(Checks must be payable to "Secretary of State" and must be for U.S. negotiable funds. The Secretary of State accepts credit card payments using
VISA, MasterCard, or Discover. If payment is made by credit card, identify the type of credit card, the account number, and the month and year of the
expiration.)
Indicate whether the application is being submitted for a new registration or an amended registration.
Provide the name of the LLP. The name must include the words "limited liability partnership", or the abbreviations "L.L.P.", or "LLP".
The name may not be the same as, or deceptively similar to, any corporate name, limited liability company name, trade name, limited partnership
name, limited liability partnership name, limited liability limited partnership name, or a name which is in any manner reserved with the Secretary of
State.
A LLP's Federal ID number is helpful to maintain accurate records. Please provide if you have one.
Privacy: In compliance with North Dakota Law, Federal ID numbers and social security numbers are not disclosed to the public. They are used by
the Secretary of State to maintain accurate limited liability partnership files. Therefore, while voluntary disclosure is requested, failure to do so will not
result in rejection of the application.
Provide a complete address of the principal executive office of the LLP. In this section, an address must include a street or rural address, a postal box
if applicable, and the city, state and zip code with 4 digit extension. This address cannot only be a post office box number.
Check either box to define the effective date of the LLP. A LLP may be effective at the time the registration is filed by the Secretary of State, or at a
later date within 90 days after the filing. If a later effective date is preferred, specify the date (month, day and year). If neither box is checked, the
registration will be effected when filed with the Secretary of State.
The telephone number of the principal executive office of the LLP is required.
Provide a toll-free telephone number if the LLP has one.
COMMERCIAL OR NONCOMMERCIAL REGISTERED AGENT: A LLP must continuously maintain a commercial or noncommercial registered
agent and address in North Dakota. A LLP cannot serve itself as its registered agent.
A commercial registered agent must be registered as a commercial registered agent with the North Dakota Secretary of State. The appointed agent
can verify their status as a commercial registered agent from their acknowledged filing and from the list of commercial registered agents maintained
on the Secretary of State's website at sos.nd.gov.
A noncommercial registered agent may be one of the following:
a) An individual residing in North Dakota;
b) A domestic or foreign corporation; or
c) A domestic or foreign limited liability company.
A corporation or limited liability company appointed as a noncommercial registered agent must be registered with the Secretary of State, be in good
standing, and have a business address in North Dakota. If a corporation or limited liability company is named as a noncommercial registered agent,
provide the "correct" name of the organization.
Seek the approval of the party before naming them as the commercial or noncommercial registered agent. Proof of the approval is not
required to be filed with the Secretary of State. Failure to seek consent from the party named as agent may result in involuntary
dissolution of the partnership.
If a commercial registered agent is being appointed, provide the correct name as registered with the North Dakota Secretary of State. If the name in
number 9A is not the same as registered by the commercial registered agent, the name will be corrected by the Secretary of State when the
document is received.
OR
If a noncommercial registered agent is being appointed, provide the correct name. If a corporation or limited liability company is appointed as
registered agent and the name of that organization in number 9B is not the same as registered, the name will be corrected by the Secretary of State
when the document is received.
If a noncommercial registered agent is being appointed, provide the complete address in North Dakota, which may not be only a post office box.
Leave this line blank if a commercial registered agent is appointed. If a commercial registered agent is named in 9A and an address is provided in
9C, the address will be removed by the Secretary of State.
Describe the business activities which the LLP intends to conduct in North Dakota.
Answer "yes" or "no" to both questions indicating whether the LLP will be engaged in farming or ranching, and whether the LLP will own or lease land
in North Dakota that will be used for farming or ranching.