The West Virginia Secretary of State business entity search directs visitors to the entity information they seek. By supplying part or all of an entity’s name to this tool, they instruct it to seek matching entity records with the state. This saves time and effort considering the state database contains a record for every entity legally operating in West Virginia.
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State of West Virginia
Business Entity Search
Step 1. Visit the Secretary of State’s Business Entity Search Page
This page allows work with certificates and entity queries. Focus on finding an entity using only its name or a keyword strongly connected to the target entity (e.g., trademark phrase, industry).
Step 2. Submit a Query Item
Refer to your research and input the name of the entity for the query to locate. Enter part of the name or a search keyword if the full name is unavailable.
Step 3. Start the Search for the West Virginia Entity
Confirm your entry’s spelling. Once you are ready to proceed to the results, click on the button following the text box (“Search”).
Step 4. Review the West Virginia Search Results
Go through the records resulting from the query. A table grants a brief preview of the entity’s information to aid your search.
- Name
- Type
- City
- Status
- Certificate
- Details
Step 5. Access the Entity Details Page
When you are ready to gather an entity’s information, locate its record in the table. Click on the “Details” link in the last column to obtain the entity’s information.
Step 6. Viewing the West Virginia Business Details
Gather the information describing the entity’s standing, actions, and structure. This page divides such information by topic, giving each its own section.
- Main
- Name
- Organization Number
- Type
- Sec Type
- City
- Class
- Ch Type
- Eff Date
- Fil Date
- Term Date
- Term Reason
- AW/Term
- CH County
- Ch State
- Bus Purp
- Ex Acres
- Term Yrs
- Auth Shrs
- Cap Stck
- Status
- Par Val
- MGMT
- In Compliance
- Addresses
- Principal Office Address
- Name
- Addr1
- Addr2
- City
- State
- Zip
- Notice of Process Address
- Name
- Addr1
- Addr2
- City
- State
- Zip
- Mailing Address
- Name
- Addr1
- Addr2
- City
- State
- Zip
- Mailing Address
- Name
- Addr1
- Addr2
- City
- State
- Zip
- Principal Office Address
- Officers
- President
- Name
- Addr1
- Addr2
- City
- State
- Zip
- Secretary
- Name
- Addr1
- Addr2
- City
- State
- Zip
- Treasurer
- Name
- Addr1
- Addr2
- City
- State
- Zip
- Director
- Name
- Addr1
- Addr2
- City
- State
- Zip
- Director
- Name
- Addr1
- Addr2
- City
- State
- Zip
- President
- DBAs
- Eff Date
- DBA Type
- DBA Name
- Term Date
- Names
- Mergers
- Merger Date
- Merged
- Mer St/Prov
- Survived
- Surv St/Prov
- Subsidaries
- Amendments
- Amendment Date
- Amendment
- Dissolutions
- Annual Reports
- Filing For
- Date Filed
- Purchase Certificate of Authorization (see image)
- Back To Search Results
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