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.
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.
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
- 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.List of Public Databases for Each U.S. State
ALABAMA
- Alabama Secretary of State
- Alabama Business Services
- Business Entity Records & Inquiry System of Alabama
- Alabama UCC Inquiry System
ALASKA
ARKANSAS
- Arkansas Secretary of State
- Arkansas Business & Commercial Services
- Arkansas Secretary of State Search
- Arkansas UCC Search
ARIZONA
- Arizona Secretary of State
- Arizona Business Services
- Arizona Registered Name Search
- Information on Active Arizona Corporations
- Arizona UCC Search
CALIFORNIA
- California Secretary of State
- California Business Portal
- California Business Search
- California Publicly Traded Disclosures
COLORADO
- Colorado Secretary of State
- Colorado Closed Only Trade Names Search
- Colorado Corporations, Business Entities Search
- Colorado Registered Agents or Open Tradenames
- Colorado UCC Search
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
- Delaware Secretary of State
- Delaware State Division of Corporations
- General Information Name Search
- Delaware DirectWeb Corporate Information
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- Official Government Site
- District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
- District of Columbia Business Resource Center
- District of Columbia Registered Organization Search
- District of Columbia Certified Business Enterprises Search
- District of Columbia Basic Business License Verification
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
- Georgia Secretary of State
- Georgia State Division of Corporations
- Search Business Name
- Control/Charter Number
- Corporate Officers
- Registered Agent
- Trademarks and Service Marks
- Georgia UCC Search
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
- Illinois Secretary of State
- Illinois Business Services
- Illinois Corporate/LLC Database Search
- Illinois UCC and Lien Search
INDIANA
- Indiana Secretary of State
- Indiana Business Services
- Indiana Business Entity Name Search
- Indiana Business Name Availability
- Indiana Premium Special Searches
- Indiana Trademark Search
- Indiana UCC and Lien Search
IOWA
- Iowa Secretary of State
- Iowa Business Services
- Iowa Corporations Search
- Search Iowa Business Databases, Licensing, UCC, Liens
KANSAS
- Kansas Secretary of State
- Kansas Business Services
- Kansas Business Entity Search
- Kansas UCC Secured Party Search
KENTUCKY
- Kentucky Secretary of State
- Kentucky Business Services
- Kentucky Business Databases - Names, Officers, Directors, Agents
- Kentucky UCC Online Search
LOUISIANA
- Louisiana Secretary of State
- Louisiana Commercial Division
- Louisiana Corporations Database Search
- Louisiana UCC Direct Access Search
MAINE
- Maine Secretary of State
- Maine Corporations Home Page
- Maine Interactive Corporate Services
- Maine Online Corporate Services
- Maine UCC Search and Resources
MARYLAND
- Maryland Secretary of State
- Maryland Trademarks & Service Marks
- Maryland Business Entity System
- Maryland UCC Search
- Maryland Certificate of Status
MASSACHUSETTS
- Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
- Massachusetts Corporations Division
- Massachusetts Business Entities Search
- Massachusetts UCC Search
MICHIGAN
- Michigan Department of State
- Michigan Business Services
- Michigan Business Online Services
- Michigan Business Entity Search / Name Availability
- Michigan UCC Search
MINNESOTA
- Minnesota Secretary of State
- Minnesota Business Center
- Minnesota Entity Name Search
- Minnesota Business Online Services, UCC Search
MISSISSIPPI
- Mississippi Secretary of State
- Mississippi Business Services
- Mississippi Corporation Search by Name
- Mississippi UCC Searches
MISSOURI
- Missouri Secretary of State
- Missouri Business Services
- Missouri Business Entity Database Search
- Missouri UCC and RA9 Search
MONTANA
- Montana Secretary of State
- Montana Business Services
- Montana Business Entity Search
- Montana Corporate Records
- Montana Registered Principals Search
- Montana UCC Search
NEBRASKA
- Nebraska Secretary of State
- Nebraska Corporations Division
- Nebraska Corporate & Business Entity Searches
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- New Hampshire Secretary of State
- New Hampshire Corporation Division
- New Hampshire Business Name Lookup
- New Hampshire UCC Search
NEW JERSEY
- New Jersey Department of State
- New Jersey Department of Treasury - Division of Revenue
- New Jersey Business Gateway Services
- New Jersey Online UCC Search
NEW MEXICO
- New Mexico Secretary of State
- New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
- New Mexico PRC Corporations Information Inquiry
- New Mexico UCC Search and Information
NEW YORK
- New York Department of State
- New York State Division of Corporations
- New York Corporations and Business Entities Database Search
- New York UCC Lien Search
NORTH CAROLINA
- North Carolina Secretary of State
- North Carolina Corporations and Registered Agents Database Search
- North Carolina UCC Information
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
- Ohio Secretary of State
- Ohio Business Services
- Ohio Business Inquiries Database
- Ohio UCC Search and Inquiries
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
- Oregon Secretary of State
- Oregon State Division of Corporations
- Oregon Business Registry Database
- Oregon UCC Record Search
PENNSYLVANIA
- Pennsylvania Department of State
- Pennsylvania State Division of Corporations
- Pennsylvania Business Entity Search
- Pennsylvania UCC Search
RHODE ISLAND
- Rhode Island Secretary of State
- Rhode Island State Division of Corporations
- Rhode Island Business Entity Search
- Rhode Island UCC Search
SOUTH CAROLINA
- South Carolina Secretary of State
- South Carolina Business Filings Search
- South Carolina Corporation Search
- South Carolina UCC Search
SOUTH DAKOTA
- South Dakota Secretary of State
- South Dakota Business Services
- South Dakota Corporations Search and Information
TENNESSEE
- Tennessee Secretary of State
- Tennessee Business Services
- Tennessee Business Name Availability
- Tennessee Business Information Search
- Tennessee Trademark Search
- Tennessee UCC Searches
TEXAS
- Texas Secretary of State
- Texas Corporation Division
- Texas Secretary of State Direct Filings and Search
- Texas Corporation Search
UTAH
- Utah Department of Commerce
- Utah State Division of Corporations
- Utah Business Name Availability
- Utah Business Entity Search
- Utah State Primary Search Page
- Utah UCC Certified and CFS Search
VERMONT
- Vermont Secretary of State
- Vermont State Division of Corporations
- Vermont Corporations Database Search
- Vermont Corporations Search by Keyword
- Vermont Corporations Search by Person
- Vermont UCC Debtor Search
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
- Washington Secretary of State
- Washington State Division of Corporations
- Washington Corporations Lookup
- Washington UCC Search
WEST VIRGINIA
- West Virginia Secretary of State
- West Virginia Corporations Database Search
- West Virginia UCC Search
WISCONSIN
- Wisconsin Secretary of State
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions
- Wisconsin Corporate Registration Information System
- Wisconsin UCC Record Search
WYOMING
- Legal Topics
- State Government