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Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in Maryland registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maryland and North Dakota each ask for

	Maryland formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$20	$135 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	April 15	November 15
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Maryland companies register with North Dakota

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Maryland certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your North Dakota registered agent, with your Maryland name and formation date and the certificate attached. Maryland issues the certificate instantly, so the North Dakota filing can go in the same day. Once North Dakota approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

North Dakota costs for Maryland companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$354

Your Maryland name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Maryland name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the Maryland name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We search North Dakota's records for Maryland's name on file before anything is filed.

Your North Dakota agent and the Maryland one

North Dakota calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. North Dakota papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus North Dakota comes to $499 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Maryland files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Maryland

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Maryland company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $354 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and North Dakota?

$499 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers North Dakota for year one.

Will North Dakota accept my Maryland 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 Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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