Business search · New Jersey
New Jersey business search
The New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (Department of the Treasury) keeps the official record of every company, LLC and corporation registered in New Jersey. Look one up by name and see entity type and formation date. 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 New Jersey's records include
The fields a Clerkfield result returns for New Jersey, taken from the state's own record.
- Legal name
- 10-digit entity ID
- Entity type
- Date incorporated or formed
- City, when the state lists one
Not in New Jersey's free records
No status, registered agent or officers (the state sells status reports).
Types of business New Jersey registers
- Domestic Profit Corporation
- Domestic Limited Liability Company
- Foreign For-Profit Corporation
- Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Domestic Limited Liability Partnership
- Foreign Limited Partnership
What New Jersey's statuses mean
New Jersey 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 |
|---|---|
| Active | The business is registered and in effect. |
| Dissolved | The business has formally closed. |
| Merged | The business merged into another entity. |
| Cancelled | The registration was cancelled and is no longer in effect. |
| Revoked | The state revoked the business, for example for two years of missed annual reports or, for a corporation, unfiled corporation business tax. It can apply to be reinstated. |
How to search New Jersey records by hand
The state's own search is at www.njportal.com.
- Open New Jersey's free Business Name Search on njportal.com.
- Search by name (it matches the start of the name; use % as a wildcard) or by the exact entity ID.
- Note the 10-digit entity ID, the type and the date formed.
- For status, registered agent and officers, order a Business Entity Status Report through the state's Business Records Service and read the PDF.
Fees and how current the data is
Fees
The name search is free. A status report costs $5 plus a $1.25 online fee. Standing certificates cost $25 for a corporation, $50 (short form) or $100 (long form) for an LLC.
How current it is
Clerkfield reads the state's free name search live when you run a check.
Good to know about New Jersey records
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The free list has no status, registered agent, officers or street address. It only shows that a business exists and how old it is.
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A name search shows at most 500 results with no next page, so short names need a longer search.
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The paid status report adds the registered agent, addresses, filing date, last annual report date, officers or managers, and legal status.
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Two straight years without an annual report can get a business revoked. Reinstatement starts online with the missing annual report.
Liens on New Jersey businesses
Clerkfield also searches New Jersey UCC filings, from the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, UCC Section.
New Jersey UCC search-
No. The free list shows name, entity ID, type, date formed and sometimes a city. Status is only on the paid status report.
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$5 per report plus a $1.25 online convenience fee. It lists the registered agent, addresses, officers or managers, last annual report date and legal status.
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Most often for not filing annual reports two years in a row, or for corporations, not filing corporation business tax. The business can apply to be reinstated online.
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$25 for a corporation or limited partnership. For an LLC or LLP it is $50 for the short form and $100 for the long form.
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The search matches the start of the stored name and stops at 500 results. Try a longer name, use % between words, or search by the 10-digit entity ID.