LLC Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet - North Dakota
NORTH DAKOTA LLC ANNUAL-REPORT AND GOOD-STANDING PACKET
1. ENTITY RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact LLC name | [________________________________] |
| North Dakota system ID | [________________________________] |
| Domestic or foreign LLC | ☐ Domestic ☐ Foreign |
| LLC or PLLC | ☐ LLC ☐ PLLC |
| Current status | [________________________________] |
2. ANNUAL CALENDAR AND FEE
For a domestic LLC, the first report is due by November 15 in the year after the calendar year of the articles' effective date. For a foreign LLC, the first report is due by November 15 in the year after the calendar year in which its certificate of authority was issued. Later reports are due by November 15 annually. The Secretary of State lists November 15 for ordinary LLCs and PLLCs and April 15 for farm/ranch and authorized livestock farm LLCs. The LLC annual-report fee is $50.
| Control | Date / amount |
|---|---|
| Annual deadline | November 15 for ordinary LLC/PLLC; April 15 for farm/ranch or authorized livestock farm LLC |
| Filing fee | $50 |
| Filing portal | FirstStop |
3. REPORT REVIEW
☐ Mailing address, business activities, and managers/governors or other stakeholders requested by the portal reviewed.
☐ Farm/ranch or authorized-livestock classification reviewed separately; those entities use an April 15 deadline and additional ownership/land fields.
☐ Beginning January 1, 2027, a PLLC's required professional-license certificate from the licensing board is calendared and obtained before the report deadline.
☐ Accepted report and payment confirmation retained.
4. NOT-GOOD-STANDING GATE
Failure to file places the entity in Not Good Standing. For an ordinary LLC on the § 10-32.1-89(3) schedule, a domestic LLC is involuntarily terminated and a foreign LLC's authority is revoked by operation of law if its report and fee remain unfiled six months after that section's deadline (N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-90(1)(b), (2)(b)). Section 10-32.1-91(1)(a) permits administrative reinstatement by filing the past-due report and paying the required fees within one year after termination or revocation. Confirm the separate consequence and reinstatement rules for a farm/ranch or authorized livestock farm LLC before using this timeline.
☐ Current status, six-month termination date, and one-year post-termination reinstatement window confirmed before choosing the filing route.
5. SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- North Dakota Secretary of State — Maintain Registration
- North Dakota Secretary of State — LLC Information
- North Dakota Secretary of State — Annual-Report Fee Warning
- North Dakota FirstStop
Deadline, $50 fee, report fields, status consequences, and the January 1, 2027 PLLC certificate change were verified on 2026-10-26.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 26, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- North Dakota
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-89 (annual report)
- N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-90 (involuntary termination and foreign authority revocation)
- N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-91 (reinstatement)
- N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-92 (fees)
- North Dakota Secretary of State, Maintain Registration
- North Dakota Secretary of State, LLC Information
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 26, 2026.
N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-89(3)-(4) (checked October 26, 2026): "The first annual report of a limited liability company must be delivered before November sixteenth in the year following the calendar year of the effective date stated in the articles of organization"
N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-89(3) (foreign LLC) (checked October 26, 2026): "the first annual report of a foreign limited liability company must be delivered before November sixteenth of the year following the calendar year in which the certificate of authority was issued by the secretary of state."
N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-90(1)(b), (2)(b) (checked October 26, 2026): "A limited liability company that fails to file its annual report, together with the fees provided in section 10-32.1-92, within six months after the date established in subsection 3 of section 10-32.1-89 ceases to exist and is considered involuntarily terminated by operation of law."
N.D.C.C. § 10-32.1-90(2)(b) (foreign LLC) (checked October 26, 2026): "A foreign limited liability company that fails to file its annual report together with the fees provided in section 10-32.1-92, within six months after the date established by subsection 3 of section 10-32.1-89, forfeits the authority to transact business in this state and its certificate of authority is considered revoked by operation of law."
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