N.D. Cent. Code § 10-32.1-81
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10-32.1-81. Foreign limited liability company - Certificate of withdrawal
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10-32.1-81. Foreign limited liability company - Certificate of withdrawal
1. A foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state may
withdraw from this state upon procuring from the secretary of state a certificate of
withdrawal. In order to procure the certificate, the foreign limited liability company shall
file with the secretary of state an application for withdrawal, on forms prescribed by the
secretary of state, together with the fees provided in section 10-32.1-92, which must
set forth:
a. The name of the foreign limited liability company and the state or country under
the laws of which it is organized;
b. That the foreign limited liability company is not transacting business in this state;
c. That the foreign limited liability company surrenders its authority to transact
business in this state;
d. That service of process in any action, suit, or proceeding based upon any cause
of action arising in this state during the time the foreign limited liability company
was authorized to transact business in this state may thereafter be made on such
foreign limited liability company as provided in section 10-01.1-13; and
e. A mailing address to which a person may mail a copy of any process against the
foreign limited liability company.
2. The filing with the secretary of state of articles of dissolution and termination, or a
certificate of merger if the foreign limited liability company is not the surviving
organization, from the proper officer of the state or country under the laws of which the
foreign limited liability company is organized constitutes a valid application of
withdrawal and the authority of the foreign limited liability company to transact
business in this state shall cease upon filing of the certificate.
1. A foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state may
withdraw from this state upon procuring from the secretary of state a certificate of
withdrawal. In order to procure the certificate, the foreign limited liability company shall
file with the secretary of state an application for withdrawal, on forms prescribed by the
secretary of state, together with the fees provided in section 10-32.1-92, which must
set forth:
a. The name of the foreign limited liability company and the state or country under
the laws of which it is organized;
b. That the foreign limited liability company is not transacting business in this state;
c. That the foreign limited liability company surrenders its authority to transact
business in this state;
d. That service of process in any action, suit, or proceeding based upon any cause
of action arising in this state during the time the foreign limited liability company
was authorized to transact business in this state may thereafter be made on such
foreign limited liability company as provided in section 10-01.1-13; and
e. A mailing address to which a person may mail a copy of any process against the
foreign limited liability company.
2. The filing with the secretary of state of articles of dissolution and termination, or a
certificate of merger if the foreign limited liability company is not the surviving
organization, from the proper officer of the state or country under the laws of which the
foreign limited liability company is organized constitutes a valid application of
withdrawal and the authority of the foreign limited liability company to transact
business in this state shall cease upon filing of the certificate.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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