Business search · Alabama
Alabama business search
The Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division keeps the official record of every company, LLC and corporation registered in Alabama. Look one up by name and see status, entity type, formation date, officers and registered agent. Clerkfield reads the state's own search directly, each time you search, and every result shows the source and the date of the data.
What Alabama's records include
The fields a Clerkfield result returns for Alabama, taken from the state's own record.
- Entity ID and legal name
- Status, in the state's own words
- Entity type
- Formation or qualification date, and place of formation
- Principal and mailing address
- Registered agent and agent address
- Directors, officers, incorporators, organizers or members as filed, with addresses
- Nature of business and capital when listed
- List of documents on file
Not in Alabama's free records
Nothing we know of: the free records carry every field listed here.
Types of business Alabama registers
- Domestic Corporation
- Domestic Non-Profit Corporation
- Domestic Limited Liability Company
- Domestic Series Limited Liability Company
- Foreign Limited Liability Company
What Alabama's statuses mean
Alabama uses its own words for a business's standing. Clerkfield keeps the state's wording in every result and marks each one active or inactive.
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Exists | The entity is on file with the state and has not been closed. It is not by itself proof of good standing. |
| Dissolved | The entity has been wound up, by its owners or by the state. |
| Withdrawn | An out-of-state entity ended its registration to do business in Alabama. |
| Merged | The entity merged into another and no longer exists on its own. |
| Revoked | The state took away the entity's right to operate, usually for not complying with a filing rule. |
| Cancelled | The registration is no longer in effect. |
How to search Alabama records by hand
The state's own search is at arc-sos.state.al.us.
- On sos.alabama.gov, open Government Records, then Business Entity Records.
- Type the entity name. You can narrow by entity type, place of formation, status or city.
- Scan the results: entity ID, name, city, type and status.
- Click the entity ID to open the full record with addresses, agent, formation date, officers and filings.
Fees and how current the data is
Fees
Searching and viewing records is free. Copies of filed documents are paid.
How current it is
Clerkfield reads the state's search live when you run a check.
Good to know about Alabama records
01
Alabama uses Exists, not Active. It means the entity is on the books, which can include a dormant company still on the tax rolls.
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Entity IDs look like 000-648-840. Many newer LLCs show Not Provided for city in the results list.
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Records often list directors or incorporators with their addresses, which helps when matching a business owner.
Liens on Alabama businesses
Clerkfield also searches Alabama UCC filings, from the Alabama Secretary of State (UCC filing office).
Alabama UCC search-
It means the entity is on file and has not been dissolved, withdrawn or merged. It does not by itself confirm the company is current on its taxes or reports.
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Yes. Searching and opening records on the Secretary of State's site is free. Copies of the filed documents cost extra.
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Often. Records can list directors, incorporators, organizers or members as filed, usually with an address. They show what was filed, which may be years old.
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The results list only shows a city when one is on file, and many newer LLCs have none in that field. Open the record for the principal and mailing addresses.
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Yes. The search form can be filtered by entity type, place of formation, status and city.