N.D. Cent. Code § 10-01.1-12
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10-01.1-12. Appointment of agent by nonfiling or nonqualified foreign entity
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10-01.1-12. Appointment of agent by nonfiling or nonqualified foreign entity
1. A domestic entity that is not a filing entity or a nonqualified foreign entity may file with
the secretary of state a statement appointing an agent for service of process signed on
behalf of the entity which states:
a. The name, type, and jurisdiction of organization of the entity; and
b. The information required by subsection 1 of section 10-01.1-05.
2. A statement appointing an agent for service of process takes effect on filing.
3. The appointment of a registered agent under this section does not qualify a
nonqualified foreign entity to do business in this state and is not sufficient alone to
create personal jurisdiction over the nonqualified foreign entity in this state.
4. A statement appointing an agent for service of process may not be rejected for filing
because the name of the entity filing the statement is not distinguishable on the
records of the secretary of state from the name of another entity appearing in those
records. The filing of a statement appointing an agent for service of process does not
make the name of the entity filing the statement unavailable for use by another entity.
5. An entity that has filed a statement appointing an agent for service of process may
cancel the statement by filing a statement of cancellation, which shall take effect upon
filing, and must state the name of the entity and that the entity is canceling its
appointment of an agent for service of process in this state. A statement appointing an
agent for service of process, which has not been canceled earlier, is effective for a
period of five years after the date of filing. The secretary of state may destroy a
statement provided for in this section after the statement has been on file for six years.
6. A statement appointing an agent for service of process for a nonqualified foreign entity
terminates automatically on the date the entity becomes a qualified foreign entity.
1. A domestic entity that is not a filing entity or a nonqualified foreign entity may file with
the secretary of state a statement appointing an agent for service of process signed on
behalf of the entity which states:
a. The name, type, and jurisdiction of organization of the entity; and
b. The information required by subsection 1 of section 10-01.1-05.
2. A statement appointing an agent for service of process takes effect on filing.
3. The appointment of a registered agent under this section does not qualify a
nonqualified foreign entity to do business in this state and is not sufficient alone to
create personal jurisdiction over the nonqualified foreign entity in this state.
4. A statement appointing an agent for service of process may not be rejected for filing
because the name of the entity filing the statement is not distinguishable on the
records of the secretary of state from the name of another entity appearing in those
records. The filing of a statement appointing an agent for service of process does not
make the name of the entity filing the statement unavailable for use by another entity.
5. An entity that has filed a statement appointing an agent for service of process may
cancel the statement by filing a statement of cancellation, which shall take effect upon
filing, and must state the name of the entity and that the entity is canceling its
appointment of an agent for service of process in this state. A statement appointing an
agent for service of process, which has not been canceled earlier, is effective for a
period of five years after the date of filing. The secretary of state may destroy a
statement provided for in this section after the statement has been on file for six years.
6. A statement appointing an agent for service of process for a nonqualified foreign entity
terminates automatically on the date the entity becomes a qualified foreign entity.
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