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Utah Business Entity Search

Utah’s Business Registration System has a public Business Search for entity records, name reservations and foreign name registrations. The root page shows a UtahID login for account services, but the search and a record we opened needed no sign-in.

Official agency: Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code

Open Official Government SearchOpens businessregistration.utah.gov in a new tab. This is the official government site, not EntityLocator.

Direct links on the official site

Search methods offered

  • MatchingStarts With (the default), Contains or Exact Match.
  • Text fieldsName, Entity Number, Domicile Name, Principal Name and Registered Agent Name.
  • Advanced: Entity Type and Entity SubtypeThe type list includes DBAs, commercial registered agents, domestic and foreign entities, name reservations and foreign name registrations. The subtype list includes professional, benefit, series, low-profit and tribal classifications, among others.
  • Advanced: DomesticityAll, Foreign or Utah.
  • Advanced: Entity StatusALL, Active, Cancelled, Inactive or Pending.
  • Advanced: datesEntity Date and Status Date, each with From and To fields (mm/dd/yyyy).
  • Advanced: Include Inactive Name Reservations/RegistrationsA checkbox.

How to search

  1. Open the Utah Business Search using the button above. If you start at the root portal instead, choose Search Business Entity Records under the login button.
  2. Enter the business name in Name, or use the Entity Number. Leave unrelated fields empty for a simple lookup.
  3. Choose Starts With, Contains or Exact Match. Use Contains if you only know a distinctive part of the name.
  4. If needed, expand Advanced Search Options to refine by type, status, domesticity or dates. Avoid restrictive filters when you’re hunting for an older record.
  5. Select Search and review the matches, using pagination for more.
  6. Select the business name to open its record. A verification prompt can appear. If it does, complete it yourself through the site’s normal process.
  7. Read both Entity Status and Entity Status Details, and use Filing History to see the list of filed documents.

What you can expect to find

  • The results table has the columns Name, Other Name, Filing Date/Time, Status, Status Details, File Date, Type, Subtype and Entity Number. Our sample search returned 79 matches at 25 rows per page, and some cells were blank.
  • A record can show the entity name and number, type, subtype, profession, formation date and duration date. It can also show Entity Status, Entity Status Details, renew-by, status-updated and last-renewed dates, the registered agent with street address, a principal information table (title, name, address) and physical and mailing addresses.
  • The record has buttons for Print, Filing History, Name History, Mergers/Conversions and Associated DBAs. We reviewed only Filing History, which lists the file date, effective date, filing number, document type, filing status and source, with a View control.
  • Our sample showed Active together with Delinquent. Don’t read Active as good standing.
  • The Status Reason list in Advanced Search has repeated labels and some that look unrelated to business entities. We didn’t test it.

Limitations, fees and notices

  • Searching, viewing a record and viewing the filing history were free. Official guidance says obtaining plain filed-document copies through this search is currently free. It also warns that principal searches costing $1 to $3 will return once the new platform is fully built, so don’t assume they stay free.
  • Certificates and certified copies are paid and use a UtahID and checkout. The official ordering page lists a regular Certificate of Existence at $12, long form at $20, Certificate of Fact at $12, Certificate of Status at $12, certified copies at $12 plus $0.30 per page, and expedited service at $75 per document. Business filings have separate fees we didn’t review.
  • A CAPTCHA verification prompt appeared after we selected a result. On a later look the record had loaded without further action. Treat verification as something that may appear, not as something that is always or never required.
  • The record page depends on your session, so there is no permanent link to a record.
  • Name Availability is a separate service. The agency says its answer is preliminary and a name is available only on final division approval.
  • No address search was seen.

Sources and research notes

Sources reviewed: . Official sites change; always confirm current details on the government site.

Research for this guide used the official Utah sites in a web browser. A name search, one LLC record and its filing-history list were tested; no document was downloaded or ordered.

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