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An out-of-state LLC in North Dakota

If your out-of-state LLC does business in North Dakota, it registers with the North Dakota Secretary of State for a fee of $135.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in North Dakota, and North Dakota’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: NDCC Chapter 10-32.1 (Limited Liability Company Act). If the answer is not clear, a North Dakota attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Application for a Certificate of Authority (foreign limited liability company)
  • Filed with: North Dakota Secretary of State
  • Fee: $135
  • Paper from your formation state: Certificate of status, good standing or existence from the home-state filing office
  • A local agent: A registered agent in North Dakota

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in North Dakota (2026)

Handing the North Dakota registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $135 state fee = $334; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. ND Registered Agents.org $199 + the $135 state fee = $334; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. North Dakota Registered Agent.co $199 + the $135 state fee = $334; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s North Dakota page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the North Dakota Secretary of State.

Where North Dakota sits

25th cheapest of 50 at $135, in the band $100 to $149. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

North Dakota questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in North Dakota?

North Dakota registers foreign LLCs through the North Dakota Secretary of State. Whether your activity requires it is set by North Dakota’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $135.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in North Dakota?

Application for a Certificate of Authority (foreign limited liability company), with Certificate of status, good standing or existence from the home-state filing office.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (filed with the Secretary of State), $50 (due: november 15), and a registered agent in the state.

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