List of State Corporations, Liens, Licenses & Business Database

The following list contains information where to find important databases for each official U.S. State website. On these websites you can search for Corporate Names, Corporate Registrations, UCC Liens and Tax Liens and Professional Licenses. Most of the time the information provided by the state is free of charge. Certain advanced reports and certified results or documents are provided at an additional charge.

Business and Corporations Database

These databases provide critically important information, especially if you're seeking to create, incorporate or sue a business in the state. If you are seeking to file incorporation documents with the Secretary of State, you will typically be required to perform a search to ensure that the company name you desire has not been registered. Failure to do so will result in a loss of money and time.

If you're seeking to sue a corporation, you'll want to use the registrations database to obtain (i) the legal name of the company and (ii) the address for the agent to serve process (court documents such as a summons and complaint) upon the company. Getting this information from the start can save a great deal of time and effort.

Professional Licenses Database

Most states have a comprehensive licenses database. If you're seeking to discover whether an attorney, physician, notary or real estate agent is licensed with the state, this is the place too search. But it's not limited to those four professions. In fact, The New York State Division of Licensing Services also provides access to these categories and more.

Accountant and CPA
Acupuncture
Architect
Athletic Trainer
Chiropractor
Clinical Laboratory Technition
Clinical Nurse
Dentist
Dietitian
Doctor
Engineer
Interior Designer
Clinical Social Worker
Mental Health Specialist
Social Worker
Marriage Therapist
Nurse Practitioner
Optometrist
Pharmacist
Physical Therapist
Podiatrist
Psychoanalyst
Psychologist
Veteranarian

You can even search for detailed specialties which you might not otherwise realize requires a state license to perform professional services in the state:

Apartment Information Vendors
Apartment Sharing Agents
Appearance Enhancement Business/Area Renter
Armored Car Carrier
Armored Car Guard
Armored Car Services
Athlete Agent
Automobile Broker
Bail Enforcement Agent
Barber
Bedding Manufacturer & Refurbisher
Central Dispatch Facility
Children's Product Safety and Recall Act
Coin Processor
Cosmetology
Document Destruction Contractor
Esthetics
Health Club Services
Hearing Aid Dispensers
Home Inspectors
Nail Specialty
Nail Specialty Trainee
Natural Hair Styling
Notaries Public
Pet Cemetery & Pet Crematorium
Private Investigator
Real Estate Appraiser
Real Estate Broker
Real Estate Salesperson
Security Guard
Security or Fire Alarm Installer
Telemarketer Business
Ticket Reseller
Watch, Guard or Patrol Agency
Waxing

Tax Liens Database

The tax liens database can certainly come in handy. For example you may be considering going into business with another person whom you suspect may be debt heavy. You may also be considering the purchase of an asset in distress which may have an existing lien. While there are many uses of the tax liens database, it's extremely useful as a warning sign of potential trouble ahead.

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State List of State Corporations, Liens, Licenses & Business Database

Business and Corporations Database

Professional Licenses Database

Tax Liens Database

List of Public Databases for Each U.S. State

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