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Utah LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in Utah registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$12	$135 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	November 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Utah to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). North Dakota wants the Utah 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 Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Utah delays the North Dakota filing. Once North Dakota approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

North Dakota costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$346

Your Utah name and North Dakota's rules

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

Agents: North Dakota and Utah

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and North Dakota

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

LLC or corporation, Utah to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Utah files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Utah

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to North Dakota

Does my Utah company need to register in North Dakota?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$334 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $346 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Utah 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 Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

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

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