Registered Agent Visibility by State
State-by-state matrix. Cite within scope, source dates, and limitations shown below.
| State | Ra Name In Snapshot | Ra Address In Snapshot | Ra Name Visible On Portal | Ra Address Visible On Portal | Searchable By Agent Name | Searchable By Agent Address | Filed Documents Visible |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COchecked 2026-05-06 | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Portal not observable | No | No | Portal not observable |
| DEchecked 2026-07-25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No snapshot data |
| WYchecked 2026-07-25 | Yes | Yes | Inaccessible (operator-declared) | Inaccessible (operator-declared) | Inaccessible (operator-declared) | Inaccessible (operator-declared) | Inaccessible (operator-declared) |
| CAchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| NYchecked 2026-05-06 | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | No snapshot data | Portal not observable | Portal not observable |
| TXchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| FLchecked 2026-07-25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ILchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | Portal not observable |
| ALchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| AKchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| AZchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Portal not observable | Yes |
| ARchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| CTchecked 2026-07-25 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Portal not observable | Yes |
| GAchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Yes |
| HIchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Portal not observable | Yes |
| IDchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Portal not observable | Yes |
| INchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Portal not observable | Yes |
| IAchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Yes |
| KSchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Portal not observable | Yes |
| KYchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Portal not observable | Yes |
| LAchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| MEchecked 2026-07-25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| MDchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| MAchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| MIchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| MNchecked 2026-07-25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| MSchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | See source. | See source. | See source. |
| MOchecked 2026-07-25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| MTchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes | See source. | See source. |
| NEchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| NVchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | Yes |
| NHchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| NJchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| NMchecked 2026-07-25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| NCchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| NDchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| OHchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| OKchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| ORchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| PAchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| RIchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| SCchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| SDchecked 2026-07-25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| TNchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| UTchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| VAchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| WAchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | Yes |
| WVchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | Yes |
| WIchecked 2026-07-25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| DCchecked 2026-06-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | See source. | See source. | Yes |
| VTchecked 2026-07-25 | — | — | See source. | See source. | See source. | See source. | See source. |
Field definitions
- Ra Name In Snapshot
- does the cached entity record name the RA?
- Ra Address In Snapshot
- does the cached entity record expose the RA's address?
- Ra Name Visible On Portal
- does the live SoS portal display the RA name?
- Ra Address Visible On Portal
- does the live SoS portal display the RA address?
- Searchable By Agent Name
- can the public reverse-search the registry by agent name?
- Searchable By Agent Address
- can the public reverse-search the registry by agent address?
- Filed Documents Visible
- are Articles, Statements, amendments accessible from the entity page?
Field definitions are listed below the table. Hover a cell for its source note. Typed unknowns (e.g., “Portal not observable”) are methodological limits, not data gaps.
Research scope
Covers all 51 US jurisdictions (50 states + DC). state's primary public business registry portal. Snapshot-derived cells answer “is this field present in our snapshot”, not “is this field visible on the public portal” — portal observation is marked separately.
How to read this matrix
Each row is a U.S. state. Fields encode what is publicly observable through the state's primary surfaces (secretary-of-state portal, registered-agent records, public-records access tools). Typed unknowns mark fields that cannot be observed under the methodology at /about/methodology/.
Sources
Primary-source citations per row live in the matrix's sources.json companion. The full source taxonomy lives at /about/source-registry/.
Frequently asked questions
Can someone reverse-search an LLC by registered agent name in all five cohort states?
Capability varies by portal: the matrix tracks searchable_by_agent_name and searchable_by_agent_address separately from snapshot visibility. Wyoming's portal is operator-declared inaccessible (CAPTCHA), which limits automated reverse lookup even when RA names appear in snapshots.
Does showing a commercial RA address expose the founder's home address?
At the formation layer, a commercial registered-agent service typically replaces the founder's residential address on the public filing — see member-name-visibility-by-state for member fields. Foreign qualification in CA or NY can still surface principal-office addresses.
How often is this matrix refreshed?
Refresh is trigger-event-driven when a state changes portal behavior or published forms. Last cohort scope is CO, DE, WY, CA, NY; full per-row citations ship in sources.json when data is finalized.
What's the difference between snapshot and portal columns?
Snapshot cells answer whether our evidence set contains a field; portal columns answer what a human can see on the live secretary-of-state site today. Both are required because caches and live portals diverge.
Where is the narrative explainer for this matrix?
See /business-formation/registered-agent-visibility-by-state-explainer/ for how RA visibility interacts with reverse lookup and filed-document access.