How to Look Up an LLC in Arizona: Status, Agent, and Filings

To look up an LLC in Arizona, use the Arizona Corporation Commission’s free online entity search (the system now called ABC, formerly eCorp), which returns the LLC’s current status, principal address, statutory agent, and filed documents in about a minute.¹ The ACC is the official repository for every business entity formed in or registered to do business in Arizona.

What You Need Before You Search

You can search by any one of four identifiers: the LLC’s legal name, its ACC-assigned entity ID number, the statutory agent’s name, or a principal’s name. Only one field needs a value.²

Name searches are usually manageable because Arizona law requires every LLC name to be distinguishable from other business names already on file.³ The entity ID, if you have it, pulls the exact record immediately. Searching by statutory agent works when you know who accepts legal papers for the LLC but not the LLC’s exact name.⁴ Searching by principal helps when you know an owner or manager.

Running the Search

Go to the ACC’s public records page and open “ABC – Search for Entity Information.”¹ Enter your term in the matching field and pick one of three search types from the dropdown:

Starts With returns entities whose name begins with your term. Use it when you know the opening word.
Contains returns entities whose name includes your term anywhere. Use it when you only remember a keyword.
Exact Match returns only names that match your term precisely. Use it when you have the full legal name.

Optional filters narrow the results by entity type (domestic or foreign), status (active or inactive), name type (true name, fictitious name, reserved name, former name, and others), and county. These help when a common term returns a long list.²

Reading the Results

Click an LLC’s name in the results list to open its full profile.

Entity Status

Status tells you whether the LLC is currently authorized to do business in Arizona. Active means the LLC has met its filing obligations. Dissolved or Inactive means it is no longer legally authorized to conduct business and can only take steps to wind down its affairs.⁵ An administratively dissolved LLC cannot enter new contracts or file lawsuits, and people acting on its behalf may be personally liable for debts incurred while it was dissolved. If an LLC you plan to work with shows a dissolved status, ask for proof of reinstatement before proceeding.

Domestic or Foreign

A domestic LLC was formed in Arizona. A foreign LLC was organized in another state (Delaware or Nevada, for example) and has registered with the ACC to do business here.⁵ Both appear in search results, and both must maintain an Arizona statutory agent.

Principal Address and Statutory Agent

The principal address is the location the LLC reported as its primary place of operations, which for online businesses may be a home or virtual office rather than a storefront.⁵ The statutory agent section shows who is designated to receive legal notices and where.⁴ Addresses on file can be outdated because not every business updates them promptly. If you need to serve legal papers and the agent’s address looks stale, consult an attorney about alternative service.

Viewing Filed Documents

Each profile has a document history tab. For an Arizona LLC, that typically includes the Articles of Organization, any amendments, and articles of termination if the business has wound down. The ACC has digitized older records into downloadable PDFs, and viewing them online is free.⁶

One thing worth knowing: Arizona LLCs are not required to file annual reports. Only corporations have that obligation.⁵ If you don’t see annual reports in an LLC’s history, nothing is missing.

When You Need Certified Copies or a Certificate of Good Standing

Uncertified downloads from the document history are fine for personal research and due diligence. Banks, courts, and government agencies often require the certified version, which carries the commission’s seal.

Certified copy of LLC documents: $15 plus $0.50 per page for regular processing, or $50 plus $0.50 per page for expedited.⁷
Certificate of good standing: $10 for regular processing or $45 for expedited.⁸

What the ACC Search Will Not Show

Several things about an LLC do not appear in the ACC record.

Employer Identification Number. The IRS assigns EINs, and the ACC does not include them. An authorized representative can call the IRS business and specialty tax line at 800-829-4933 to request a 147C confirmation letter.⁹
Ownership details. Arizona LLC filings do not generally list all members or their ownership percentages. You will see the organizer and the statutory agent, but not necessarily every owner.
Federal beneficial ownership information. FinCEN’s beneficial ownership database under the Corporate Transparency Act is not open to the public; access is limited to law enforcement, certain government agencies, and financial institutions with the reporting company’s consent. As of March 2025, domestic LLCs are exempt from filing beneficial ownership reports with FinCEN, though that could change if FinCEN issues a new final rule.¹⁰¹¹
Tax filings and financial records. Those are held by the IRS and the Arizona Department of Revenue, not the ACC.

For confirming an LLC’s legal existence, good standing, statutory agent, and principal address, the ACC search covers what most people need. For deeper financial or ownership information, you’ll need to go beyond the commission’s records.

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Arizona Corporation Commission. Search Records – ACC Portal
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Arizona Corporation Commission. ACC Entity Search
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Arizona Legislature. Arizona Revised Statutes Title 29-3112 – Permitted Names
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Arizona Legislature. Arizona Code 29-3119 – Service of Process, Notice or Demand
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Arizona Corporation Commission. Business Services FAQs – LLCs and Corporations Frequently Asked Questions
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Arizona Corporation Commission. Modernizing Arizona’s Legacy Business Archive
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Arizona Corporation Commission. Schedule of Fees – LLCs
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Arizona Corporation Commission. Schedule of Fees – Corporations
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Internal Revenue Service. Employer Identification Number
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FinCEN. Fact Sheet: Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards Final Rule
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Federal Register. Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision and Deadline Extension