How to search Arizona business entities online

Arizona's business entity registry is maintained by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), not the Arizona Secretary of State. The ACC's online portal — branded the Arizona Business Center — is at arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov/businesssearch. It covers domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, nonprofits, professional entities, and benefit corporations formed or registered in Arizona.

Trade names (DBAs) are not registered with the ACC. Those filings go to the Arizona Secretary of State or the county recorder, depending on the entity type and county.

Search options

The Business Center search page offers several approaches to find an entity:

• Business Name — three sub-modes: Starts With, Contains, or Exact Match. "Contains" is the broadest search and most useful when you don't know the full legal name.
• Business ID — the ACC-assigned entity number; returns a single record
• Statutory Agent Name — finds all entities a specific agent represents
• Principal Name — links individuals to the entities on which they appear

No prefixes need to be stripped from names or IDs before searching.

What search results show

Each result in the list displays the Business ID, entity name, entity type (domestic LLC, domestic for-profit corporation, etc.), current status, domicile state, and statutory agent name and address. Selecting an entity opens its full detail record, which includes formation date, a Document History tab with filed documents, and contact information for the statutory agent.

Accessing filed documents

Documents filed from approximately 2007 to present are freely viewable on the Document History tab — no account required. An earlier digitization effort (funded through a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant) added records from 1900 through 1980, which are also accessible at no charge through the same tab.

Records from approximately 1981 through 2006 are on microfilm and have not been digitized. Requesting copies from that period requires a Records Request Form submission. Uncertified copies cost $0.50 per page; certified copies cost $5.00 plus $0.50 per page for corporations, or $5.00 plus $0.50 per page for LLCs (standard processing). Expedited certified copies run $40–$50 plus $0.50 per page depending on entity type.

Two key differences from other states

Arizona LLCs do not file annual reports. No ongoing annual or biennial report obligation exists — the LLC fee schedule has no annual report line item. Corporations (for-profit) do file annual reports at $45 per year; nonprofits at $10.

New for-profit corporations (but not LLCs) must publish their Articles of Incorporation in a newspaper of general circulation. The ACC mails a notice after filing if publication is required based on the county of the statutory agent's address. LLCs are exempt from this publication requirement entirely.

Certificates of Good Standing

Good standing certificates can be ordered online through the Arizona Business Center. Online delivery is instant at $45; standard processing (7–10 business days) costs $10. Both are ordered from the entity's detail page while logged in with an ACC account.

This guide is informational only and is not affiliated with the Arizona Corporation Commission. Verify current procedures at azcc.gov/corporations. Source: Arizona Corporation Commission Corporations Division, verified May 2026.