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 South Carolina?

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

Does VerifySOS show South Carolina business owners and officers?

Where South 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 South Carolina Secretary of State business search free?

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

SC · Secretary of State

Verify any South Carolina business in seconds.

South 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 SC SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.

What you get with a South Carolina lookup

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

How South Carolina files business entities

South Carolina's SOS portal at businessfilings.sc.gov uses a captcha gate on entity-detail pages — one of the more aggressive anti-scraping setups among state portals. South Carolina is also one of the few states with NO annual report requirement for LLCs.

Official portal: South Carolina Secretary of State (Business Filings) ↗

How DBAs work in South Carolina

South Carolina files DBAs at the county Register of Deeds (or Clerk of Court, depending on county) in the county where the business is located. Each county handles its own filings; there is no statewide DBA registry. The SOS Business Filings portal covers entities only.

Credit-underwriting gotchas in South Carolina

South Carolina LLCs file NO annual report and pay NO annual fee — once formed, the entity stays active unless voluntarily dissolved or canceled for non-payment of taxes. This makes the 'Good Standing' status in SC a weaker positive signal than in states with annual filings. Corporations DO owe annual reports filed with the Department of Revenue alongside the income tax return, which complicates cross-checking.

Practical South Carolina reference

Filing fees: $110 LLC formation fee + $0 ongoing (no annual report for LLCs)

Officer visibility: Officers, members, and registered agents are visible on the public detail page after solving the captcha. Filed documents are downloadable as PDFs.

South Carolina DBA / assumed-name search

We've indexed 12 South Carolina county clerk DBA portals. Paste any South 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 South Carolina DBA search →

✓ South Carolina is covered

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

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

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