55 of 76 fee datums on this page are verified against the agency's own published schedule or statute (2026-09-04); the rest are marked pending review in the Status column - portal-surcharge components no official page states, values the official source contradicts (held for a correction package), or sources that could not be reached.
Values were first corroborated across independent internal records; verified cells now also carry the agency's own published schedule or statute as their authority, which is what promotion to verified requires.
One cell of this table is worked through in full on a single-fact page, to show what every fee cell looks like when every component, every source and every review state is printed: the Nevada LLC formation fee.
Cost position
Ranked 51 of 54 on first-year state
filing cost, at $575.00 against a national median
of $185.00.
Recurring annual cost $350.
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Registered-agent statutes, quoted verbatim
The one section on this page that clears the publication gate in full. 13 citations, verified, quoted from the official code with every elision marked.
NRS 78.090
◎Verified
Private Corporations (NRS ch. 78) · applies to
corporations
Registered agent required; address of registered office; powers of bank or corporation who is registered agent; penalty for noncompliance; service upon and delivery to registered agent in lieu of corporation.1. Every corporation must have a registered agent who resides or is located in this State. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 77.300, each registered agent must have a street address for receiving service of process, which is the registered office of the corporation in this State. If the registered agent is in the business of acting as a registered agent for more than one business entity, the physical street address of the registered office must be in a location for which such use is not prohibited by any local ordinance. The registered agent may have a separate mailing address such as a post office box, which may be different from the street address.
Limited-Liability Companies (NRS ch. 86) · applies to
LLCs
Registered agent required; address of registered office.A limited-liability company shall have a registered agent who must have a street address for the service of process. The street address of the registered agent is the registered office of the limited-liability company in this State.
Model Registered Agents Act (NRS ch. 77) · applies to
corporations and LLCs
Appointment of registered agent.1. A registered agent filing must state: (a) The name of the represented entity’s commercial registered agent; or (b) If the entity does not have a commercial registered agent: (1) The name and address of the entity’s noncommercial registered agent; [...] 2. The appointment of a registered agent pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 must be accompanied by a certificate of acceptance of the appointment by the registered agent.
Model Registered Agents Act (NRS ch. 77) · applies to
corporations and LLCs
Registration of commercial registered agent.1. An individual or a domestic or foreign entity shall not serve as the registered agent in this State of 10 or more domestic or foreign entities unless the individual or domestic or foreign entity is registered as a commercial registered agent pursuant to this section.
Model Registered Agents Act (NRS ch. 77) · applies to
corporations and LLCs
Registration of individual or corporation willing to serve as registered agent for corporation, limited-liability company or limited partnership.2. The Secretary of State shall maintain a list of those individuals and corporations who are registered pursuant to subsection 1 and make the list available to persons seeking to do business in this State.
Limited-Liability Companies (NRS ch. 86) · applies to
LLCs
Filing requirements.1. One or more persons may form a limited-liability company by signing and filing with the Secretary of State articles of organization for the company. 2. Upon the filing of the articles of organization with the Secretary of State and the payment of the required filing fees, the Secretary of State shall issue to the company a certificate that the articles, containing the required statement of facts, have been filed.
Private Corporations (NRS ch. 78) · applies to
corp
Filing requirements; prohibition against establishment of corporation for certain illegal purposes.1. One or more persons may establish a corporation for the transaction of any lawful business, or to promote or conduct any legitimate object or purpose, pursuant and subject to the requirements of this chapter, by signing and filing in the Office of the Secretary of State articles of incorporation. [...] 2. The articles of incorporation must be as provided in NRS 78.035, and the Secretary of State shall require them to be in the form prescribed. [...]
Limited-Liability Companies (NRS ch. 86) · applies to
LLCs
Filing requirements; fees; notice; regulations.2. The limited-liability company shall thereafter, on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of its organization occurs, or, if, pursuant to subsection 12, the limited-liability company has selected an alternative due date for filing the list required by subsection 1, on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of the alternative due date occurs in each year, file with the Secretary of State, on a form furnished by the Secretary of State, an annual list containing all of the information required in subsection 1.
Private Corporations (NRS ch. 78) · applies to
corp
Filing requirements; fees; powers and duties of Secretary of State; regulations.2. The corporation shall annually thereafter, on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of incorporation occurs in each year, or, if, pursuant to subsection 12, the corporation has selected an alternative due date for filing the list required by subsection 1, on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of the alternative due date occurs in each year, file with the Secretary of State, on a form furnished by the Secretary of State, an annual list containing all of the information required in subsection 1.
Limited-Liability Companies (NRS ch. 86) · applies to
LLCs
Defaulting companies: Duties of Secretary of State; forfeiture; distribution of assets.1. The Secretary of State shall notify, by providing written notice to its registered agent, each limited-liability company deemed in default pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. [...] 2. On the first day of the first anniversary of the month following the month in which the filing was required, the charter of the company is revoked and its right to transact business is forfeited.
Private Corporations (NRS ch. 78) · applies to
corp
Defaulting corporations: Duties of Secretary of State; revocation of charter and forfeiture of right to transact business; distribution of assets.1. The Secretary of State shall notify, by providing written notice to its registered agent, each corporation deemed in default pursuant to NRS 78.170. [...] 2. On the first day of the first anniversary of the month following the month in which the filing was required, the charter of the corporation is revoked and its right to transact business is forfeited.
Limited-Liability Companies (NRS ch. 86) · applies to
LLCs
Name of company: Distinguishable name required; availability of name of revoked, merged or otherwise terminated company; limitations; regulations.1. The name of a limited-liability company formed under the provisions of this chapter must contain the words “Limited-Liability Company,” “Limited Liability Company,” “Limited Company,” or “Limited” or the abbreviations “Ltd.,” “L.L.C.,” “L.C.,” “LLC” or “LC.” The word “Company” may be abbreviated as “Co.” 2. The name proposed for a limited-liability company must be distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the names of all other artificial persons formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title that are on file in the Office of the Secretary of State and all names that are reserved in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this title. [...]
Private Corporations (NRS ch. 78) · applies to
corp
Name of corporation: Distinguishable name required; availability of name of revoked, merged or otherwise terminated corporation; regulations.1. The name proposed for a corporation must be distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the names of all other artificial persons formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title that are on file in the Office of the Secretary of State and all names that are reserved in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this title. If a proposed name is not so distinguishable, the Secretary of State shall return the articles of incorporation containing the proposed name to the incorporator, [...]
Every Nevada corporation (and, in parallel provisions, every LLC) must have a registered agent who resides or is located in Nevada with a street address that serves as the registered office. Under the Model Registered Agents Act (NRS ch. 77), a noncommercial registered agent may be an individual or a domestic or foreign entityDomestic / foreignRelative to one state's records: an entity is domestic in the state that formed it and foreign everywhere else it registers to do business.Read the full entry → serving in the state, or the entity may designate the holder of an office or position within the entity (NRS 77.310(1)(b)(2)). Anyone serving as agent for 10 or more entities must register as a commercial registered agent (NRS 77.320(1)); commercial-agent registrants must attest to no unrestored felony convictions (NRS 77.320(2)(e)).
Is the agent's consent required
○Pending review
Consent required: yes.
What happens when the agent cannot be served
○Pending review
The entity code cross-references the civil-practice chapter: process is served on the registered agent per NRS 14.020(2), and when the registered agent cannot be served, service is made in the manner provided in NRS 14.030 (Chapter 14 of NRS, outside this corpus). NRS 77.360(5)(a) likewise directs that after cancellation of a commercial agent's registration, 'until the entity appoints a new registered agent, service of processService of processFormal delivery of lawsuits and legal notices.Read the full entry → may be made in the manner provided by NRS 14.030.'
What happens if there is no agent
○Pending review
Civil Penalty. A corporation that fails or refuses to comply with the registered agent/registered office requirement is subject to a fine of $100 to $500, recovered by the State through the Attorney General or district attorney.
Other. If the registered agent resigns or terminates and the corporation does not file a statement of change appointing a replacement before the effective date, the corporation is deemed in default and becomes subject to the default and charter-revocation provisions (NRS 78.170 and 78.175). The LLC act has the identical mechanism (NRS 86.251(2), invoking NRS 86.272 and 86.274).
Civil Penalty. A corporation in default incurs a $75 penalty added to the fee owed.
Other. Name loss: if the corporation's name has been legally reserved or acquired by another entity during revocation, the corporation must reinstate under a different name (absent the other party's written consent).
Dollar amounts named in the registered-agent statutes
What
Amount
Status
Filing fee for a statement of change of registered agent information
$60
○Pending review
Filing fee for a registered agent's statement of resignation - first entity listed
$100
○Pending review
Statement of resignation - each additional entity listed
$1
○Pending review
Filing fee for a statement appointing an agent for service of process
$60
○Pending review
Copying any document filed under ch. 77 (per page)
$2
○Pending review
Certifying a copy of any document filed under ch. 77
$30
○Pending review
Annual registration of willingness to serve as registered agent, per office location
$500
○Pending review
Amendment of information on the Secretary of State's registered agent list
$50
○Pending review
Cancelling a ch. 77 filing not yet processed into the public record
$50
○Pending review
Civil penalty for violating a provision of ch. 77, per violation
$500
○Pending review
Aggregate cap on ch. 77 civil penalties
$10,000
○Pending review
Fine for failure to maintain registered agent/registered office (range)
$100-$500
○Pending review
Penalty added to fees for a corporation in default
$75
○Pending review
Reinstatement fee after charter revocation
$300
○Pending review
23 statutory citations and their supporting verbatim quotations sit behind this section in the record and are withheld from public display until the review pass lands, because a citation presented as authority is a verification claimed. Statutory references appearing inside the summaries above are part of the recorded text rather than an authority claim, and they are not rendered as citations, linked, or emitted in this page's structured data. How the gate works.
Governance rules
7 governance rules are recorded for Nevada - the organizational and annual meetings, action by written consent, and whether bylaws or an operating agreement are mandatory. Each verified rule links to the statutory text it was verified against, quoted verbatim below.
NRS ch. 86 imposes no member or manager meeting requirement; management vested in members proportionally by default, or managers if articles so provide
Organizational meeting required · applies to
corporations ·
no
Subject only to such limitations as may be provided by this chapter, or the articles of incorporation of the corporation, the board of directors has full control over the affairs of the corporation.
Action by written consent allowed · applies to
corporations ·
yes
any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting if ... a written consent thereto is signed by stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subject to the bylaws, if any, adopted by the stockholders, the directors may make the bylaws of the corporation.
Except as otherwise provided in this section or in the articles of organization or operating agreement, management of a limited-liability company is vested in its members proportionally in interest thereof.
Action by written consent allowed · applies to
LLCs ·
yes
An operating agreement may be adopted only by the unanimous vote or unanimous written consent of the members, which may be in any tangible or electronic format, or by the sole member.
Stated gaps in the record itself: NRS ch. 86 (LLC act) contains no general member action-without-meeting / default voting-threshold provision - the WrittenConsentInLieuAllowed entry reflects statutory silence (verified zero 'without a meeting' hits), not a located default rule. NRS ch. 78 contains no organizational-meeting provision - OrganizationalMeetingRequired=false is based on verified absence, not an affirmative section.
County-optional 5 years (NRS 602.035): counties that adopted the ordinance (Clark, Washoe, Churchill, Nye, Eureka, Storey, etc.) expire FFNs 5 years after filing; counties without it (e.g. Pershing) are perpetual
Renewal
Where the 5-year ordinance applies, file a renewal certificate before expiration at the same fee as the original (e.g. Clark $25, Eureka $20). Clark mails reminders ~60 days out.
Nevada requires every person doing business under an assumed or fictitious name different from the legal name of each owner to file a certificate with the county clerk of each county where the business is conducted - a county-level filing, not a Secretary of State filing. The certificate must be filed no later than 1 month after business commences under the name.
Where it is filed
The county clerk of each county in which the business is being conducted (or is intended to be conducted). Each county clerk keeps an alphabetical public register of the assumed or fictitious names filed.
Publication
The chapter imposes no newspaper-publication duty on the filer. The only publication mentioned is by the county clerk: when a county adopts a 5-year expiration ordinance, the clerk must publish notice of the renewal requirement in a newspaper of general circulation and mail notice to filers.
Term and renewal
Duration varies by county: a board of county commissioners may provide by ordinance that certificates expire 5 years after filing. Where such an ordinance exists, a renewal certificate must be filed on or before expiration, and each renewal certificate itself expires 5 years after it is filed. Without an ordinance the statute states no expiration.
Name restrictions
NRS 602.017 bars fictitious names containing entity indicators the filer is not entitled to ('Corporation'/'Corp.'/'Inc.' unless a Nevada-organized or qualified corporation; 'LLC'/'L.C.' unless an LLC; 'Business Trust'/'B.T.'; 'Professional Corporation'/'P.C.'/'Chartered'; 'Professional Association'; 'Limited'/'Ltd.'), names imitating a government or tribal entity, and - for natural persons - fictitious names that appear to be a natural person's name without a distinguishing word. County clerks may not accept violative certificates.
Assumed names for registered entities
Nevada has no separate SOS-level assumed-name mechanism for registered entities in this chapter - corporations, LLCs and other artificial persons operating under a name different from their legal name file the same county-clerk certificate (the certificate contents for an 'artificial person' are its name and mailing address, NRS 602.020(1)(b)), and an LLC series is deemed a fictitious name unless it identifies itself as a series of the authorizing LLC (NRS 602.010(3)). Only registered limited partnerships are exempt.
Penalties
No action may be commenced or maintained on any contract made or transaction had under the assumed or fictitious name, or on any cause of action growing out of the business, unless the required certificate has been filed before the action is commenced (NRS 602.070). Doing business without complying with the chapter, or falsely filing a certificate of termination, is a misdemeanor: 'A person doing business in this state without complying with the requirements of this chapter or having falsely filed a certificate of termination, is guilty of a misdemeanor.'
County clerk fee: $20 to enter the name in the county register (NRS 19.013(1)), plus up to $5 for the certificate of assumed or fictitious name or its renewal (NRS 19.013(2)(c)), so $20 to $25 in most counties. No state-level fee.
foreign-entity name-conflict mechanism at the SOS level (NRS ch. 80, foreign corporations) is not in the corpus and could not be verified; the entity-side story above is limited to ch. 602 itself and the chapters in corpus (NRS 78, 86 contain no 'fictitious' name provisions per grep)
County filing offices and fees
17 county records held for Nevada
County
Fee
Detail
Status
Carson City (Independent City)
25
Fictitious Firm Name Filing Fee $20.00 + Technology Fee $5.00 (NRS 19.013(1) and (2)).
◎Verified
Churchill County
25
$25.00 for filing or termination; original signatures; notarized by a Notary Public or Churchill County Deputy Clerk; 5-year expiration by ordinance.
$20.00 original filing; renewal $20.00; notarized; expires 5 years after filing.
◎Verified
Humboldt County
20
$20.00 fictitious firm name certificate (NRS 19.013); copies $.50/page; certificate under seal $3.00.
◎Verified
Lander County
25
$25.00 by cash, check or money order to Lander County Clerk; completed notarized certificate, 2 copies and SASE.
◎Verified
Lincoln County
20
$20.00 returned with the Certificate of Business: Fictitious Firm Name (new, renewal, or add individual/corporation); notarized; expires last day of the 60th mo
◎Verified
Lyon County
25
$25.00 filing fee includes 2 copies; additional copies $1.00 per page (NRS 19.018).
$25 filing fee; any change in ownership or partners requires a new certificate within one month.
◎Verified
Common questions
Where is a DBA (assumed or fictitious name) filed in Nevada?
With the county clerk of each county in which the business is conducted - not with the Nevada Secretary of State. NRS 602.010(1) requires every person doing business under a name in any way different from the legal name of each owner to file a certificate with the county clerk of each such county.
When does the Nevada fictitious-name certificate have to be filed?
No later than 1 month after the commencement of business under the assumed or fictitious name (NRS 602.030). A person intending to conduct business under the name may also file before starting (NRS 602.010(2)).
Does a Nevada DBA certificate expire?
It depends on the county. NRS 602.035 lets each board of county commissioners adopt an ordinance under which certificates expire 5 years after filing; where such an ordinance exists, a renewal certificate must be filed on or before expiration and each renewal itself runs 5 years.
What happens if a business skips the Nevada fictitious-name filing?
Two statutory consequences: no action may be commenced or maintained on contracts or transactions made under the name until the certificate is filed (NRS 602.070), and doing business without complying with the chapter is a misdemeanor (NRS 602.090).
Recurring entity-level tax
No franchise or privilege tax in this jurisdiction
Stored as a delta against the federal baseline:
2 days this state closes that the
federal government does not, and 1 federal
holiday its filing office works through.
Nevada 2026 closure delta
Date
Day
Filing office
2026-10-12
Columbus Day
OPEN - federal holiday not observed
2026-10-30
Nevada Day
Filing office closed
2026-11-27
Family Day
Filing office closed
Provenance - Nevada 2026 closures◎Verified
Citation withheld: this record did not clear the publication gate.
71 restricted entity-name word entries
are recorded for Nevada,
the rest requiring an agency's consent or licensure before the word may appear in a name.
Governing law: NRS 78.045 (corporations) and NRS 86.171(5)-(10) (LLCs) - Secretary of State shall not accept articles containing the listed words without the named regulator's approval/certification; parallel provisions exist across Title 7 entity chapters.
Nevada restricted entity-name words
Treatment
Word or phrase
Authority
Citation
Status
Consent required
(any name where the business is subject to supervision by the Commissioner of Insurance or Commissioner of Financial Institutions)
The Commissioner (Insurance or Financial Institutions) who will supervise the business
NRS 78.045(2); NRS 86.171(7) - approval of articles required when the business to be carried on is subject to that Commissioner's supervision
State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design (certifies registration of principals or qualification under NRS 623.349)
NRS 78.045(4); NRS 86.171(9)
◎Verified
Consent required
Architectural
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Architecture
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Auditing
Nevada State Board of Accountancy
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Auditor
Nevada State Board of Accountancy
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Banc
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Bancard
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Banco
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Bancor
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Bancorp
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Bank
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
bank / trust
Commissioner of Financial Institutions (and the entity must propose to carry on business as a banking or trust company)
NRS 78.045(1) (corporations); NRS 86.171(6) (LLCs): SOS shall not accept articles whose name contains 'bank' or 'trust' unless the business is banking/trust-related and the articles are first approved by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions
◎Verified
Consent required
Banker
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Banking
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Banq
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Banque
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Casualty
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Certified Public Accountant
Nevada State Board of Accountancy
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
College
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Common-Interest Community
Ombudsman
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
common-interest community, community association, master association, unit-owners' association, homeowners' association
Administrator of the Real Estate Division, Department of Business and Industry (certifies registration with the Ombudsman and payment of fees under NRS 116.31155/116B.620)
NRS 78.045(6); NRS 86.171(10)
◎Verified
Consent required
Community Association
Ombudsman
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Cpa
Nevada State Board of Accountancy
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Credit Union
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Engineer
State Board of Engineers
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
engineer, engineered, engineering, professional engineer, registered engineer, licensed engineer
State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (certifies principals are licensed or the entity is exempt under NRS 625.520)
NRS 78.045(3); NRS 86.171(8)
◎Verified
Consent required
Engineered
State Board of Engineers
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Engineering
State Board of Engineers
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Financial
Commissioner of Mortgage Lending
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Hoa
Ombudsman
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Home Owners Association
Ombudsman
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Indemnity
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Insurance
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Interbanking
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Licensed Architect
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Licensed Engineer
State Board of Engineers
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Licensed Residential Designer
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Life & Accident
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Life And Accident
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Master Association
Ombudsman
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Mortgage
Commissioner of Mortgage Lending
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Mortgage Banking
Commissioner of Mortgage Lending
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
mortgage-related words (per SOS Restricted Word List)
Commissioner of Mortgage Lending
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Professional Engineer
State Board of Engineers
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Realtor
Real Estate Division
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Registered Architect
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Registered Interior Design
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Registered Interior Designer
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Registered Residential Designer
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Reinsurance
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Residential Design
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Residential Designer
State Board of Architecture
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Risk Retention Group
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Savings & Loan
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Savings And Loan
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Surety
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Thrift
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Trust
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Trustee
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Underwriter
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Underwriting
Commissioner of Insurance
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
Unit-Owners Association
Ombudsman
pending review
○Pending review
Consent required
University
pending review
○Pending review
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Contact the filing office
Verified against the agency's own contact page
2026-08-13.
Source links render on verified rows only.
Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division, 401 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701-4201
Courier / walk-in
Paul Laxalt Bldg., 401 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701-4069
Commercial Recordings' own line and the Paul Laxalt Building street address (walk-ins welcome, so courier delivery lands at the filing counter) - NOT the Capitol Suite 3 executive address in the site footer; for RA-specific matters use the dedicated 775-684-7159 / [email protected] instead
Purposed contact channels, Nevada
Kind
Value
What it is for
Purpose
Source
phone
775-684-5708
Commercial Recordings - Business Licensing and Copies
Where to search Nevada's UCC (Article 9) financing statements, on what terms, and what the office charges to file one. Verified against the filing office's own pages 2026-09-11. UCC division contacts are listed with the other filing-office contacts above.
UCC records - Nevada◎Verified
Filing office
Nevada Secretary of State - Commercial Recordings Division, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Filing-office statute
NRS 104.9501(1)(b) - "The Office of the Secretary of State in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture filing." (read at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-104.html#NRS104Sec9501)
$30 online through ORION; by mail $60 for 1 to 2 pages, $90 for 3 to 20 pages, and $2 for each page after 20; plus $2 for each additional debtor or name, online or by mail; national form only
Filing channels
online or paper; Online: ORION Business Portal (orion.nv.gov; UCC module at projectorion.nv.gov, SilverFlume username and password) for UCC-1, UCC-3, UCC-5 and UCC-11; IACA 4.0 bulk filing API (XML and JSON). In-House
Filing expedite
Online filings through ORION are processed the same day for no additional charge and online expedite is not offered (N/A). Mail-in filings (UCC1, UCC3, UCC5 or UCC11): 24 Hour Expedite $125.00; 2 Hour Expedite $500.00; 1 Hour Expedite $1,000.00.
UCC-3 amendments, as the office states the fees
Same as a UCC-1: $30 online; by mail $60 for 1 to 2 pages, $90 for 3 to 20 pages, $2 each page after 20; plus $2 per additional debtor or name; applies to amendments, assignments, continuations and terminations; terminations are not free
Whether Nevada requires a general state-level business license, and on what terms. A "None" is a verified finding cited to the agency's own pages, not a gap. Which of the state's filings ask for an industry code is in the next section.
State business license - Nevada◎Verified
General state license
Yes - State Business License
Who must hold it
Every 'person' who 'conducts a business in this State' (NRS 76.100(1)); 'business' = any person other than a natural person performing a service or engaging in a trade for profit; any natural person doing so who must file federal Schedule C, E or F; and any entity organized under Title 7 (whether or not for profit), subject to the NRS 76.020(2) exclusions
NRS Chapter 76 - State Business Licenses (NRS 76.010 to 76.180)
Initial fee
$500 corporation organized under NRS chapter 78, 78A or 78B, or foreign corporation required to; $200 all other entity types (LLCs, LPs, LLPs, business trusts, sole proprietors, general partne
Renewal fee
$500 corporation organized under NRS chapter 78, 78A or 78B, or foreign corporation required to; $200 all other entity types
Renewal cadence
annual - Title 7 entities: with the initial list (due 'no later than the last day of the month following the filing of your organizational documents' per SOS FAQ) and thereafter with each annual list (last day of the anniversary month); non-Title 7 businesses (sole proprietors, general partnerships
Penalty
$100 penalty in addition to the annual license fee for each year without a license or for late renewal (NRS 76.110(1), 76.130(4)); a Title 7 entity is also deemed not to have filed its annual list and is subject to default and revocation of its charter/right to transact business; SOS may refuse to issue a license until fees and penalties are paid (76.110(2)) and may suspend/revoke the license (76.
Exemptions
governmental entities (NRS 76.020(2)(a)); nonprofit religious, charitable, fraternal or other organizations qualifying as tax-exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c) (76.020(2)(b)); a person operating a business from home whose net earnings are not more than 66 2/3 percent of the average annual wage computed under NRS chapter 612 (76.020(2)(c)); a natural person whose sole business is the rental of four or
required - Nevada Department of Taxation (Form TAX-F006 Nevada Business Registration; online at mynvtax.nv.gov); employers also with DETR Employment Security Division register↗ (opens the official source)
county and city licenses - 1. ... a board of county commissioners may: (a) ... regulate all character of lawful trades, callings, industries, occupations, professions and business conducted in its county outside of the limits of incorporated cities and towns. (b) ... fix, impose and collect a license tax for revenue or for re
Which of Nevada's business filings ask the filer for an industry classification, and in what form. "No industry information" is a positive finding cited to the form. Where the state uses its own category list and the list was captured, it is expandable below. The NAICS and SIC reference lists are on their own page.
Industry code on Nevada filings, 7 of 7 rows verified
Filing
Entity scope
Asks for
Required
Where on the form
Source
Formation
domestic for-profit corporation (NRS 78)
no industry information
not asked
Articles item 7 'Purpose/Profession to be practiced' ('Required for NRS 80, NRS 89 and any entity selecting Benefit Corporation. See instructions
Nevada has 17 county-equivalents: 16 countyies, 1 independent city. Names and codes are the U.S. Census Bureau's (2020 national county codes); county seats and official sites are not yet published here.
All 17 county-equivalents
Nevada county-equivalents
Name
Type
FIPS
Note
Churchill County
county
32001
Clark County
county
32003
Douglas County
county
32005
Elko County
county
32007
Esmeralda County
county
32009
Eureka County
county
32011
Humboldt County
county
32013
Lander County
county
32015
Lincoln County
county
32017
Lyon County
county
32019
Mineral County
county
32021
Nye County
county
32023
Pershing County
county
32027
Storey County
county
32029
Washoe County
county
32031
White Pine County
county
32033
Carson City
independent city
32510
Other records held
Other records held for Nevada
Record
Value
Status
State trademark registration
$100 per class, 5 year term, $50 renewal
○Pending review
Change of registered agent
$60
○Pending review
Who must be named in public filings
Formation: articles must contain NRS 77.310 registered-agent info; LLC articles name managers or managing members (NRS 86.161); corp articles name incorporators/directors (NRS 78.035). Annual disclosure is via the Initial/Annual List, due AT formation and every year: corp = all OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS with addresses (NR
○Pending review
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