Indiana Business Entity Search
Find a registered business through Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Use the official link below, then check the search options and name rules for Indiana.
Official website: bsd.sos.in.gov · Opens in a new tab
Indiana search options and record coverage
The official Indiana search supports full-name and partial-name searches and returns entity name, business type, city/state, status, registered-agent and office information, and the complete entity record when selected. INBiz also provides filing, report, certificate, registered-agent, and tax-clearance workflows. Public instructions describe name searches rather than a universal officer-name filter, so search by legal name or entity record number and then inspect governing-person information.
Checking a business name in Indiana
Indiana requires a corporation, LLC, LP, or LLP name to be distinguishable from the name of another business of the same type on the Secretary's record. A difference only in capitalization, punctuation, spacing, articles, or a generic designator should not be assumed sufficient. The Secretary's name check is not a trademark search, and approval does not resolve assumed-name, professional, unfair-competition, or federal trademark rights.
Indiana name reservations
Indiana allows a corporate name to be reserved for 120 days. The accessible official business guide confirms the duration, but the current 2026 fee is not clearly displayed in the reviewed public extract; use INBiz's name-reservation transaction for the exact amount. A reservation only protects filing priority and does not clear trademarks, assumed names, professional licensing, or marketplace rights.
DBA, trade names, and fictitious names
Indiana uses an assumed business name filing through the Secretary of State for registered entities; sole proprietors and some unregistered businesses may have local county requirements. Use INBiz's business filing menu at https://inbiz.in.gov/ and the entity-specific assumed-name form. The reviewed official pages did not expose a universal 2026 assumed-name total, so the live transaction should supply the fee and any $1 enhanced-access charge.
What do you need after the search?
- Official proof of standing — find certificate fees and ordering instructions.
- A missed report or inactive registration — check deadlines and reinstatement rules.
- A new business registration — compare Indiana formation and filing fees.