The Michigan Secretary of State’s Department Of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs operates a business search page so that consumers and the general public can look up and review the basic file information of a Michigan-registered business entity. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs’ database is directly linked to the query tool on this page enabling its users to gain immediate access online.
Business Entity Search
1. Visit The Michigan Secretary Of State Lara Business Entity Search Page
https://mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us/search/business
2. Select The Preferred Search
Enter the name of the Michigan entity in the search box populated with the words “Search by name or file number.” Then, either click the magnifying glass to start the search immediately or select the “Advanced” tab to refine the results with additional information.
Notice the new section that appears below the “Advanced” tab when it is selected. To begin, use the radio buttons to specify what you are looking for.
- Name or Filing Number
- Individual Name
- Corporation Card File
Indicate if the search item should be filtered according to a specific criterion.
- Contains
- Starts With
- Name Availability
Further define the entity searched for using the available dropdown menus.
- Entity Type
- Status
Enter the date range during which the entity successfully registered with the State.
- Start
- End
Once the information has been provided properly, click the “Search” button.
3. Locate The Michigan Entity Record On File
Review the table below the search area. The entities matching your search parameter will appear with their names in the first column. You can sort each column in either ascending order or descending order. Find the Michigan entity’s name and click on it with your mouse.
- Name
- Filing Date
- Status
- AR Standing
- Entity Type
- Entity ID
- Agent
- AR Due Date
4. Review The Michigan Entity Information
After selecting a name from the results table, a tab on the right side of the page opens with additional information about the entity.
- Entity Name
- Identification #
- Jurisdiction
- Entity Type
- Entity Status
- AR Standing
- Common Shares
- AR Due Date
- Initial Filing Date
- Last Report with Officers and Directors
- Resident Agent Name
- Total Authorized Shares
- Shares Attributable to Michigan
- Current Period Apportionment% %
- Current Period % Year End
- Registered Office Street Address
- Inactive Date
Below this, two additional buttons allow for a viewing of the entity’s history with Michigan and its assumed names. Select “View History & Filings” to view more on the entity.
Review the pop-up window displaying rows of tabs. All tabs can be immediately expanded with the button at the top right. Otherwise, to view an individual filing, select the arrow at the end of that filing’s row. Several pieces of information will be presented, and the option to view an image of the paperwork is available.
- Filing Type
- Date
- Image Download
If selecting the “Assumed Names” button from the entity details tab, a pop-up window with information on the assumed names the entity operated under appears. Several pieces of information can be viewed when one of these names is selected.
- Name
- Active
- Creation Date
- Last Renewal Date
- Expiration Date
- Assumed Name in Joint Venture
