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Key Facts
- Arizona state level: Corporations and LLCs are searched through the Arizona Corporation Commission, not the Arizona Secretary of State.
- Arizona state level: The ACC search can use entity name, entity ID, statutory-agent name, or principal name and can filter results.
- Arizona state level: A listing or “good standing” status addresses the ACC record and filing compliance; it is not a business license, accreditation, or financial endorsement.
- Arizona state level: Corporations file annual reports, while Arizona LLCs do not file ACC annual reports.
An Arizona corporation search belongs to the Arizona Corporation Commission’s Corporations Division. Searchers sometimes look for an Arizona Secretary of State corporation database, but the Commission maintains the principal corporation and LLC registry.
Use the current Arizona Business Center
The Commission launched Arizona Business Center in January 2026 to replace eCorp. Because older bookmarks and search results may still mention eCorp, start from the ACC Corporations Division page and follow its current search link.
The search supports entity name and entity ID. It can also search statutory-agent and principal names and apply filters such as entity type, status, name type, and county.
Try a broad name query first, then open the matching record and confirm the exact legal name and entity ID. Similar names do not establish that two businesses are related.
Read the entity details in context
A record can display entity type, formation or registration date, status, reason for status, domicile, principal information, statutory-agent information, and document history. The fields available vary with the entity and its filings.
The statutory agent is Arizona’s official contact for service and state notices, comparable to a statutory agent in the broader registered-agent system. The agent’s address is not necessarily the operating location or an owner’s residence.
Search information is a public filing record. It does not prove who can sign a particular contract, reveal every beneficial owner, or replace separate licensing and regulatory checks.
Status is not an endorsement
The ACC states that a listing means only that the entity was created or registered in Arizona. “In good standing” means current compliance with applicable Arizona filing requirements.
Good standing does not mean that the Commission licenses or accredits the business, approves its services, or verifies its financial condition. Those questions require other records and agencies.
A Pending Inactive or administratively dissolved status can reflect missed corporation annual reports or other filing defects. Review the status reason and document history rather than inferring the cause from the label alone.
Corporation and LLC reporting differs
Arizona corporations file annual reports by the due date displayed in their ACC record. Delinquency can trigger penalties, status changes, notices, and eventual administrative dissolution.
Arizona LLCs do not file annual reports with the Commission. An Arizona LLC still has other continuing duties, including maintaining its statutory agent and updating required public information.
Document history differs from certified proof
Many filed documents can be viewed in the online document history. A downloadable public image is not necessarily a certified copy and a search screen is not a Certificate of Good Standing.
Arizona Business Center supports ordering certified copies and Certificates of Good Standing. A certificate is requested when a bank, transaction party, regulator, or other recipient wants current official status evidence; it is not required merely to complete formation.
Older or unavailable records may require a records request. The ACC’s current form distinguishes copies, certifications, certificates, processing levels, and fees, with one request prepared for each entity.
Separate ACC and Secretary of State records
The Arizona Secretary of State maintains other records, including certain trade names and partnerships. An older ACC result may direct a searcher to that database when the selected record belongs there.
Corporation or LLC existence, trade-name registration, professional licensing, tax standing, UCC liens, and court records answer different questions. A complete review uses the registry that owns each record type.
