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North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

Utah registers an LLC from North Dakota as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah also asks for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Dakota and Utah each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Utah registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$59 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with Utah
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	November 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From North Dakota to Utah, step by step

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Utah order. Utah counts 90 days from the day North Dakota issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Utah registered agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Utah filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with Utah.

Utah costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$59
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Utah registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$278

Will your North Dakota name work for Utah?

If another Utah company uses the North Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact North Dakota name against Utah's records before filing.

Agents: Utah and North Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Utah and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Utah comes to $217 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Utah

A corporation formed in North Dakota files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Utah into North Dakota

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12). See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Utah

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Utah?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; Utah law lists 14 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$258 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $278 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Utah wants it ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Utah?

$217 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my North Dakota name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its North Dakota name at home.

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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