--- title: "Open Data: 50-State Business Rules Datasets | MCC Solutions" description: "Free CC BY 4.0 datasets on state rules for employers, landlords, notaries and small businesses: field guides, CSV and JSON downloads, sources and citations." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/open" --- Open data # Open data: state rules for small business, all 50 states Documented, downloadable datasets from official state sources (a few facts from vetted secondary sources, marked), free to reuse with a link back. 27 datasets behind the site's state-by-state guides and calculators, each with a field dictionary, a preview, CSV and JSON downloads and a ready-made citation. Every fact links to the source it came from: official pages first, and where no official page could be read, a vetted secondary source, marked as such in each row's `source_kinds`. For summary figures and sortable tables, see the [data roundups](/data/); for headline numbers with charts, the [2027 data reports](/data/reports). **Need it always current?** [API from $19/mo](/data/api): the same data as JSON with an API key, change notices and a commercial-use license. The CSV and JSON downloads stay free. ## [Final paycheck deadlines by state](/data/final-pay) When an employer must hand over the last paycheck after it ends a job, after an employee quits with notice and after an employee quits without notice, plus whether accrued vacation and commissions are part of final wages. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 29 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 395 values Unconfirmed 71 items [CSV](/data/final-pay.csv) · [JSON](/data/final-pay.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/final-paycheck-laws-by-state) ## [State minimum wage rates, 2026 and 2027](/data/min-wage) The hourly minimum wage each state and DC set for 2026, the 2027 rate and its start date where announced, tipped cash wages and tip credits, and whether cities may set their own higher rates. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 25 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 598 values Unconfirmed 37 items [CSV](/data/min-wage.csv) · [JSON](/data/min-wage.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/minimum-wage-by-state-2027) ## [State unemployment tax (SUTA) wage bases and rates](/data/suta) Each state's unemployment insurance taxable wage base for 2026 and, where announced, 2027, the rate a new employer pays, the lowest and highest experience rates, quarterly due dates and the federal FUTA figures that sit beside them. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 33 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 802 values Unconfirmed 99 items [CSV](/data/suta.csv) · [JSON](/data/suta.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/state-unemployment-tax-wage-base-2027) ## [Paid sick leave laws by state](/data/sick-leave) Whether a state requires private employers to provide sick leave, how fast it accrues, the yearly cap, when it can be used, carryover and front-loading, and whether local ordinances add to it. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 26 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 322 values Unconfirmed 36 items [CSV](/data/sick-leave.csv) · [JSON](/data/sick-leave.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/paid-sick-leave-laws-by-state) ## [Workers' compensation requirements by state](/data/workers-comp) The employee count at which a business must carry workers' compensation, special construction rules, exemptions for owners, contractors and some industries, monopolistic state funds, self-insurance and how to verify coverage. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 30 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 407 values Unconfirmed 62 items [CSV](/data/workers-comp.csv) · [JSON](/data/workers-comp.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/workers-comp-requirements-by-state) ## [DBA (assumed business name) registration by state](/data/dba) What each state calls a DBA, whether it is filed with the state or the county, the filing fee, how long a registration lasts before renewal, whether it must be published in a newspaper and whether it can be filed online. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 25 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 434 values Unconfirmed 100 items [CSV](/data/dba.csv) · [JSON](/data/dba.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/dba-registration-by-state) ## [State income tax reciprocity agreements](/data/reciprocity) Whether a state taxes wages, which states it has a reciprocal agreement with, the withholding exemption form a cross-border employee files, whether nonresidents are taxed and whether residents get a credit for tax paid elsewhere. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 25 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 320 values Unconfirmed 67 items [CSV](/data/reciprocity.csv) · [JSON](/data/reciprocity.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/state-tax-reciprocity-agreements) ## [State 1099 and W-2 filing requirements](/data/state-1099) Whether a state wants copies of federal 1099 forms (always, or only when state tax was withheld), whether it takes them through the IRS Combined Federal/State Filing program, the 1099 and W-2 due dates and the annual reconciliation return. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 25 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 547 values Unconfirmed 23 items [CSV](/data/state-1099.csv) · [JSON](/data/state-1099.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/state-1099-filing-requirements) ## [New hire reporting requirements by state](/data/new-hire) The number of days an employer has to report a new employee to the state, whether independent contractors must be reported too, the accepted reporting methods, the state's reporting office and the related withholding and unemployment registrations. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 22 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 647 values Unconfirmed 43 items [CSV](/data/new-hire.csv) · [JSON](/data/new-hire.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/new-hire-reporting-requirements-by-state) ## [Unemployment work search requirements by state](/data/work-search) How many job search activities a person on unemployment must make each week, what counts as an activity, how they are reported, what records to keep, job bank registration and the main exemptions. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 27 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 628 values Unconfirmed 82 items [CSV](/data/work-search.csv) · [JSON](/data/work-search.json) · [Read it on the site](/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state) ## [Landlord-tenant notice periods by state](/data/landlord-notices) Six notice rules in state landlord-tenant law: ending a month-to-month tenancy (landlord and tenant), a rent increase, a notice for unpaid rent, landlord entry and late fees, each with its status, citation and machine-readable period. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 53 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 1,302 values Unconfirmed 30 items [CSV](/data/landlord-notices.csv) · [JSON](/data/landlord-notices.json) · [Read it on the site](/tools/landlord-tenant-notice-periods-by-state) ## [Notary journal requirements by state](/data/notary-journal-rules) Whether notaries must keep a journal for in-person and for remote acts, the entries it must hold, whether the signer's signature, thumbprint or ID number is required, how long to keep it and what happens to it when the commission ends. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 24 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 647 values Unconfirmed 21 items [CSV](/data/notary-journal-rules.csv) · [JSON](/data/notary-journal-rules.json) · [Read it on the site](/notary/journal-requirements-by-state) ## [Car title transfer and notarization rules by state](/data/vehicle-title) What a private vehicle sale needs at the title step: whether the seller's or buyer's signature must be notarized, whether a bill of sale is required, the buyer's deadline to title, whether plates stay with the car, the title fee and the seller's report of sale. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 35 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 653 values Unconfirmed 117 items [CSV](/data/vehicle-title.csv) · [JSON](/data/vehicle-title.json) · [Read it on the site](/notary/car-title-notarization-by-state) ## [Power of attorney signing requirements by state](/data/poa-signing) How a financial power of attorney is signed in each state: notary and witness rules, whether the agent must sign an acknowledgment, whether the state adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, its statutory form, recording for real estate, durability and the health care document rule. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 35 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 746 values Unconfirmed 98 items [CSV](/data/poa-signing.csv) · [JSON](/data/poa-signing.json) · [Read it on the site](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-by-state) ## [LLC annual report fees and due dates](/data/llc-annual-reports) What each state calls an LLC's recurring report, the agency, whether it is annual or biennial, the fee and the rule that sets the due date, with any separate LLC tax, the late penalty and how to file. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 34 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 709 values Unconfirmed 8 items [CSV](/data/llc-annual-reports.csv) · [JSON](/data/llc-annual-reports.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/llc-annual-report-requirements-by-state) ## [Security deposit rules by state](/data/security-deposits) The deposit cap in months of rent, the deadline to return a deposit and when it starts, the itemized statement, interest, how the deposit must be held and the penalty for keeping it wrongly, each with its statute citation. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 40 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 770 values Unconfirmed 39 items [CSV](/data/security-deposits.csv) · [JSON](/data/security-deposits.json) · [Read it on the site](/tools/security-deposit-rules-by-state) ## [Small claims court rules by state](/data/small-claims) The dollar limit of each state's small claims court and any second limit, filing fees by claim size, who can file, whether lawyers may appear, where to file, how papers are served, appeals and online filing. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 21 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 573 values Unconfirmed 58 items [CSV](/data/small-claims.csv) · [JSON](/data/small-claims.json) · [Read it on the site](/tools/small-claims-court-limits-by-state) ## [Remote seller sales tax thresholds by state](/data/sales-tax-sellers) The sales amount and transaction count at which an out-of-state seller must register, how the two tests combine, the measuring period, marketplace facilitator rules, the state rate, local taxes and whether digital products are taxed. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 21 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 452 values Unconfirmed 75 items [CSV](/data/sales-tax-sellers.csv) · [JSON](/data/sales-tax-sellers.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/remote-seller-sales-tax-thresholds-by-state) ## [State E-Verify requirements](/data/e-verify) Whether each state and DC requires E-Verify for private employers (and above what headcount), for public employers and for state contractors, when the rule took effect, the penalty, and any state limit on using E-Verify. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 23 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 208 values Unconfirmed 144 items [CSV](/data/e-verify.csv) · [JSON](/data/e-verify.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/e-verify-requirements-by-state) ## [Eviction court process by state](/data/eviction) Where an eviction case is filed in each state and DC, the filing fee, when the hearing is held, how long the tenant has to answer, when the writ issues and how long the tenant has to leave, who carries out the lockout, whether paying up stops the case, and right-to-counsel and diversion programs. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 43 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 946 values Unconfirmed 171 items [CSV](/data/eviction.csv) · [JSON](/data/eviction.json) · [Read it on the site](/tools/eviction-process-timeline-by-state) ## [Small estate affidavit limits by state](/data/small-estate) How much an estate can be worth and still pass by small estate affidavit or summary procedure in each state and DC, how long after the death it can be used, whether it is sworn before a notary, whether anything is filed with a court, and the separate amounts for a surviving spouse. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 24 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 421 values Unconfirmed 26 items [CSV](/data/small-estate.csv) · [JSON](/data/small-estate.json) · [Read it on the site](/notary/small-estate-affidavit-by-state) ## [Will signing and witness rules by state](/data/will-signing) The signing formalities for a will in each state and DC: the number of witnesses, what happens when a witness inherits, whether a self-proving affidavit is allowed and who notarizes it, whether handwritten (holographic) and electronic wills are recognized, remote witnessing, and the minimum age for the will-maker and witnesses. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 25 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 708 values Unconfirmed 22 items [CSV](/data/will-signing.csv) · [JSON](/data/will-signing.json) · [Read it on the site](/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state) ## [Apostille offices and fees by state](/data/apostille) Which state office issues apostilles and certifications in each state and DC, its fee per document and any expedite fee, whether it takes requests by mail, in person or online, processing time, the order form, and what vital records, notarized, court, school and county documents need before they can be sent. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 26 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 561 values Unconfirmed 41 items [CSV](/data/apostille.csv) · [JSON](/data/apostille.json) · [Read it on the site](/notary/apostille-by-state) ## [Meal and rest break laws by state](/data/meal-breaks) Whether each state and DC requires a meal break or rest breaks for adults (and for which employers), the shift length that triggers each break and its length in minutes, whether it is paid, the separate rule for workers under 18, waivers, coverage and penalties. 'none' only where the state's own agency says it has no rule. Jurisdictions 51 Fields 28 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 425 values Unconfirmed 114 items [CSV](/data/meal-breaks.csv) · [JSON](/data/meal-breaks.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/meal-and-rest-break-laws-by-state) ## [Notary fee limits by state](/data/notary-fees) Maximum notary fees in 49 states and DC (New Jersey has its own page): the fee per act, each act's fee where the state lists them, electronic and remote notarization fees, and what the state says about travel fees. Jurisdictions 50 Fields 19 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 377 values Unconfirmed 0 items [CSV](/data/notary-fees.csv) · [JSON](/data/notary-fees.json) · [Read it on the site](/notary/fees-by-state) ## [How to become a notary, by state](/data/become-a-notary) How to get a notary commission in 49 states and DC (New Jersey has its own guide): the commissioning office, who may apply, the steps in order, the costs the state lists, the term and renewal, and electronic or remote notarization. Jurisdictions 50 Fields 14 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 347 values Unconfirmed 0 items [CSV](/data/become-a-notary.csv) · [JSON](/data/become-a-notary.json) · [Read it on the site](/notary/become-a-notary/other-states) ## [Local minimum wage rates, 2026 and 2027](/data/local-min-wage) Each US city, county and state-set region we confirmed on an official page with a general minimum wage above its state's: the 2026 rate, the 2027 rate and its start date where announced, employer-size tiers and tipped cash wages where the source states them. Jurisdictions 54 Fields 20 Checked November 2026 Confirmed 402 values Unconfirmed 32 items [CSV](/data/local-min-wage.csv) · [JSON](/data/local-min-wage.json) · [Read it on the site](/bookkeeping/local-minimum-wage-2027) ## License All datasets are free under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. Credit "MCC Solutions" and link to the dataset's page. For bulk access and update notices, see the [business data license](/data/business-license). ## Accuracy Facts come from official government pages as they read on the checked date. Anything not confirmed there is null and named in the row's unconfirmed list. General information, not legal or tax advice; MCC Solutions is not a law firm and we are not lawyers. ## Need a notary? Send it to the desk. [Book Now](/notary/#order)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)