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North Dakota Registered Agents (2026): Official Rules, State Fees and the 3 Best Agents

The 2026 North Dakota entry for registered agent service names Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), ND Registered Agents.org ($99 a year) and North Dakota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), in that order. North Dakota makes a registered agent compulsory. Recurring state fees: $50 yearly, 27th of 50.

Entry by the Statewise Business almanac desk ·

North Dakota figures on file

27thof 50, yearly state feesOrdered from least to most expensive (shared rank). The complete table
Registered agent required
YesOctober 2026, ndlegis.gov
Annual report
$50 / yrFalls due: November 15. August 2026, sos.nd.gov
State fees per year
$50State charges per year once the LLC exists

North Dakota: the almanac's picks

The methodology sets this order with five criteria, led by what the service charges over three years and what the price covers.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for multi-state companies

Rank one$149 a year, renewing at $149

We enter Mainstay Filing first: $149 a year and the same at renewal, with every state covered.

Three-year service fees run $150 above ND Registered Agents.org, an amount the 28% coverage weight more than makes up.

In the price

  • Registered office address in North Dakota
  • Papers served on the company scanned within the same business day, free
  • Your first three government letters each year, scanned free
  • Serves LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits alike

Strengths

  • $149 per year
  • The same price in all fifty states

Weak points

  • $50 a year above ND Registered Agents.org
  • The plan covers the agent alone; reports stay with you
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. ND Registered Agents.org: best for a one-state company

In-state option$99 a year, renewing at $99

Listed second: ND Registered Agents.org, because an in-state agent at $99 a year, with a North Dakota street address on the record.

In the price

  • A physical North Dakota address
  • Served documents scanned and uploaded

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • Yearly price $99, renewal $99

Weak points

  • One state only
  • Annual report is outside the price
Visit ND Registered Agents.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. North Dakota Registered Agent.co: best for North Dakota-only companies

In-state option$99 a year, renewing at $99

Listed third: North Dakota Registered Agent.co, because an in-state agent at $99 a year, with a North Dakota street address on the record.

ND Registered Agents.org and this service publish the same prices.

In the price

  • A physical North Dakota address
  • Served documents scanned and uploaded

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • Yearly price $99, renewal $99

Weak points

  • One state only
  • Annual report is outside the price
Visit North Dakota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The 3 picks compared

#EntryPrice a yearRenewalService fees over three years
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2ND Registered Agents.org$99$99/yr$297Visit ND Registered Agents.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3North Dakota Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit North Dakota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices as the companies publish them, taken November 12, 2026. Whichever agent you name, North Dakota charges the same.

Upkeep calculator

Each agent's price is paired with the repeating state fees (the annual report from year two); formation fees are left out of the total.
Mainstay Filing for 3 years: $100 to the state, $447 to the service, $547 in all.

North Dakota among its neighbors in the rank

PositionStateYearly state fees
25thVermont$45
27thAlaska$50
27thNorth Dakota$50
27thVirginia$50
30thSouth Dakota$55
The whole table is on Registered agent rules by state; the lowest fees rank first.

North Dakota registered agent requirements, by statute

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a complete physical address in North Dakota. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

Who qualifies as agent: A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, or a noncommercial agent: a North Dakota resident, or an entity registered with the Secretary of State that has a North Dakota business office. A business cannot serve as its own agent. (N.D. Cent. Code § 10-01.1-05)

What North Dakota bills every year

Repeating item: the annual report, $50 every year, to be filed November 15. Late: $50.

Why Mainstay Filing is listed first

Requirements covered settled first place in North Dakota. It carries 28% of the score, and the other criteria are added cost over three years, renewal terms, fit with state rules, fee clarity.

An agent you can keep in every state scored above ND Registered Agents.org's lower price.

Questions on North Dakota

Is a registered agent compulsory in North Dakota?

It is. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Who is allowed to act as the registered agent in North Dakota?

A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, or a noncommercial agent: a North Dakota resident, or an entity registered with the Secretary of State that has a North Dakota business office. A business cannot serve as its own agent.

What does a North Dakota registered agent charge each year?

$99 to $149 a year, going by this page.

What does the state charge an LLC every year?

$50 a year on the almanac's yearly measure, which is the annual report ($50 every year).

Which registered agents does this entry list?

Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), ND Registered Agents.org ($99 a year) and North Dakota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), best entry to last.

Which registered agent should I choose?

We would file with Mainstay Filing: one $149 agent plan that stays with the company if it registers in more states. Next come ND Registered Agents.org and North Dakota Registered Agent.co.

Related entries

Citations for this entry

  1. North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division, from sos.nd.gov, last read August 2026
  2. North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division, from sos.nd.gov, last read August 2026
  3. North Dakota report due date, from ndlegis.gov, last read August 2026
  4. North Dakota formation fee: Filing fee, official source, from sos.nd.gov, last read October 2026
  5. North Dakota registered agent statute, from ndlegis.gov, last read October 2026
  6. Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report, from sos.vermont.gov, last read October 2026
  7. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, from commerce.alaska.gov, last read August 2026
  8. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, from commerce.alaska.gov, last read August 2026
  9. Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, from law.lis.virginia.gov, last read October 2026
  10. Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, from scc.virginia.gov, last read October 2026
  11. South Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services /, from sdsos.gov, last read August 2026
  12. South Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services /, from sosenterprise.sd.gov, last read August 2026
  13. South Dakota yearly filing: Annual report: fee and, from sdlegislature.gov, last read October 2026
  14. On November 12, 2026 we recorded the North Dakota service page of Mainstay Filing
  15. On November 12, 2026 we recorded the pricing page of ND Registered Agents.org
  16. On November 12, 2026 we recorded the pricing page of North Dakota Registered Agent.co