Arkansas Business Entity Search

How to Search Arkansas's Register

The official search is the state's “Search Incorporations, Cooperatives, Banks and Insurance Companies” page, on sos.arkansas.gov. We have not confirmed whether the state charges to search, so check the search page itself. Open the official search.

On the main search page you can search by:

• Entity name
• Fictitious or assumed name
• Registered agent or registered office
• Entity or filing number

What a Search Result Shows

An Arkansas result includes the items below, according to the state's own pages or a result page we read. It may show more.

• Entity type
• Status
• Principal office address
• Registered agent or registered office
• Formation or registration date
• Officers or managers

What Each Arkansas Status Means

The status is the label the register puts on each entity. Where the state defines a label, the meaning below restates that definition, with a link to the state page it comes from. Where it does not, we do not guess from the word, because the same word can mean different things in different states.

This list is not complete. It holds the labels we found on search results we read, and the register may show others.

If the search shows that your own LLC was dissolved, see how to reinstate an LLC in Arkansas.

A search result is not a certificate of good standing. If a bank or another state asks for one, see how to get an Arkansas certificate of good standing.

Viewing and Ordering Documents

We have not confirmed whether filed documents can be viewed online; check the search page.

Copies cost $0.50 per page, and certifying them adds $5.00. A mailed or credit card order has a $2.50 minimum.

Is the Name Available?

The state tells you to use this same search to check whether a name is already in use. The state says this search is only a preliminary check, not a formal decision that the name is available.

The state's naming standard, in its own words: “distinguishable from other names on record.”

We have not confirmed whether Arkansas requires a name reservation before you file. A name reservation costs $22.50. The fee is $22.50 online and $25.00 on paper.

Our free LLC name checker looks up domain and social media handle availability for a name. It does not search Arkansas's register, so check the state's search as well.

Bulk Business Entity Data

Arkansas offers bulk business entity data for a fee. Lists of existing business entities, with the names and addresses of each entity and its registered agent, are sold, priced by the number of records. See the state's bulk data page.