Verify any West Virginia business in seconds.
West Virginia SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records + OFAC SDN screening — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official WV SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.
What you get with a West Virginia lookup
- West Virginia 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 West Virginia, 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 West Virginia files business entities
West Virginia's SOS portal at apps.sos.wv.gov is one of the strongest free state portals in the country. A single search returns Organization Results (corporations and LLCs), DBA Results, Name Change Results (prior names of entities), and Registration Results — the most comprehensive public output of any state SOS we've benchmarked.
Official portal: West Virginia Secretary of State (Business Organizations) ↗
How DBAs work in West Virginia
West Virginia files DBAs at the state SOS — no county-level DBA filing layer. The same business search returns entities and DBA records together, plus Name Change history that's especially useful for catching shells that have renamed themselves.
Credit-underwriting gotchas in West Virginia
West Virginia LLCs owe a $25 annual report fee due July 1. Missed reports trigger 'Revoked' status after 60 days past due. WV LLCs can elect a 'continuing' status that automatically renews each year — one of only a handful of states with this feature. The Name Change history in the WV portal is a strong signal for owner-graph work: an entity with 3+ name changes warrants extra scrutiny.
Practical West Virginia reference
Filing fees: $100 LLC formation fee + $25 annual report (due July 1)
Officer visibility: Officers, members, and registered agents are visible on the public detail page. Name Change history is included inline in search results — a rare bonus among state portals.
✓ West Virginia is fully automated
VerifySOS pulls the West Virginia SOS record directly in real-time. Most WV lookups complete in seconds — no manual lookup, no PDF upload required. Owners/officers are included wherever West Virginia publishes them on the free public record.
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