Information on business and PDF of filings Initially results are presented in alpha order by entity name.īelow the search results for the keyword “McDonald’s” have been re-ordered by registration date chronological order. This can be used to reduce an extensive results list (for a common keyword such as “McDonald’s”) to a manageable number of items for review.īelow is an example of the results list containing 145 items for “McDonald’s” that has been reduced to 4 entries by narrowing the results with the term “san jose.” Another great change is that the screen tracks the search strategy used to bring up the results.īy using the arrows next to the column heading, a searcher can re-order the list bringing up the most recently filed record to the top of the list. The entire list of results is included in the “narrowing” search, not just the entries displayed on the screen. When a searcher wants to narrow results, he or she can enter a term in the box at the right. Here are some images illustrating some of the new results options for researching California registered businesses – Narrowing search results status (active, dissolved, merged out etc.)įor recent filings, the SOS is now providing direct access to PDFs of filing statements.You can restructure your search results list in order by:.Search capabilities now include a box to narrow search results.A searcher can increase the number of entity entries displayed on the results list – cutting down the need to scroll through page after page.The web page now presents the search boxes and results in a reader-friendly format – clean and well designed. Other information that can be found includes: jurisdiction of incorporation, type of business entity, and a state entity number. We, here at Alameda County Law Library, use the site regularly, helping pro pers locate the names and addresses of agents for service of process for companies licensed to do business in California. California’s Secretary of State business search web page – New and truly improvedĪ tip of my reference cap to the California’s Secretary of State (SOS) office for the changes made last month to the Business Search web page.
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