Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings
Nevada Business Entity Search on ORION, Formerly SilverFlume
SilverFlume is gone. Since September 14, 2026, the Nevada business entity search of the Secretary of State runs on ORION, and the old SilverFlume and esos.nv.gov search addresses redirect there. Searching costs nothing and requires no account.
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SilverFlume Business Search Is Now ORION
SilverFlume, billed as “Nevada’s Business Portal to start/manage your business”, was the state’s online filing portal; the free search itself ran on esos.nv.gov. Both were switched off during a planned outage from September 9 to September 14, 2026, when ORION replaced them, and the state migrated SilverFlume’s historical records.
| If you used | Go to now |
|---|---|
| SilverFlume Business Search or esos.nv.gov | Search Business Entities on ORION, no sign-in |
| SilverFlume login on nvsilverflume.gov (annual list, state business license, changes) | ORION |
| Certificate verification | Verify Certificate / Apostille on ORION |
| Fee schedules, forms and guides | BizHub, the Secretary of State’s new guidance site |
ORION handles state filings only. City and county licenses, zoning and permits still come from the local government.
Searching ORION for a Nevada LLC or Corporation
The Nevada Secretary of State search on ORION finds every limited liability company (LLC), corporation, partnership and nonprofit on file, whatever its status, by name, Entity Number or NV Business ID. Registered agents, trademarks and notaries have their own tabs.
Official site: ORION Search Business Entities
Step 1: Open Search Business Entities
On the ORION page, Search Business Entities, beside the sign-in form, opens the Business tab; Mark, Registered Agent and Notary sit next to it.
Step 2: Search by Name, Number or Officer
Search Type starts on Starts With; the other choices are Contains, All Words, Exact Match and Fuzzy Search. Type the main words of the name without LLC or Inc., as the Secretary of State advises, or an Entity Number or NV Business ID. Advanced Search adds Entity Status, Filing ID and Registered Agent Name, and an Entity Type list that shows the NRS chapter of each form, such as Domestic Limited Liability Company (86) or Domestic Corporation (78). To find the companies a person manages, pick Individual under Officer Type and fill Officer First Name and Officer Last Name.
Step 3: Compare the Results Before Opening One
Each row gives the entity name, NV Business ID, Entity Number, type, registered agent, formation date and status, 25 rows per page by default. Dissolved and revoked entities stay listed, so one name can appear several times: a search for Core Capital returns eight entities from 1999 to 2017, only one of them active.
Name Search Before Filing: The NAC 78 Test
The Secretary of State does not run a name availability service, and a name that looks free on ORION isn’t guaranteed even when the articles are filed. The test is whether the name is distinguishable on the state’s records, judged by the regulations in NAC 78.020 to 78.100, which also apply to LLCs.
Name test
Distinguishable under NAC 78.020 to 78.100?
Applies the regulation's rules on punctuation, capitals, spacing, articles (a, an, the) and entity endings. The state makes the final call.
In Nevada, a small change can be enough. A preposition, a plural or other word ending, an abbreviation or a number written out may make a name distinguishable; the regulation’s own examples include Express Nevada Co. and Express of Nevada Co., Window Wash and Window Washing, Computer Tech and Computer Technology, 8 Ball and Eight-Ball. Punctuation, spacing, capitals, & for and, a leading article and the entity ending never count: A.B.C., Inc. is the same name as ABC, Inc.
A name frees up when its holder is revoked, merged away or terminated (NRS 86.171). The active Core Capital, LLC took its name by amendment in 2020; an LLC of the same name formed in 2005 is permanently revoked. Words such as bank, trust, financial, mortgage, insurance, engineer, college or university need another agency’s approval first; the full restricted word list names each one.
A reservation holds a name for 90 days for $25. A name on file doesn’t protect it as a brand: a Nevada trademark, service mark or trade name registration ($100, 5 years) is searched under ORION’s Mark tab, where Mark Type filters trade names, and a federal one in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) search. A name availability walkthrough covers domains and trademarks in more depth.
What a Nevada Business Record Shows on ORION
Click the entity name. The record opens on Entity Information, with the renewal date, three hold flags, the management structure, the registered agent, current and former managers or officers with their addresses, the filing history and every past name.
| Field | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Annual Renewal Due Date/Expiration Date | The last day to file the annual list and renew the state business license: the end of the month of the formation anniversary. |
| Accounting Hold, Administrative Hold, Compliance Hold | Yes or No. The state doesn’t publish a definition; a Yes is a reason to call the office before relying on the record. |
| Management Structure | Member Managed or Manager Managed: whether the members run the LLC or appointed managers do. |
| Active Officers, Inactive Officers | Title, name, address and last update of each manager, managing member or officer, including past ones. |
| Filing History Details, Name History | Each filing with its number, type and source, and every former name with the amendment that changed it. |
| FEIN | A federal tax ID field, which can be blank, as it is on this record. |
Copies cost $2 a page, $30 more to certify, and a Certificate of Existence (short form, evidence of good standing) costs $50, all under Purchase Documents on the record. A certificate someone hands you can be checked with Verify Certificate / Apostille.
Who Owns a Nevada LLC?
ORION names the people who run the LLC, not all of its owners. The annual list gives the managers or, when there are none, the managing members, with an address for each (NRS 86.263). A member who doesn’t manage never appears; the LLC keeps its own member list at its Nevada office or with a custodian of records (NRS 86.241). If the custodian isn’t the registered agent, the LLC gives the name to the Secretary of State on request and the state keeps it confidential (NRS 86.246). Anyone listed as a manager, officer or agent without consent can file a forged or fraudulent filing complaint with the Secretary of State.
NV Business ID or Entity Number?
Both are on every record. The NV Business ID (NV20171250230 here) is the number the Secretary of State assigns under NRS 225.082; it is printed on the state business license and is the one other agencies ask for. The Entity Number (E0184752017-3; older ones read like C3489-1999) is also assigned by the state, but other agencies don’t necessarily use it. Neither is a tax number.
The Annual List Clock: Default, Revoked, Permanently Revoked
A Nevada LLC files an annual list ($150) and renews its state business license ($200) by the last day of its anniversary month, every year. Miss that date and the status turns to Default; a year later the charter is revoked.
| Status | What it signals |
|---|---|
| Active | Lists and license are current. |
| Default | The annual list or license is late. The list penalty is $75 (NRS 86.272) and the license penalty $100. |
| Revoked | The charter is revoked and the right to do business in Nevada is forfeited (NRS 86.274). Reinstatement is still possible. |
| Permanently Revoked | The state doesn’t define the label; it matches the rule that a charter revoked for 5 consecutive years can’t be reinstated (NRS 86.276). |
| Dissolved | The entity filed articles of dissolution. |
An LLC formed on March 10 owes its list by March 31 each year. If the list for 2026 is still missing, the LLC is in default from April 1, 2026 and revoked on April 1, 2027. The state sends a notice 90 days before the due date, but a notice that never arrives doesn’t cancel the penalty.
Reinstating a Revoked Nevada LLC
Reinstatement costs $300, plus the $150 list fee and $75 penalty for each year a list was missed, filed with a current list of managers; the state won’t reinstate until every delinquent fee and penalty is paid (NRS 86.276). Doing business in the meantime is risky: an entity that operates while revoked, permanently revoked or dissolved can be fined $1,000 to $10,000. Reinstatement relates back as if the LLC had never lost its right to do business. After 5 consecutive years of revocation, only a revival under NRS 86.580 remains, with fees quoted by the office. Deadlines and fees for current LLCs are in the Nevada annual list guide.
Nevada Business License Lookup: The State License Sits on ORION
No one may conduct business in Nevada without a state business license from the Secretary of State, on top of any city or county license, unless excluded or exempt (NRS 76.100, NRS 76.020); exclusions such as 501(c) nonprofits are claimed each year on a certificate of exemption. The same ORION search shows a state business license and its expiration date. For an LLC it is renewed with the annual list, so the renewal date on the record is also the license expiration. State business license fees are $200 a year for an LLC and $500 for a corporation.
| What to check | Where |
|---|---|
| State business license | The ORION record of the entity. Sole proprietors and general partnerships, which file no formation documents with the state, appear under NT7 Business License types |
| Clark County business license | Clark County business license search, by name, owner, address or license number |
| City license (Las Vegas, Henderson, Reno and others) | The city that issued it, for example City of Las Vegas business licenses |
| Contractor license | Nevada State Contractors Board license search |
DBAs Are Filed With the County Clerk
Nevada DBAs, called fictitious firm names, are not in ORION. A business that trades under a name other than the legal name of its owners files a certificate with the clerk of every county where the business operates (NRS 602.010). A statewide check means 17 county indexes. Clark County’s Fictitious Name Search and Washoe County’s DBA Name Search cover Las Vegas and Reno. Both charge $25 to file, Clark requires renewal every five years, and neither filing gives exclusive rights to the name.
ORION and SilverFlume: Other Questions
Is there a Las Vegas business entity search?
No. Las Vegas companies are registered with the state, so the same ORION search covers them. The city issues business licenses, and the Clark County Clerk records DBAs.
Do SilverFlume logins work on ORION?
Yes. The Secretary of State says existing SilverFlume usernames and passwords work in ORION, where annual lists, license renewals and changes are now filed.
Can a Nevada company be looked up by EIN?
Not reliably. ORION has no search field for the EIN (employer identification number), and the FEIN field on a record can be blank. The documents that do show one are gathered in a guide to finding a company’s EIN.
Where is a Nevada registered agent listed?
Open the record, or search the Registered Agent tab. Agents serving 10 or more entities register as commercial registered agents (NRS 77.320); the Agent Web Listing is a paid list the state doesn’t endorse.