North Dakota requires every LLC and corporation to keep a registered agent with a North Dakota street address. You can be your own agent (A business may not serve as its own registered agent. However, an individual from the business..., full wording in the be-your-own-agent guide). Changing your agent costs $10 for an LLC and $10 for a corporation. The Annual Report is due LLC November 15; domestic corporation August 1; foreign corporation May 15. If you have no agent: Businesses must obtain an agent's approval before naming them as a commercial or noncommercial registered agent. Failure to obtain approval from the named agent may result in the involuntary dissolution of your business. Hiring an agent costs $125 to $249 a year at renewal on the providers' own sites, read 2026-09-28; first-year offers run lower.
How to change your registered agent in North Dakota
- Choose the new agent. Name yourself if you meet the rule in the facts table, or hire a service from the price table below; they give you their North Dakota street address to put on the form.
- File online. Filing with the Office of the Secretary of State is quick and easy to do online (FirstStop Portal). Open firststop.sos.nd.gov
- Or file the paper form. Statement of Change of Noncommercial Registered Agent or Address, from the North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State. Mail it to: North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State, 600 E Boulevard Avenue Dept 108, Bismarck, ND 58505. Open the North Dakota filing office
- Pay the fee. Changing your agent costs $10 for an LLC and $10 for a corporation. Keep the confirmation; the new agent is effective when the state records it.
What a registered agent costs in North Dakota
Yearly fee from each provider's own site on the date shown: what a new customer pays the first year, and what it renews at. Sorted by renewal price, because that is what you pay every year after. Links marked "affiliate link" pay us a commission; the other names link straight to the provider, listed on the same terms. Best is not always the one we earn from, and we say which is which.
| Provider | First year | Renews at | Terms, our dated note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Registered Agentaffiliate link | $125 | $125 | Same price every year, per its page; $100 a year per state for five or more states Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| Bizeeaffiliate link | $149 | $149 | 149 per year standalone or on renewal; first year free only with a Bizee formation Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| Harbor Complianceaffiliate link | $99 | $159 | Renews at 159 per year after the first; 3 years paid up front cost 297 Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| ZenBusiness | $99 | $199 | Renews at 199 per year Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| Registered Agents Inc | $200 | $200 | 200 a year, annual report filing included, per its page Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| LegalZoom | $249 | $249 | Auto-renews; renewal rate subject to change, per its page Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
What switching to the cheapest renewal saves
| If you renew with | Renews at | Saved per year | Over 3 years | First year, after the $10 fee | Break-even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LegalZoom | $249 | $124 | $372 | $114 | month 1 |
| Registered Agents Inc | $200 | $75 | $225 | $65 | month 2 |
| ZenBusiness | $199 | $74 | $222 | $64 | month 2 |
| Harbor Compliance | $159 | $34 | $102 | $24 | month 4 |
| Bizee | $149 | $24 | $72 | $14 | month 5 |
Compared with Northwest Registered Agent at $125 a year, prices read 2026-09-28. Switching costs the state change fee shown above, once.
Three-year totals and every price change we have seen: the cost page.
Type your current renewal price to see the saving, what the state fee leaves the first year, and the break-even month.
Switch to Northwest Registered Agent, $125 a year Affiliate link, same price as on their site.
Advertising disclosure. Some provider names on this page are links to that provider's site through an affiliate network. If you buy through one of those links we may earn a commission. The price you pay does not change. Links to providers we have no agreement with go straight to their site; every provider is ranked by the same rules. Disclosed under the US FTC Endorsement Guides and the Norwegian Marketing Control Act. A Northwest Registered Agent affiliate.
North Dakota at a glance
Fees, forms and deadlines
| Item | North Dakota |
|---|---|
| Filing office | North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State sos.nd.govSource: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents, read 2026-09-08 |
| Registered agent statute (LLC) | N.D.C.C. ch. 10-01.1Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents (secondary source), read 2026-09-08 |
| Registered agent statute (corporation) | N.D.C.C. ch. 10-01.1Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents (secondary source), read 2026-09-08 |
| Change of agent form | Statement of Change of Noncommercial Registered Agent or Address (online filing available)Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents, read 2026-09-08 |
| Change of agent fee, LLC | $10Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents, read 2026-09-08 |
| Change of agent fee, corporation | $10Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents, read 2026-09-08 |
| Annual Report due | LLC November 15; domestic corporation August 1; foreign corporation May 15 (The annual report deadlines vary throughout the year depending on the business or nonprofit structure.)Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/maintain-registration, read 2026-10-21 |
| Annual report fee, LLC | $50Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/maintain-registration, read 2026-10-21 |
| Annual report fee, corporation | $25Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/maintain-registration, read 2026-10-21 |
| Late fee | not confirmedSource: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/maintain-registration, read 2026-10-21 |
| No agent on file | Businesses must obtain an agent's approval before naming them as a commercial or noncommercial registered agent. Failure to obtain approval from the named agent may result in the involuntary dissolution of your business. N.D.C.C. ch. 10-01.1Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents, read 2026-09-08 |
| Be your own agent | You can be your own agent (A business may not serve as its own registered agent. However, an individual from the business..., full wording in the be-your-own-agent guide)Source: sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents, read 2026-09-08 |
What the statute says
A registered agent (also known as a resident agent or a statutory agent) accepts any notifications of legal action, notice, or demand related to the business and provides those notices to the business (NDCC ch. 10-01.1). A business may not serve as its own registered agent.
N.D.C.C. ch. 10-01.1, read 2026-09-08
A registered agent is the person or company the state and the courts send legal papers to. In North Dakota the statute calls this role the statutory agent; it is the same thing as a registered agent. The agent must have a street address in North Dakota, not a PO box, and be available during business hours.
Annual report and what happens without an agent
The Annual Report is due LLC November 15; domestic corporation August 1; foreign corporation May 15. Fee: $50 for an LLC, $25 for a corporation. Late fee: not confirmed.
Without an agent on file: Businesses must obtain an agent's approval before naming them as a commercial or noncommercial registered agent. Failure to obtain approval from the named agent may result in the involuntary dissolution of your business (N.D.C.C. ch. 10-01.1).
Sources and dates
- https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents, read 2026-09-08
- https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/maintain-registration, read 2026-10-21
- https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/registered-agent, read 2026-09-28
- https://www.registeredagentsinc.com/registered-agent/, read 2026-09-28
- https://www.harborcompliance.com/registered-agent-service, read 2026-09-28
- https://bizee.com/business-management/registered-agent, read 2026-09-28
- https://www.zenbusiness.com/registered-agent-service/, read 2026-09-28
- https://www.legalzoom.com/business/business-operations/registered-agent-overview.html, read 2026-09-28
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