The Kansas Office of the Secretary of State provides several tools to aid the public in identifying a business that has been legally registered in this state. One such tool, maintained on the “Business Entity Search Station” page, allows several criteria to be used to find an entity. Once a Kansas entity’s record has been found, it can be viewed.

Business Entity Search

1. Go To The Business Entity Search Station Page

2 Start The Verification Process

Use the mouse to select your preferred language from the drop-down menu, then select “Begin” since you must verify your status to access the tool.

3. Complete The Task

Follow the onscreen directions to complete the puzzle then select “Confirm;” also, if required, you may use the option menu and icons to perform certain actions:

• Refresh the image
• See more information
• Hearing/Accessibility
• Select a language

4. Choose The Business Entity Name Option And Define The Search

Pick the radio button that best describes the type of search the query must run.

• By Business Name
• By Kansas Secretary of State ID
• By Current Resident Agent Name

Type the word(s) the query tool must find in the database. Keep in mind that partial entries are allowed but tend to return a large number of search results

Indicate if the search item is a partial entry or if it should be found at the beginning of the field as is by selecting the appropriate radio button.

• Contains
• Starts With

Find then click on the “Search” button.

5. Locate The Kansas Entity’s Record

Direct your attention to the search results table that opens beneath the query tool. Use the button in the first column to choose the business you wish to explore once you have looked over these results.

• Select Business
• Name
• Entity ID
• City, State
• Status
• Resident Agent

6. View the Kansas Entity’s Record

Explore the first tab of the entity’s page (“General Information”), which presents data on the Kansas business entity. If further investigation is necessary, select a specific year from “Report Year” or “Purchase Documents” for more information.

• Entity ID Number
• Entity Type
• Principal Address
• Principal Mailing Address
• Status
• Place of Formation
• Formation date
• Qualify Date
• Registered Agent Name
• Registered Office Street Address
• Registered Office Mailing Address
• Nature of Business
• Capital Authorized
• Capital Paid In
• Forfeiture Date
• Annual Reports (Report Year)
• Transactions (In this example: Traction Date(s), Legal Name Merged, Miscellaneous Filing Entry, Registered Agent Changed From)
• Scanned Documents (Purchase Document Copies, Document Date, Type, Pages)