs pay NO annual report fee — once formed, the only required filings are for amendments or dissolution. This makes Ohio's 'Active' status a weaker signal than in states with annual filings; some Ohio entities sit in 'Active' status for years after operations ceased. Ohio also tracks Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) registration separately through the Department of Taxation.
Practical Ohio reference
Filing fees: $99 LLC formation fee + $0 ongoing (no annual report)
Officer visibility: Officers, members, and statutory agents are visible on the public detail page. Filed documents are downloadable as PDFs.
Ohio county DBA registries
We've indexed 6 Ohio county clerk DBA portals with deep-links straight to each one's search form — no landing pages, no clicking around. Members can paste any Ohio address and we'll tell them exactly which county clerk to search.
Open the Ohio county registry →✓ Ohio is covered
VerifySOS pulls the Ohio SOS record for you automatically — no manual lookup, no PDF upload. OH 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.
Verify a Ohio business now
Paste a company name above — your first three lookups are free. No card, no signup, just real Ohio SOS data in seconds.
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