Secretary of State Filings Source

The SOS (Secretary of State) Filings source contains corporation filings with information on records of incorporation, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships. These records are registrations with SOS departments or equivalent state agencies.

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Source Details
Source Element	Details
Frequency	Varies by state
Update Schedule	Weekly
State Coverage	Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia Delaware, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam are excluded
Date Coverage	The District of Columbia contains only initial filings. Wyoming does not send an updated status when a foreign incorporation filing becomes inactive. District of Columbia corporations have a gap in coverage from March 2011 through December 2011, and are missing May 2012 filings. These missing updates cannot be obtained.
Limited Liability as Business Filing Types	The following 41 states are included: Alaska Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Maine Minnesota Mississippi North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming
Limited Partnership as Business Filing Types	The following 48 states are included: Alaska Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming
General Partnership as Business Filing Types	The following 14 states are included: Alaska Arkansas Connecticut District of Columbia Iowa Kansas Kentucky Mississippi New Mexico Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee West Virginia Wyoming
DBA (doing business as)/FBN in Records	The following 27 states are included: Alabama Arkansas Colorado Florida Hawaii Iowa Illinois Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Montana North Dakota Nebraska Nevada Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Wyoming
Name Reservations in Filings	The following 36 states are included: Alaska Arkansas Connecticut Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Montana Mississippi Montana North Carolina Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Possible Record Details	Corporation; Limited Liability Company; and Limited Partnership names, numbers, and status Names and addresses of registered agents Dates of incorporation or qualification
Searchable Fields	Company Name FEIN Last Name First Name Middle or Initial Registered Agents (when the Include Registered Agents switch is toggled ON in the search form) Street Address City All States ZIP Code Filing Number Filing Date