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Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Colorado records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Colorado vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$135 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	November 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Colorado companies register with North Dakota

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Colorado certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the North Dakota filing can go in the same day. Once North Dakota approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$334

Your Colorado name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Colorado name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the Colorado name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We check your exact Colorado name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the Colorado one

Colorado and North Dakota both call it a registered agent. North Dakota papers come to us; Colorado's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus North Dakota comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Colorado files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Colorado

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no North Dakota certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Colorado company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; North Dakota does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in North Dakota?

$334 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it (free), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and North Dakota?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

North Dakota can charge a Colorado company a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers North Dakota for year one.

Will North Dakota accept my Colorado name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C..

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

Colorado companies leave by filing an Application for withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company; until then, North Dakota's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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