North Dakota Registered Agent
$129 per year, flat — as low as $87/yr with multi-year service.
Statutory registered agent service in North Dakota from a local office, with same-day electronic service of process, compliance calendar, and EntityWatch® monitoring included.
What is a North Dakota registered agent?
Businesses that register as legal entities are required by law in all 50 states to have a registered agent, resident agent, or statutory agent. A North Dakota registered agent is the designated recipient of service of process (SOP) when a business entity faces legal action, and receives official legal documents from the state regarding the company's operation within North Dakota. A North Dakota business must identify its registered agent in its articles of incorporation or organization.
Why are registered agents required for North Dakota businesses?
Having a registered agent is a requirement for North Dakota corporations and LLCs, and the same requirement generally extends to limited partnerships, LLPs, LLLPs, nonprofit corporations, professional entities, and other businesses formed or registered by filing with the state. The agent must be located and available at a physical street address within North Dakota during normal business hours — a mailbox service or P.O. Box cannot represent you. Failing to establish and maintain a registered agent can jeopardize your company's legal status in the state and lead to unnecessary expense.
Why choose InCorp in North Dakota?
Created in 1998, we now serve more than 300,000 clients worldwide and hold a BBB A+ rating. We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service, and multi-year terms bring your cost down to as little as $87 per year. Transfer fees are absorbed in most cases when you switch, and our team helps with the North Dakota agent-change filing at no additional charge.
Registered Agent Service
$129 /year
Flat rate for North Dakota — and every other state.
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
Appointing InCorp as your North Dakota registered agent
- North Dakota does not require original signatures.
- Online filings are currently not available; however the state does accept filings by fax with a credit card authorization form.
- North Dakota does not offer expedite options and filings can take 2-4 weeks depending on the volume of new business filings.
- The North Dakota Registered Agent change filing fee is $10.
- The state of North Dakota requires LLCs and corporations filed in North Dakota to have a Registered Agent. North Dakota Registered Agents are a person or company designated on public record to accept legal documents (service of process) and notifications from the North Dakota Secretary of State's office on behalf of the corporate entity. There are few restrictions regarding who can be listed as a Registered Agent, the most important being that the Registered Agent must be located and available at a physical street address, within the state of North Dakota, during normal business hours.
- Your North Dakota Registered Agent will be responsible, on your behalf, to receive all government notifications sent to Registered Agents, annual filing notices, and litigation (service of process) documents. North Dakota recognizes Commercial Registered Agents, follows the Model Registered Agents Act, and provides a list of Commercial Registered Agents. In North Dakota, InCorp's address is for Registered Agent service only.
The law behind it
North Dakota's registered-agent framework, quoted directly from the state code.
N.D.C.C. § 10-19.1-15 North Dakota Business Corporation Act — Corporations
“A corporation shall continuously maintain a registered agent in this state as provided by chapter 10-01.1, and if a noncommercial registered agent, then the address of that noncommercial registered agent in this state.”
N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-16 North Dakota Uniform Limited Liability Company Act — LLCs
“Every limited liability company shall have a registered office and a registered agent, in the manner prescribed by chapter 10-01.1.”
N.D.C.C. § 10-01.1-05 North Dakota Registered Agents Act — Corporations & LLCs
“1. A registered agent filing must state: a. The name of the commercial registered agent of the represented entity; or b. If the entity does not have a commercial registered agent, then the name and address of the noncommercial registered agent of the entity. 2. The appointment of a registered agent pursuant to subsection 1 is an affirmation by the represented entity that the agent has consented to serve as such.”
N.D.C.C. § 10-01.1-04 North Dakota Registered Agents Act — Corporations & LLCs
“Whenever a provision of this chapter, other than subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 10-01.1-11 requires that a filing state an address, the filing must state: 1. An actual street address or rural route box number in this state; and 2. A mailing address in this state if different from the address under subsection 1.”
Quoted verbatim from the official published statutes. Statutes are amended from time to time — always confirm current law with the state or your attorney. This is information, not legal advice.
Order multiple years of North Dakota registered agent service and save
$129 /year
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
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North Dakota registered agent FAQs
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Switching your North Dakota registered agent
North Dakota charges a fee to change an existing entity's registered agent — and InCorp covers it when you switch to us. The state's fee, and what you actually pay:
| Entity Type | State Agent-Change Fee | What You Pay with InCorp |
|---|---|---|
| All entity types | $10 | $0 |
State fees are set by state law and are never discounted. Amounts shown are what the state collects with a change-of-agent filing - in some states that includes an online payment-processing fee or required extras such as certified copies or county recording.
InCorp covers the state agent-change fee when you switch to us, in most cases — confirmed before you order.
InCorp will beat any competitor's price on any product or service. Call (800) 2-INCORP for a free consultation.
Official North Dakota resources
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