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RESERVE NAME APPLICATION
SECRETARY OF STATE
SFN 13015 (07-2015)
For Office Use Only
ID Number:
WO Number:
Filed:
By:
NOTE: The filing of the Reserve Name Application does not establish a North Dakota entity nor does it
grant authority to a foreign (out-of-state) entity to transact business in the State of North Dakota. It
merely reserves the name until the entity is able to complete and file the required documents.
Expiration Date:
TWELVE MONTH DURATION
(Renewable for successive twelve
month periods.)
1. FILING FEE: $10.00
SEE PAGE 2 FOR FEE, FILING AND MAILING INFORMATION
A foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company may not engage in farming or ranching in North Dakota. A limited liability
partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability limited partnership may engage in farming or ranching only if the partners are all
individuals or organizations created under North Dakota's Corporate or Limited Liability Company Farming Act, N.D.C.C., Chapter 10-06.1.
3. Name to be Reserved
4. Name of Owner of the Reserved Name
5. Telephone Number of Owner
6. Address of Owner of Reserved Name (Street/RR, PO Box, City, State, ZIP+4)
Signature
Date
Name of Person to Contact About this Document
Email Address
Daytime Telephone Number
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESERVE NAME APPLICATION
NOTE: The filing of the Reserve Name Application does not establish a North Dakota entity nor does it grant authority to a foreign (out-of-state)
entity to transact business in the State of North Dakota. It merely reserves the name until the entity is able to complete and file the required
documents.
North Dakota laws allow the reservation of names of several organizational types for a period of twelve months. A name must be expressed in letters or
characters in the English language as those letters or characters appear in the American standard code for information interchange (ASCII) table.
The name may not be the same as, or deceptively similar to any other corporate name, limited liability company name, trade name, fictitious name, limited
partnership name, limited liability partnership name, limited liability limited partnership name, trademark or service mark, or a name that is in any manner
reserved with the Secretary of State. If the proposed name is not available, the Reserve Name Application cannot be filed by the Secretary of State.
The organic documents of the entity may be filed if Consent to Use Business Name accompanies the organic documents.
The Reserve Name Application may be faxed to the Secretary of State if payment is on account with the Secretary of State or if payment is made using the
Credit Card Payment Authorization.
Instructions: The following numbered instructions correspond to the numbers on the form.
1.
The filing fee is $10. Checks must be made payable to the Secretary of State (must be negotiable United States funds). The Secretary of State
accepts credit card payments using VISA, MasterCard, or Discover.
Check the organizational type for which the reserved name is intended.
Provide the name to be reserved including all of the required words, abbreviations, and punctuation.
2.
3.
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION:
North Dakota Cooperative Association: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-15-08.1) Name may contain the word "corporation" or "incorporated" or an
abbreviation of one of those words.
Foreign Cooperative Association: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-15-51) Name may be any name that would be available to a North Dakota cooperative
association.
CORPORATION:
General Business Corporation - North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-19.1-13) Name must contain the word "company", "corporation",
"incorporated", or "limited", or must contain an abbreviation of one or more of these words.
General Business Corporation - Foreign: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-19.1-133) Name must meet the same requirements as the name of a North Dakota
business corporation.
Farm Corporation - North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-19.1-13) Name must meet the same requirements as the name of a North Dakota business
corporation.
Nonprofit Corporation - North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-33-10) Name need not contain the word "company", "corporation", "incorporated",
"limited", or an abbreviation of one of these words.
Nonprofit Corporation - Foreign: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-33-126) Name may be any name that would be available to a North Dakota nonprofit
corporation.
Professional Corporation - North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-31-05) Name must contain the word "chartered", "limited", or the words
"professional corporation" or "professional association", or the abbreviation "Ltd", "P.C.", "PC", "P.A." or "PA". The use of any other word or abbreviation
indicating that it is a corporation is prohibited.
Professional Corporation - Foreign: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-31-13.1) Name shall contain words or abbreviations required or authorized by the laws of
the jurisdiction in which the foreign professional corporation is incorporated.
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY:
General Business - North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-32.1-12) Name must contain the words "limited liability company" or must contain the
abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC". The name may not contain the word "corporation" or "incorporated".
General Business - Foreign: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-32.1-73) Name must meet the same requirements as the name of a North Dakota business
limited liability company.
Farm - North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-32.1-12) Name must meet the same requirements as the name of a North Dakota business limited liability
company.
Nonprofit- North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Chapter 10-36) Requirement the same as Limited Liability Company: General Business - North Dakota.
Nonprofit-Foreign: N.D.C.C., Chapter 10-36) Requirement the same as Limited Liability Company: General Business - Foreign.
Professional - North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-31-05) Name must contain the words "professional limited liability company" or "limited liability
company"; or the abbreviations "P.L.C.", "PLC", "P.L.L.C.", "PLLC", "L.L.C." or "LLC". The use of any other word or abbreviation indicating that it is a
limited liability company is prohibited.
Professional - Foreign: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-31-13.1) Name shall contain words or abbreviations required or authorized by the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the foreign professional limited liability company is organized.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESERVE NAME APPLICATION (CONTINUED)
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP:
General Business - North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 45-22-04) Name must contain the words "limited liability partnership" or either the abbreviation
"L.L.P." or "LLP".
General Business - Foreign: (N.D.C.C., Section 45-22-04) Name must meet the same requirements as a North Dakota limited liability partnership.
Professional - North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-31-05) Name must include the words "professional limited liability partnership"; or the
abbreviations "P.L.L.P.", "PLLP", "L.L.P.", or "LLP". The use of any other word or abbreviation indicating that it is a limited liability partnership is
prohibited.
Professional - Foreign: (N.D.C.C., Section 10-31-13.1) Name shall contain words or abbreviations required or authorized by the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the foreign professional limited liability partnership is organized.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP:
North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 45-10.2-10) Name must contain without abbreviation the words "limited partnership" or the abbreviation "L.P." or
"LP". The name may not contain the name of a limited partner unless: (1) It is also the name of a general partner; or (2) The business of the limited
partnership had been carried on under that name before the admission of that limited partner. The name may not contain the word "corporation",
"company", "incorporated", "limited liability company", "limited liability partnership", or an abbreviation of those words.
Foreign: (N.D.C.C., Section 45-10.1-54) Name must meet the same requirements as a North Dakota limited partnership.
LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP:
North Dakota: (N.D.C.C., Section 45-23-03) Name must contain without abbreviation the words "limited liability limited partnership" or the abbreviation
"L.L.L.P." or "LLLP".
Foreign: (N.D.C.C., Section 45-23-03) The name of a foreign limited liability limited partnership may contain the words or abbreviations defined for
North Dakota limited liability limited partnerships or any other words or abbreviations as may be authorized or required under the laws of the jurisdiction
of origin.
4.
Provide the complete name of the owner of the reserved name. The owner may be an individual or one of the organizations identified in number 3.
Provide the telephone number of the owner.
Provide a complete address of the owner of the reserved name.
The application must be dated and signed by the owner of the name to be reserved.
List the name, email address, and daytime telephone number of a contact person if this office has any questions or needs additional information to file the
Intent to Dissolve. The email address is not disclosed to the public; this information is privatized in accordance with N.D.C.C., Section 44-04-18.21.
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ASSISTANCE: If assistance is required to complete the form, call 701-328-2904.
FAX FILING: Documents and Credit Card Payment Authorization may be faxed to 701-328-2992. A faxed filing does not expedite the process of the
document in the office of the Secretary of State.
EMAIL: Email is not a secure utility for the transmission of private information or credit card authorizations. DO NOT EMAIL YOUR DOCUMENT TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE.
MAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Send documents and filing fees to:
Secretary of State
State of North Dakota
600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 108
Bismarck ND 58505-0500
Telephone: (701) 328-2904 Toll Free: (800) 352-0867 (Ext. 328-2904) Fax: (701) 328-2992 Website: sos.nd.gov
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