PLEASE NOTE:  In North Dakota a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Fact.  This sometimes causes confusion when the requesting party, commonly the Secretary of State in another state besides North Dakota, requests a "Good Standing Certificate".  In these cases a North Dakota Certificate of Fact will fulfill the requirements for a North Dakota Good Standing Certificate.

A North Dakota Good Standing Certificate is issued by the North Dakota Secretary of State and is often required for loans, to renew business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of North Dakota or in any other state.

A North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing is evidence that your North Dakota business franchise - your North Dakota Corporation, LLC or LP - is in Existence, is authorized to transact business in the state of North Dakota, and complies with all state of North Dakota business requirements and therefore is in "Good Standing" in the state of North Dakota.

Also known as a North Dakota Certificate of Existence, a North Dakota Certificate of Status or a North Dakota Certificate of Authority, a North Dakota Good Standing Certificate is a one page document which looks like a letter and bears the seal of the state of North Dakota Secretary of State. A North Dakota Good Standing Certificate is provided by the North Dakota Secretary of State and is conclusive evidence of the existence of your North Dakota business franchise. In most cases a North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing can be valid up to a year depending on the requirements of the Good Standing Certificate requester.

To obtain a North Dakota Good Standing Certificate, your company must be registered as a legal entity with the North Dakota Secretary of State, i.e., your company is in existence in the state of North Dakota, and cannot be in default of North Dakota corporate rules, or suspended by the state of North Dakota.

Total cost for a North Dakota Good Standing Certificate depends on the type of company - Corporation, LLC, LLP, LP - and how fast you need the Certificate. Choose your options in the Good Standing Certificate Cost Calculator below to determine exactly how much your North Dakota Good Standing Certificate will cost.

• The North Dakota company must be registered as a legal entity with the North Dakota Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.
• The North Dakota company cannot be in default or suspended as defined by the laws of the state of North Dakota.
• The North Dakota company must have filed all reports required by the North Dakota Secretary of State or any other state of North Dakota agency.

Some states verify that all taxes have been paid and all required reports have been filed. Other states include bare minimum language that confirms only that a company is in existence and has not been dissolved.

Along with the issuance date and signature of the North Dakota Secretary of State, a North Dakota Good Standing Certificate includes the following information:

A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of North Dakota may require a North Dakota Good Standing Certificate to qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" in a state other than North Dakota.  A Foreign Corporation is a Corporation that is registered with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in one state and has the Authority to do business in another state. 

For example, a Corporation registered in the state of California that plans to do business in the state of North Dakota is a "Domestic Corporation" in California and a "Foreign Corporation" in the state of North Dakota.

All states require you to register as a Foreign Corporation with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in order to do business in their state.  In order to register as a Foreign Corporation in any state you must provide evidence that you are registered and are in Good Standing in another state as a Domestic Corporation or LLC.  This evidence is a Certificate of Good Standing from the state in which your Corporation or LLC was originally formed.

A North Dakota Good Standing Certificate is legal and official proof of Good Standing from the North Dakota Secretary of State.

If your Corporation, LLC or LP falls out of Good Standing with the ND Secretary of State it is technically illegal for your company to do business in the state of North Dakota or any other state. This could lead to the piercing of the corporate veil and make the owners of the North Dakota business liable for penalties and law suits.

In order to get back into Good Standing you will have to pay a Reinstatement Fee.

The cost to Reinstate a North Dakota Company depends on the exactly why the Corporation, LLC or LP is not in Good Standing. In some cases the fees for reinstatement of a North Dakota Company may be more expensive that those for walking away from the business and then creating an entirely new company.

A North Dakota Good Standing Certificate is issued by the North Dakota Secretary of State for business entities that have registered with the state of North Dakota.  A Sole Proprietorship or DBA is not normally registered with the North Dakota Secretary of State so a North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing cannot be issued for them.

If you own a North Dakota business and have not registered as a Corporation, LLC, LP or other legal entity with the North Dakota Secretary of State, then you are a Sole Proprietor by default.  Nothing needs to be filed with the North Dakota Secretary of State to create a Sole Proprietorship.  If you plan to use a name different from your first and last name then you would register in the North Dakota county in which you do business with your first and last name "Doing Business As" (DBA) the name of your business (for example: Sue Smith, DBA Sue's North Dakota Business).

In North Dakota a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Fact.   A North Dakota Certificate of Fact may be referred to by another name.

No. A North Dakota Good Standing Certificate does not include a unique verification number.

Yes.  A North Dakota Good Standing Certificate includes the Date of Incorporation for a North Dakota Corporation or the Date of Organization for a North Dakota LLC.

We can get your North Dakota Good Standing Certificate as fast as 1-2 business days. If you choose the scanned email copy option on the North Dakota Good Standing Certificate Cost Calculator below, we will send you a scanned copy of your North Dakota Good Standing Certificate by email as soon as we get it from the ND Secretary of State.

The North Dakota Secretary of State reserves the right to extend expedite periods in time of extreme volume, staff shortage or equipment malfunction.  We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the North Dakota Secretary of State.  In our experience the time specified is the time it usually takes the North Dakota Secretary of State to process Good Standing Certificate orders.  We get your North Dakota Good Standing Certificate request to the ND Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have very little or no control over the North Dakota Good Standing Certificate process.

A valid expiration date is not written on a North Dakota Good Standing Certificate.  The validity of a North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing is usually determined by the intended recipient of the Good Standing Certificate.

Some institutions may request that a North Dakota Good Standing Certificate be less than a certain number of days old.  Generally the information included on a North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing is implied to be valid for 60-90 days but it really depends on the nature of the business for which the North Dakota Good Standing Certificate is being used.

If you need to verify that all outstanding tax liabilities for a North Dakota Corporation or North Dakota LLC have been paid then you need a North Dakota Tax Status Compliance Certificate.

In North Dakota a Tax Status Compliance Certificate is called a . A North Dakota is issued by the North Dakota North Dakota Tax Department and is sometimes called a Tax Clearance Certificate or an Entity Status Letter or a Certificate of Account Status.

If you need a Good Standing Certificate from the highest Court in the state of North Dakota for a North Dakota Attorney we can help.

If you are ready to order a North Dakota Good Standing Certificate now, simply fill in the Good Standing Certificate Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us at CorpServices@AllBizDocs.com.