Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in North Dakota? Yes, If You Meet These Rules

The North Dakota rule

Who can serve: 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.

The address: The address has to be a complete physical address in North Dakota. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

The LLC itself cannot be its own agent in North Dakota; an individual or another business serves. Changing agents in North Dakota costs $10. Source: N.D. Cent. Code § 10-01.1-05, checked October 20, 2026.

The trade-offs

• Your North Dakota address goes on the public filing.
• Papers are handed to you at that address, so you need to be there when the state’s rule says.
• If you move, you file a change of agent ($10 in North Dakota).

If you would rather not

Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in North Dakota, the same at renewal. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.