North Dakota Code 10-01.1-10 – Change of name, address, or type of organization by commercial registered agent
1. If a commercial registered agent changes its name as a result of a merger, conversion, exchange, sale, reorganization, or amendment, its address as currently listed under subsection 1 of section 10-01.1-06, or its type of jurisdiction of organization, the agent shall file with the secretary of state a statement of change signed by or on behalf of the agent which states:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 10-01.1-10
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. The name of the agent as currently listed under subsection 1 of section 10-01.1-06; b. If the name of the agent has changed, its new name; c. If the address of the agent has changed, its new address; and
d. If the type or jurisdiction of organization of the agent has changed, then its new type or jurisdiction of organization.
2. The filing of a statement of change under subsection 1 is effective to change the information regarding the commercial registered agent with respect to each entity represented by the agent.
3. A statement of change filed under this section takes effect on filing.
4. A commercial registered agent shall promptly furnish each entity represented by it with notice in a record of the filing of a statement or change relating to the name or address of the agent and the changes made by the filing.
5. If a commercial registered agent changes its address without filing a statement of change as required by this section, then the secretary of state may cancel the listing of the agent under section 10-01.1-06. A cancellation under this subsection has the same effect as a termination under section 10-01.1-07. Promptly after canceling the listing of an agent, the secretary of state shall notify:
a. Each entity represented by the agent, stating that the agent has ceased to be an agent for service of process on the entity and that, until the entity appoints a new registered agent, service of process may be made on the entity as provided in section 10-01.1-13; and
b. The agent, stating that the listing of the agent has been canceled under this section.
6. The secretary of state shall note the filing of the commercial registered agent change statement in the index of filings maintained by the secretary of state for each entity represented by the commercial registered agent at the time of the filing.