California Secretary of State Entity Search
California business that are registered with the Sacramento Secretary of State are assigned an entity number.
Here is information that was obtained from the California Secretary of State‘s Website. Navigate to the Business Search database on the California secretary of state’s website
Finding your California Secretary of State Entity Number
- The entity number is the identification number issued to the entity by the California Secretary of State at the time the entity formed, qualified, registered or converted in California.
- If searching for a corporation by entity number, the letter “C” must be entered followed by the applicable seven-digit entity number.Example: Searching for C0254285 will return X,Y,Z CORPORATION. Searching for 0254285 will return no results.
- If searching for a limited liability company or limited partnership by entity number, enter only the applicable 12-digit entity number.Example: Searching for 200100410071 will return RESEARCH & RETRIEVAL, LLC. Searching for 0100410071 will return no results.