Nevada business entity search

After the $75 articles, a Nevada LLC pays $150 with its annual list and $200 to renew its state business license every year.

Check a name against Nevada's naming rules

Example: a check of "Blue Heron Bakery LLC" against Nevada's rules.

Ends with "L.L.C.", an ending Nevada lists for an LLC.

Get the matching domain name

Type a business name to check its .com, .net, .org and .us.

"Not registered" is the registry's answer at this moment. It is not a promise that the name can be bought at the standard price, since some unregistered names are reserved or sold at a premium. The buttons open Spaceship, a domain registrar, where the price is shown.

This checks the ending and the restricted words Nevada publishes. It does not tell you whether another company already holds the name. Only the state's own search can show that.

A private website, not a government site. Every state entry links to that state's official search.

Nevada Secretary of State's own search

Run by: Nevada Secretary of State
Called: Search Business Entities

Open Nevada's official search

The state's search is the record that counts. State Business Entity Search is not a government site.

Nevada's Secretary of State keeps the register and calls ORION the state's new business licensing portal.

LLC filing fee $75
Name held 90 days
Register kept by Nevada Secretary of State

By the State Business Entity Search team. Fees, endings and rules come from 7 official Nevada sources, retrieved on November 13, 2026. Last updated November 13, 2026. How these facts are gathered.

Nevada filing fees for a new business name

Filing	State fee	Details
Form an LLC in Nevada	$75	Articles of organization. Source: Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 86, Limited-Liability Companies.
Form a corporation in Nevada	$75	Articles of incorporation. Source: Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 78, Private Corporations.
Reserve a name in Nevada	$25	Held for 90 days. Source: Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 86, Limited-Liability Companies.
Annual list of managers or members for a Nevada LLC	$150	Every year. On or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of the LLC's organization occurs. Source: Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 86, Limited-Liability Companies.
State business license, renewed each year with the annual list in Nevada	$200	Source: Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 76, State Business Licenses.

Name endings Nevada accepts

For an LLC (Nevada Revised Statutes 86.171)

Limited-Liability Company
Limited Liability Company
Limited Company
Limited
Ltd.
L.L.C.
L.C.
LLC
LC

Searching Nevada business entities in ORION

Nevada's search is called Search Business Entities, and the Secretary of State runs it in the ORION Business Portal. The state's page tells visitors to search a business, request a copy or authenticate a certificate or Apostille in the new Business Hub.

ORION is the portal where most transactions are processed the same day at no additional charge. The state describes the search in one line. Its results screen is the place to confirm an entity's status before relying on a name.

What makes a Nevada LLC name distinguishable

NRS 86.171 requires the name proposed for an LLC to be distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State. The comparison covers the names of all other entities on file in the Office of the Secretary of State and all reserved names.

A name that falls short needs written, acknowledged consent from the holder of the name on file or reserved name. That consent goes in with the articles. Distinctive lettering, a distinctive mark, a trademark or a trade name does not by itself make two names distinguishable.

Any other entity may use the name of an LLC whose charter was revoked, which merged away or whose existence otherwise ended.

Words Nevada restricts in LLC names

NRS 86.171 bars acceptance of articles when the name contains accountant, accounting, accountancy, auditor or auditing. The Nevada State Board of Accountancy must certify the company first. Engineer words such as engineering and licensed engineer carry a similar rule with the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

A restricted word list from the Secretary of State includes bank, trust and credit union. Documents containing those words are rejected without the approval of the agency the list names.

Reserving a Nevada LLC name for 90 days

NRS 86.561 sets the fee for reserving an LLC name at $25, and NRS 86.176 holds the name for 90 days. Nobody else can use or reserve it during that period. A 24-hour rush on a name reservation carries an expedite fee of $50 in the state's instructions.

What a Nevada LLC pays at formation and each year

NRS 86.561 puts articles of organization at $75. The formation instructions also list an initial list of managers or members at $150 and a state business license at $200.

After that, the annual list costs $150. It falls due on or before the last day of the anniversary month of the LLC's organization. NRS 76.130 sets the state business license renewal at $200, submitted with the annual list.

Faster handling costs more. The instructions list a $500 fee for 2-hour service on top of the standard filing fee. Add these amounts with the LLC cost calculator.

Checking and claiming a name in Nevada

Search the name in Search Business Entities on the ORION Business Portal and note any entity with the same or a close name.
Compare the name with the restricted word list, since the Secretary of State rejects documents with restricted words that lack approval.
Reserve the name for $25 if you need 90 days to finish the paperwork.
File the $75 articles of organization with one of the endings NRS 86.171 lists, shown in the endings each state accepts.
Mark the end of the anniversary month for the $150 annual list and the $200 business license renewal.

Nevada name search questions

What is ORION in Nevada?

ORION is what the Secretary of State calls Nevada's new business licensing portal. Its Search Business Entities tool sits there, and the state says most transactions are processed the same day at no additional charge.

How long does a Nevada LLC name reservation last?

90 days under NRS 86.176, and NRS 86.561 sets the fee at $25. During that period no other entity can use or reserve the name. The state's instructions list an expedite fee of $50 for a 24-hour rush.

Can a Nevada LLC use a name close to one already on file?

NRS 86.171 sets one route. The written, acknowledged consent of the holder of the name on file or reserved name goes in with the articles of organization.

When is the Nevada LLC annual list due?

On or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary of the LLC's organization falls. The list costs $150, and the $200 state business license renewal goes in with it.

What happens to the name of a revoked Nevada LLC?

NRS 86.171 lets any other entity use the name of an LLC whose charter was revoked, which merged away or whose existence otherwise ended.

After the Nevada name check

7 official Nevada sources

Nevada Secretary of State, ORION Business Portal, Search Business Entities, retrieved November 13, 2026.
Nevada Secretary of State, Business, from the Internet Archive's copy of October 20, 2026.
Nevada Secretary of State, restricted word list, from the Internet Archive's copy of July 22, 2026.
Nevada Secretary of State, Instructions for Formation, Limited-Liability Company, retrieved November 13, 2026.
Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 86, Limited-Liability Companies, retrieved November 13, 2026.
Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 76, State Business Licenses, retrieved November 13, 2026.
Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 78, Private Corporations, retrieved November 13, 2026.

Where a state page would not load, its stored copy at the Internet Archive was used and the copy's date is shown. Fees can change, so confirm the amount with the state before you pay.