California Secretary of State

California business entity search

Look up a California corporation, LLC, or partnership by name or EIN. Federal filings are searched here; the state registry record opens on the official site.

Federal filings searched here. State registry status comes from the official portal below.

The official California registry

Entity numbers are 12 characters for LLCs (e.g. 202412345678) and 7 digits for corporations. Status words used by this state: Active, Suspended, Dissolved, Cancelled, Forfeited, Terminated.

Search on the California Secretary of State site

What this page can tell you

Whether the business appears in IRS, Department of Labor, or SEC filings, its EIN, and the record behind it.

What only the state can tell you

Registry status, formation date, and registered agent come from the California Secretary of State. A live in-page lookup for California is on the roadmap.

Forming a business here

Formation and registered-agent services for California will be listed on this page once partner terms are confirmed. Until then, nothing is recommended.