North Dakota Resident Agent Service

Why North Dakota requires a resident agent

North Dakota adopted the Model Registered Agents Act for all entities (N.D.C.C. ch. 10-01.1). Your agent can be commercial, listed with the SoS for a $1,000 listing fee, or noncommercial, and either kind must be an individual living in ND or a corporation or LLC, domestic or foreign. The registered office is just the agent's in-state address and does not have to be where the entity does business. N.D.C.C. § 10-01.1-02(2), (19), (32); § 10-19.1-15; § 10-32.1-16

What happens if you lapse

• The Secretary of State may involuntarily dissolve a corporation that fails to appoint and keep a resident agent and registered office, after at least 60 days of mailed notice with no cure, and the corporation's existence ends when those 60 days expire; LLCs face involuntary termination under § 10-32.1-90(1)(a)(1)(b). N.D.C.C. § 10-19.1-146.1(1); § 10-32.1-90(1)
• A foreign corporation that fails to appoint and keep a resident agent and registered office may lose its certificate of authority after 60 days notice without a cure, at which point its authority to transact business ends; the foreign LLC counterpart is § 10-32.1-90(2)(a)(1)(b). N.D.C.C. § 10-19.1-146.1(2); § 10-32.1-90(2)
• Within one year of a corporation's involuntary dissolution, or of revocation of a foreign corporation's authority, you can reinstate by filing the past-due annual report and paying every filing and late fee plus a $135 reinstatement fee, the same $135 that the LLC schedule charges. N.D.C.C. § 10-19.1-147(24)(a)(3); § 10-32.1-92(25)(a)(2); § 10-19.1-146(8)
• Once notice of a resident agent failure goes out, a report of change, filed with its fee, restores the entity to good standing, and until then the Secretary of State will accept no filing for it other than those incident to dissolution or withdrawal. N.D.C.C. § 10-19.1-146.1(3)

Switching to us

We prepare and file the change of resident agent for you. North Dakota charges $10 for an LLC N.D.C.C. 10-01.1-03(1)(c) and $10 for a corporation N.D.C.C. 10-01.1-03(1)(c).

Official North Dakota links

• North Dakota Secretary of State - 701-328-2900 ext. 1
• Business entity search
• Statutes
• Forms
• Annual report filing

Frequently asked

Do I need a resident agent in North Dakota?

Almost every state does, and the North Dakota rule is set out above with its citation. Where the law leaves a choice, a resident agent is still the practical way to make sure service of process reaches you.

How much does North Dakota resident agent service cost?

$129 a year, with no setup fee, the same price in all 50 states plus DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Service of process is received and scanned the same business day.

Can I switch my North Dakota resident agent to ResidentAgents.com?

Yes. Order online and we prepare the change of agent filing for you; the state's filing fee is shown on this page.